Baristas Salary in DC
In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Baristas in DC have a median annual salary of $37,430, with 5,500 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,260 at the 10th percentile to $46,800 at the 90th percentile.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22
Salary overview
Median annual salary
$37,430
Data year: 2025
Hourly median
$18.00
Employment
5,500
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS
Salary distribution
$37,260
10th
$37,340
25th
$37,430
Median
$39,050
75th
$46,800
90th
Local compared with national
DC
$37,430
Median annual · 2025
United States
$31,200
Median annual · 2025
The DC median is 20.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,230).
Top skills
- 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
- 2.Service OrientationImportance 3.4
- 3.SpeakingImportance 3.3
- 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
- 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
- 6.CoordinationImportance 3.0
- 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
- 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.6
- 9.Operation and ControlImportance 2.6
- 10.WritingImportance 2.5
- 11.Active LearningImportance 2.5
- 12.PersuasionImportance 2.5
Career information
Education and experience
- Experience
- None
- Job zone
- 2
Technology used
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Word
Common tasks
- Clean or sanitize work areas, utensils, or equipment.
- Receive and process customer payments.
- Prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.
- Take customer orders and convey them to other employees for preparation.
- Clean service or seating areas.
- Prepare or serve menu items, such as sandwiches or salads.
- Wrap, label, or date food items for sale.
- Check temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, or heating equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Take out garbage.
- Describe menu items to customers, or suggest products that might appeal to them.
Related careers
Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Butchers and Meat Cutters
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Food Service Managers
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
- Dishwashers
- Bakers
- Chefs and Head Cooks
Baristas salary in other locations
- Baristas Salary in Napa, CAMedian $45,410
- Baristas Salary in San Jose, CAMedian $44,570
- Baristas Salary in Vallejo, CAMedian $44,110
- Baristas Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $43,870
- Baristas Salary in Santa Rosa, CAMedian $43,610
- Baristas Salary in Santa Cruz, CAMedian $43,400
- Baristas Salary in Salinas, CAMedian $43,260
- Baristas Salary in Santa Maria, CAMedian $42,940
- Baristas Salary in Sacramento, CAMedian $42,860
- Baristas Salary in Modesto, CAMedian $42,630
- Baristas Salary in Oxnard, CAMedian $42,370
- Baristas Salary in San Luis Obispo, CAMedian $42,350
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