Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
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) |
| 613,070 |
1.2 % |
$ 16.58 |
$ 34,490 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Bartenders:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.18 |
$ 10.74 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 27.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,100 |
$ 22,340 |
$ 29,380 |
$ 37,560 |
$ 57,220 |
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 |
268,770 |
2.58 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 36,810 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
168,970 |
42.89 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,060 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
36,700 |
2.17 |
$ 16.98 |
$ 35,310 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
33,980 |
11.03 |
$ 16.99 |
$ 35,350 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
33,130 |
11.02 |
$ 12.48 |
$ 25,970 |
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) |
168,970 |
42.89 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,060 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
33,980 |
11.03 |
$ 16.99 |
$ 35,350 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
33,130 |
11.02 |
$ 12.48 |
$ 25,970 |
| Gambling Industries |
7,050 |
3.50 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 29,370 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
268,770 |
2.58 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 36,810 |
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 |
57,480 |
3.26 |
0.79 |
$ 18.12 |
$ 37,690 |
| Texas |
45,710 |
3.52 |
0.85 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 34,640 |
| Florida |
43,230 |
4.69 |
1.13 |
$ 16.52 |
$ 34,350 |
| New York |
31,220 |
3.43 |
0.83 |
$ 24.95 |
$ 51,900 |
| Illinois |
29,300 |
4.98 |
1.20 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
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 |
5,930 |
12.11 |
2.92 |
$ 11.64 |
$ 24,210 |
| Nevada |
14,360 |
10.17 |
2.45 |
$ 13.46 |
$ 28,000 |
| North Dakota |
3,970 |
9.79 |
2.36 |
$ 14.89 |
$ 30,980 |
| Wisconsin |
24,420 |
8.67 |
2.09 |
$ 13.59 |
$ 28,260 |
| Wyoming |
2,320 |
8.66 |
2.09 |
$ 13.47 |
$ 28,010 |
Top paying states for Bartenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
31,220 |
3.43 |
0.83 |
$ 24.95 |
$ 51,900 |
| Arizona |
12,310 |
4.06 |
0.98 |
$ 24.71 |
$ 51,400 |
| District of Columbia |
4,090 |
5.93 |
1.43 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
| Washington |
14,020 |
4.12 |
0.99 |
$ 23.37 |
$ 48,600 |
| Vermont |
1,710 |
5.83 |
1.41 |
$ 20.73 |
$ 43,110 |
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 |
29,360 |
3.20 |
0.77 |
$ 25.31 |
$ 52,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
20,130 |
4.56 |
1.10 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
20,030 |
3.28 |
0.79 |
$ 18.86 |
$ 39,220 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
13,740 |
5.08 |
1.23 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,250 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
11,850 |
3.88 |
0.94 |
$ 15.60 |
$ 32,450 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
11,850 |
11.57 |
2.79 |
$ 13.80 |
$ 28,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,830 |
3.11 |
0.75 |
$ 19.16 |
$ 39,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,910 |
3.94 |
0.95 |
$ 15.12 |
$ 31,440 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
10,650 |
5.65 |
1.36 |
$ 13.69 |
$ 28,470 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
10,510 |
4.01 |
0.97 |
$ 16.02 |
$ 33,310 |
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) |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
1,940 |
15.64 |
3.77 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,820 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
1,480 |
12.10 |
2.92 |
$ 12.82 |
$ 26,660 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
480 |
12.00 |
2.89 |
$ 17.90 |
$ 37,230 |
| Great Falls, MT |
410 |
11.60 |
2.80 |
$ 11.31 |
$ 23,520 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
11,850 |
11.57 |
2.79 |
$ 13.80 |
$ 28,700 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
830 |
11.54 |
2.78 |
$ 13.00 |
$ 27,030 |
| Missoula, MT |
710 |
11.50 |
2.77 |
$ 11.44 |
$ 23,800 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
560 |
11.39 |
2.75 |
$ 14.55 |
$ 30,260 |
| Johnstown, PA |
540 |
11.36 |
2.74 |
$ 10.09 |
$ 20,980 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
780 |
10.60 |
2.56 |
$ 22.64 |
$ 47,090 |
United States Department of Labor
