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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
35-3011 Bartenders
Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.
National estimates for Bartenders
Industry profile for Bartenders
Geographic profile for Bartenders
National estimates for Bartenders:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Bartenders:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
486,720 |
1.2 % |
$ 13.90 |
$ 28,910 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Bartenders:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 8.63 |
$ 9.43 |
$ 12.00 |
$ 15.45 |
$ 22.93 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 17,940 |
$ 19,620 |
$ 24,960 |
$ 32,130 |
$ 47,690 |
Industry profile for Bartenders:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Bartenders are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Bartenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Bartenders:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
221,640 |
2.46 |
$ 14.62 |
$ 30,400 |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
123,820 |
43.64 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
Traveler Accommodation |
31,820 |
2.10 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 32,090 |
Civic and Social Organizations |
28,370 |
9.91 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 23,720 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
20,560 |
2.03 |
$ 13.20 |
$ 27,460 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Bartenders:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
123,820 |
43.64 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
Civic and Social Organizations |
28,370 |
9.91 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 23,720 |
Beverage Manufacturing |
18,170 |
6.95 |
$ 13.93 |
$ 28,970 |
Gambling Industries |
4,960 |
2.91 |
$ 13.12 |
$ 27,300 |
Special Food Services |
14,040 |
2.51 |
$ 14.13 |
$ 29,380 |
Top paying industries for Bartenders:
Geographic profile for Bartenders:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Bartenders are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Bartenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Bartenders:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
50,240 |
3.06 |
0.87 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,890 |
Florida |
38,260 |
4.53 |
1.30 |
$ 12.79 |
$ 26,610 |
Texas |
33,050 |
2.73 |
0.78 |
$ 11.63 |
$ 24,190 |
New York |
29,580 |
3.40 |
0.97 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,460 |
Pennsylvania |
22,390 |
4.06 |
1.16 |
$ 12.47 |
$ 25,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bartenders:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Montana |
4,710 |
10.35 |
2.96 |
$ 10.61 |
$ 22,070 |
North Dakota |
3,320 |
8.29 |
2.37 |
$ 11.49 |
$ 23,900 |
South Dakota |
3,180 |
7.74 |
2.21 |
$ 10.93 |
$ 22,740 |
Wyoming |
2,010 |
7.68 |
2.19 |
$ 11.58 |
$ 24,080 |
Nevada |
9,480 |
7.58 |
2.17 |
$ 13.79 |
$ 28,680 |
Top paying states for Bartenders:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
2,380 |
4.14 |
1.18 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,380 |
District of Columbia |
3,450 |
5.01 |
1.43 |
$ 26.11 |
$ 54,320 |
Arizona |
11,000 |
3.88 |
1.11 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,810 |
Washington |
12,570 |
3.93 |
1.12 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,910 |
New York |
29,580 |
3.40 |
0.97 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,460 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Bartenders:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
24,850 |
2.81 |
0.80 |
$ 19.91 |
$ 41,420 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
17,520 |
3.01 |
0.86 |
$ 15.74 |
$ 32,730 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
15,470 |
3.55 |
1.01 |
$ 11.44 |
$ 23,790 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
9,960 |
3.83 |
1.09 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,710 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,910 |
3.00 |
0.86 |
$ 11.91 |
$ 24,770 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,580 |
3.18 |
0.91 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 28,760 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8,500 |
2.81 |
0.80 |
$ 18.30 |
$ 38,060 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,210 |
3.27 |
0.94 |
$ 11.39 |
$ 23,690 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
8,160 |
4.41 |
1.26 |
$ 14.49 |
$ 30,140 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
8,070 |
4.13 |
1.18 |
$ 20.47 |
$ 42,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bartenders:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Great Falls, MT |
440 |
12.63 |
3.61 |
$ 9.99 |
$ 20,790 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
1,350 |
12.15 |
3.47 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 30,740 |
Fond du Lac, WI |
420 |
9.84 |
2.81 |
$ 10.94 |
$ 22,740 |
Johnstown, PA |
450 |
9.58 |
2.74 |
$ 10.85 |
$ 22,560 |
Eau Claire, WI |
750 |
9.42 |
2.69 |
$ 10.57 |
$ 21,990 |
Gettysburg, PA |
280 |
9.12 |
2.61 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 25,800 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,340 |
8.70 |
2.49 |
$ 11.63 |
$ 24,180 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
1,220 |
8.64 |
2.47 |
$ 10.34 |
$ 21,520 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
610 |
8.52 |
2.44 |
$ 12.43 |
$ 25,860 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
7,610 |
8.43 |
2.41 |
$ 14.55 |
$ 30,270 |
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