Baristas salary by location
National median: $31,200 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $45,410 | +45.5% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $44,570 | +42.9% | 23,060 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $44,110 | +41.4% | 4,430 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $43,870 | +40.6% | 49,970 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $43,610 | +39.8% | 4,720 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $43,400 | +39.1% | 3,220 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $43,260 | +38.7% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $42,940 | +37.6% | 5,930 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $42,860 | +37.4% | 24,910 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $42,630 | +36.6% | 6,700 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $42,370 | +35.8% | 9,520 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $42,350 | +35.7% | 3,310 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $42,280 | +35.5% | 449,840 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $42,280 | +35.5% | 51,310 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $42,190 | +35.2% | 42,550 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $42,110 | +35.0% | 160,270 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $42,060 | +34.8% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $42,040 | +34.7% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $41,740 | +33.8% | 7,560 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $39,480 | +26.5% | 12,330 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $39,470 | +26.5% | 9,180 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $39,160 | +25.5% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $39,150 | +25.5% | 49,190 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $38,840 | +24.5% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $38,600 | +23.7% | 4,850 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $38,210 | +22.5% | 2,630 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $38,200 | +22.4% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $37,840 | +21.3% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $37,710 | +20.9% | 94,710 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $37,430 | +20.0% | 5,500 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $37,190 | +19.2% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $37,080 | +18.8% | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $37,070 | +18.8% | 42,810 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $37,030 | +18.7% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $36,890 | +18.2% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $36,550 | +17.1% | 8,660 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $36,450 | +16.8% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $36,410 | +16.7% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $36,290 | +16.3% | 60,130 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $36,270 | +16.3% | 82,010 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $36,190 | +16.0% | 4,880 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $36,110 | +15.7% | 3,910 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $36,100 | +15.7% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $36,030 | +15.5% | 6,830 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $36,020 | +15.4% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $35,850 | +14.9% | 85,810 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $35,830 | +14.8% | 3,280 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $35,780 | +14.7% | 7,870 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $35,620 | +14.2% | 34,840 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $35,460 | +13.7% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $35,460 | +13.7% | 3,680 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $35,420 | +13.5% | 166,040 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $35,380 | +13.4% | 35,720 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $35,320 | +13.2% | 6,280 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $35,300 | +13.1% | 8,040 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $35,290 | +13.1% | 5,900 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $35,250 | +13.0% | 168,620 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $35,250 | +13.0% | 24,130 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $35,080 | +12.4% | 17,240 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $35,050 | +12.3% | 59,920 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $35,030 | +12.3% | 12,370 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $35,020 | +12.2% | 800 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $34,900 | +11.9% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $34,850 | +11.7% | 3,860 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $34,850 | +11.7% | 5,770 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $34,800 | +11.5% | 870 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $34,800 | +11.5% | 3,220 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $34,720 | +11.3% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $34,720 | +11.3% | 4,300 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $34,710 | +11.3% | 17,250 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $34,680 | +11.2% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $34,650 | +11.1% | 930 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $34,630 | +11.0% | 97,280 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $34,610 | +10.9% | 8,800 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $34,600 | +10.9% | 60,560 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $34,560 | +10.8% | 14,170 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $34,540 | +10.7% | 54,900 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $34,520 | +10.6% | 5,880 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $34,420 | +10.3% | 11,470 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $34,350 | +10.1% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $34,330 | +10.0% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $34,230 | +9.7% | 77,210 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $34,150 | +9.5% | 93,730 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $34,140 | +9.4% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $34,140 | +9.4% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $34,130 | +9.4% | 5,660 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $34,060 | +9.2% | 7,190 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $33,990 | +8.9% | 6,220 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $33,940 | +8.8% | 6,750 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $33,910 | +8.7% | 127,590 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $33,890 | +8.6% | 980 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $33,830 | +8.4% | 3,920 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $33,700 | +8.0% | 21,530 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $33,690 | +8.0% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $33,660 | +7.9% | 49,380 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $33,550 | +7.5% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $33,430 | +7.1% | 11,310 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $33,350 | +6.9% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $33,350 | +6.9% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $33,280 | +6.7% | 3,600 | 2025 |