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United States
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
United States. Estimated employment 542,750, with pages for 67 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$21,300 10th
$28,330 25th
$33,980 50th
$37,250 75th
$46,570 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
San Jose, CA $41,710 3,420 San Francisco, CA $39,310 10,650 Napa, CA $37,470 870 Washington, DC $37,260 13,800 Kiryas Joel, NY $37,040 1,530 New York, NY $36,980 37,600 Phoenix, AZ $36,960 9,850 Kingston, NY $36,920 410 Santa Rosa, CA $36,750 1,080 Tallahassee, FL $36,750 1,130 Albany, NY $36,460 1,900 Vallejo, CA $36,460 550 Sacramento, CA $36,110 3,610 San Diego, CA $35,960 9,620 Los Angeles, CA $35,800 24,860 Ithaca, NY $35,700 320 Syracuse, NY $35,540 1,750 Flagstaff, AZ $35,340 480 Rochester, NY $35,310 2,220 Glens Falls, NY $35,170 240 Tucson, AZ $34,990 1,570 Sebastian, FL $34,850 460 Miami, FL $34,710 16,490 Naples, FL $34,560 1,490 Jacksonville, FL $34,290 2,610 Prescott Valley, AZ $33,970 360 Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,840 200 Yuma, AZ $33,690 290 Orlando, FL $33,500 9,390 Punta Gorda, FL $32,740 360 Sierra Vista, AZ $32,400 120 Philadelphia, PA $32,220 10,990 North Port, FL $31,470 1,790 Chicago, IL $31,200 18,100 Bloomington, IL $31,200 300 Champaign, IL $31,200 380 Decatur, IL $31,200 100 Kankakee, IL $31,200 130 Peoria, IL $31,200 420 Rockford, IL $31,200 340 Springfield, IL $31,200 360 Allentown, PA $30,640 1,310 York, PA $30,010 560 Lancaster, PA $29,520 960 Atlanta, GA $29,470 9,880 Harrisburg, PA $29,340 970 Savannah, GA $28,930 850 Lebanon, PA $28,880 190 State College, PA $28,720 280 Pittsburgh, PA $28,540 4,060 Gainesville, GA $28,340 200 Las Vegas, NV $28,290 10,840 Brunswick, GA $27,660 260 Warner Robins, GA $27,440 290 Austin, TX $27,260 6,050 Carson City, NV $27,100 110 Augusta, GA $26,950 600 Macon, GA $26,460 240 Reno, NV $26,030 1,320 San Antonio, TX $23,510 5,540 Midland, TX $23,410 400 Waco, TX $22,570 410 Houston, TX $21,850 16,740 Victoria, TX $21,770 130 Amarillo, TX $21,380 500 Corpus Christi, TX $21,280 890 Dallas, TX $21,050 18,600
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 542,750 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 35-9011, Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers. Mapped to our taxonomy as dining-room-and-cafeteria-attendants-and-bartender-helpers .
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