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Bartenders in United States
$34,340median, a year
$40,790mean (average), a year
756,390people employed in this job here
$20,110
median $34,340
$73,770
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $27,980
- AK, Alaska, median $30,460
- AZ, Arizona, median $45,070
- AR, Arkansas, median $25,090
- CA, California, median $36,220
- CO, Colorado, median $38,170
- CT, Connecticut, median $38,780
- DE, Delaware, median $36,840
- DC, District of Columbia, median $53,920
- FL, Florida, median $35,150
- GA, Georgia, median $22,830
- HI, Hawaii, median $76,490
- ID, Idaho, median $27,240
- IL, Illinois, median $31,200
- IN, Indiana, median $22,770
- IA, Iowa, median $21,720
- KS, Kansas, median $27,940
- KY, Kentucky, median $28,780
- LA, Louisiana, median $20,850
- ME, Maine, median $48,920
- MD, Maryland, median $37,580
- MA, Massachusetts, median $37,440
- MI, Michigan, median $36,780
- MN, Minnesota, median $26,900
- MS, Mississippi, median $28,320
- MO, Missouri, median $30,090
- MT, Montana, median $26,010
- NE, Nebraska, median $30,180
- NV, Nevada, median $27,460
- NH, New Hampshire, median $28,800
- NJ, New Jersey, median $44,020
- NM, New Mexico, median $36,980
- NY, New York, median $61,210
- NC, North Carolina, median $36,470
- ND, North Dakota, median $29,040
- OH, Ohio, median $30,880
- OK, Oklahoma, median $24,790
- OR, Oregon, median $38,900
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $28,420
- RI, Rhode Island, median $36,410
- SC, South Carolina, median $19,370
- SD, South Dakota, median $29,400
- TN, Tennessee, median $27,480
- TX, Texas, median $22,690
- UT, Utah, median $32,150
- VT, Vermont, median $45,450
- VA, Virginia, median $47,070
- WA, Washington, median $55,830
- WV, West Virginia, median $29,630
- WI, Wisconsin, median $23,460
- WY, Wyoming, median $22,030
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $22,630
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