Bartenders — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$34,340
10th percentile
$20,110
90th percentile
$73,770
Employment
756,390
- CAMedian $36,220 · Employment 71,470
- TXMedian $22,690 · Employment 59,000
- FLMedian $35,150 · Employment 55,170
- NYMedian $61,210 · Employment 43,130
- ILMedian $31,200 · Employment 43,010
- New York, NYMedian $61,220 · Employment 38,510
- PAMedian $28,420 · Employment 37,490
- WIMedian $23,460 · Employment 29,520
- Chicago, ILMedian $31,200 · Employment 28,750
- OHMedian $30,880 · Employment 27,420
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $35,510 · Employment 25,260
- MNMedian $26,900 · Employment 24,420
- MIMedian $36,780 · Employment 21,100
- NCMedian $36,470 · Employment 20,070
- MAMedian $37,440 · Employment 19,850
- Dallas, TXMedian $24,170 · Employment 18,300
- COMedian $38,170 · Employment 17,000
- NVMedian $27,460 · Employment 16,830
- WAMedian $55,830 · Employment 16,800
- NJMedian $44,020 · Employment 16,260
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.