Bartenders salary by location
National median: $34,340 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $86,280 | +151.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $76,490 | +122.7% | 3,540 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $75,340 | +119.4% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| VI | state | $61,380 | +78.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $61,220 | +78.3% | 38,510 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $61,210 | +78.2% | 43,130 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $58,180 | +69.4% | 9,640 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $56,640 | +64.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $56,110 | +63.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $55,830 | +62.6% | 16,800 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $55,820 | +62.6% | 600 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $54,170 | +57.7% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $54,030 | +57.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $53,920 | +57.0% | 5,760 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $53,810 | +56.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $50,210 | +46.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $50,180 | +46.1% | 530 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $49,930 | +45.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $49,700 | +44.7% | 350 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $49,070 | +42.9% | 780 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $48,920 | +42.5% | 3,230 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $48,220 | +40.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $48,210 | +40.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,030 | +39.9% | 14,560 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $47,950 | +39.6% | 640 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $47,760 | +39.1% | 450 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $47,370 | +37.9% | 1,970 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $47,070 | +37.1% | 13,370 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $46,940 | +36.7% | 10,580 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $46,920 | +36.6% | 2,890 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $46,710 | +36.0% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $46,700 | +36.0% | 2,860 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $46,530 | +35.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $46,470 | +35.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $46,320 | +34.9% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $46,290 | +34.8% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $46,070 | +34.2% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $45,920 | +33.7% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,590 | +32.8% | 6,980 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $45,450 | +32.4% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $45,150 | +31.5% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $45,070 | +31.2% | 14,840 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $45,040 | +31.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $44,940 | +30.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $44,620 | +29.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +29.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $44,250 | +28.9% | 530 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $44,040 | +28.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $44,020 | +28.2% | 16,260 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $43,950 | +28.0% | 900 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $43,880 | +27.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $43,530 | +26.8% | 890 | 2025 |
| Blacksburg, VA | metropolitan | $43,070 | +25.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $42,670 | +24.3% | 890 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $42,520 | +23.8% | 970 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $42,340 | +23.3% | 460 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $42,270 | +23.1% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Yuma, AZ | metropolitan | $42,210 | +22.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $41,840 | +21.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $41,640 | +21.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $41,110 | +19.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $40,230 | +17.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $40,190 | +17.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $39,730 | +15.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $39,670 | +15.5% | 10,260 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $39,580 | +15.3% | 960 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $39,430 | +14.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $39,300 | +14.4% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Niles, MI | metropolitan | $38,970 | +13.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $38,900 | +13.3% | 11,950 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $38,860 | +13.2% | 760 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $38,800 | +13.0% | 580 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $38,780 | +12.9% | 7,680 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $38,430 | +11.9% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $38,410 | +11.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $38,300 | +11.5% | 780 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $38,260 | +11.4% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $38,170 | +11.2% | 17,000 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $38,170 | +11.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $37,890 | +10.3% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | metropolitan | $37,800 | +10.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $37,790 | +10.0% | 580 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $37,760 | +10.0% | 14,840 | 2025 |
| Pinehurst, NC | metropolitan | $37,700 | +9.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $37,700 | +9.8% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $37,690 | +9.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $37,680 | +9.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $37,680 | +9.7% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $37,660 | +9.7% | 580 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $37,630 | +9.6% | 330 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $37,580 | +9.4% | 13,020 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $37,460 | +9.1% | 8,810 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $37,440 | +9.0% | 19,850 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $37,400 | +8.9% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $37,390 | +8.9% | 5,660 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $37,360 | +8.8% | 6,430 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $37,330 | +8.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $37,300 | +8.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $37,290 | +8.6% | 2,720 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $37,290 | +8.6% | 680 | 2025 |