2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Bartenders
United States. Estimated employment 756,390, with pages for 72 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$20,110 10th
$27,400 25th
$34,340 50th
$47,570 75th
$73,770 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Bartenders page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
New York, NY $61,220 38,510 Washington, DC $48,030 14,560 Binghamton, NY $47,950 640 Kingston, NY $47,760 450 Albany, NY $47,370 1,970 Phoenix, AZ $46,940 10,580 Buffalo, NY $46,920 2,890 Syracuse, NY $46,710 1,540 Glens Falls, NY $46,470 320 Kiryas Joel, NY $46,320 1,180 Barnstable Town, MA $43,530 890 Prescott Valley, AZ $42,340 460 San Jose, CA $42,270 2,790 Yuma, AZ $42,210 310 San Francisco, CA $39,670 10,260 Napa, CA $37,790 580 Boston, MA $37,760 14,840 Santa Rosa, CA $37,680 1,310 Tampa, FL $37,460 8,810 Vallejo, CA $36,870 450 Tucson, AZ $36,450 1,840 Salinas, CA $36,350 830 Naples, FL $36,310 1,550 Flagstaff, AZ $36,270 550 San Diego, CA $36,260 8,740 Santa Cruz, CA $36,100 560 Philadelphia, PA $36,040 14,210 Lake Havasu City, AZ $35,960 380 Worcester, MA $35,950 1,830 Deltona, FL $35,940 1,870 Sierra Vista, AZ $35,790 190 Punta Gorda, FL $35,690 480 Springfield, MA $35,610 1,000 Crestview, FL $35,570 1,100 Los Angeles, CA $35,510 25,260 Jacksonville, FL $35,450 3,570 Pittsfield, MA $35,390 450 Amherst Town, MA $35,300 480 Cape Coral, FL $35,210 1,880 Gainesville, FL $35,050 690 Miami, FL $34,700 14,510 Las Vegas, NV $33,750 13,730 Allentown, PA $32,220 1,980 Chicago, IL $31,200 28,750 Bloomington, IL $31,200 580 Champaign, IL $31,200 1,070 Decatur, IL $31,200 320 Kankakee, IL $31,200 290 Peoria, IL $31,200 1,330 Rockford, IL $31,200 1,220 Springfield, IL $31,200 870 Pittsburgh, PA $29,750 8,370 York, PA $28,810 960 Lancaster, PA $28,280 1,390 Reading, PA $28,260 1,100 State College, PA $28,100 570 Scranton, PA $28,010 1,530 Minneapolis, MN $27,600 15,370 Rochester, MN $27,000 940 Carson City, NV $26,250 240 St. Cloud, MN $25,970 780 Reno, NV $25,770 1,960 Mankato, MN $24,710 450 Dallas, TX $24,170 18,300 Austin, TX $23,670 7,130 Duluth, MN $23,540 1,630 Texarkana, TX $22,880 160 Houston, TX $22,770 13,160 Beaumont, TX $22,600 550 Midland, TX $21,980 430 San Antonio, TX $21,980 5,610 Abilene, TX $21,890 310
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 756,390 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 35-3011, Bartenders. Mapped to our taxonomy as bartenders .
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented.