Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 711,140 |
1.0 % |
$ 17.83 |
$ 37,090 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Bartenders:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.55 |
$ 11.47 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 29.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,870 |
$ 23,860 |
$ 31,510 |
$ 42,800 |
$ 61,210 |
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 |
319,880 |
2.94 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,790 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
182,100 |
44.21 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
43,530 |
2.35 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 38,990 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
37,320 |
11.28 |
$ 13.19 |
$ 27,430 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
35,400 |
11.17 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,200 |
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) |
182,100 |
44.21 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
37,320 |
11.28 |
$ 13.19 |
$ 27,430 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
35,400 |
11.17 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,200 |
| Gambling Industries |
7,640 |
3.52 |
$ 15.73 |
$ 32,710 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
5,740 |
3.51 |
$ 20.00 |
$ 41,590 |
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 |
77,230 |
4.30 |
0.92 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,150 |
| Texas |
57,660 |
4.25 |
0.91 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 33,990 |
| Florida |
57,400 |
6.00 |
1.28 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 38,220 |
| New York |
35,100 |
3.74 |
0.80 |
$ 26.99 |
$ 56,140 |
| Illinois |
33,730 |
5.61 |
1.20 |
$ 16.83 |
$ 35,000 |
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 |
5,430 |
10.83 |
2.31 |
$ 11.87 |
$ 24,680 |
| Nevada |
15,730 |
10.61 |
2.27 |
$ 15.79 |
$ 32,850 |
| North Dakota |
4,370 |
10.46 |
2.23 |
$ 15.13 |
$ 31,460 |
| Wisconsin |
27,660 |
9.58 |
2.05 |
$ 12.92 |
$ 26,880 |
| South Dakota |
3,700 |
8.32 |
1.78 |
$ 14.09 |
$ 29,310 |
Top paying states for Bartenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
3,740 |
5.32 |
1.14 |
$ 28.78 |
$ 59,850 |
| Washington |
15,730 |
4.50 |
0.96 |
$ 27.74 |
$ 57,710 |
| New York |
35,100 |
3.74 |
0.80 |
$ 26.99 |
$ 56,140 |
| Hawaii |
3,500 |
5.68 |
1.21 |
$ 25.07 |
$ 52,140 |
| Arizona |
13,330 |
4.26 |
0.91 |
$ 24.46 |
$ 50,870 |
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 |
31,670 |
3.34 |
0.71 |
$ 27.91 |
$ 58,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
23,080 |
5.12 |
1.09 |
$ 17.13 |
$ 35,630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
22,530 |
3.64 |
0.78 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,080 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
18,510 |
4.67 |
1.00 |
$ 18.31 |
$ 38,080 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
14,410 |
5.30 |
1.13 |
$ 18.88 |
$ 39,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
14,240 |
5.16 |
1.10 |
$ 19.10 |
$ 39,730 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
13,510 |
4.25 |
0.91 |
$ 15.53 |
$ 32,300 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
13,310 |
5.49 |
1.17 |
$ 20.65 |
$ 42,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,000 |
4.60 |
0.98 |
$ 16.87 |
$ 35,090 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
12,830 |
11.85 |
2.53 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,080 |
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) |
| Ocean City, NJ |
620 |
15.51 |
3.31 |
$ 20.81 |
$ 43,290 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
1,890 |
15.02 |
3.21 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,270 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
910 |
12.18 |
2.60 |
$ 12.79 |
$ 26,610 |
| Johnstown, PA |
580 |
12.02 |
2.57 |
$ 10.47 |
$ 21,790 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
12,830 |
11.85 |
2.53 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,080 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
1,430 |
11.56 |
2.47 |
$ 12.57 |
$ 26,140 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
580 |
11.48 |
2.45 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,500 |
| Eau Claire, WI |
890 |
10.52 |
2.25 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 25,800 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
790 |
10.46 |
2.23 |
$ 28.98 |
$ 60,270 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
710 |
10.43 |
2.23 |
$ 11.82 |
$ 24,590 |
United States Department of Labor
