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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Massachusetts

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Massachusetts earns $35,380 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,403 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$32,100
Median percentile
$35,380
75th percentile
$45,520
90th percentile
$50,760

Based on 11,510 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,380
Federal income tax−$2,066
Social Security + Medicare−$2,707
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,769
Monthly take-home$2,403
Every two weeks$1,109

Does it go far here?

$33,454Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts