Side-by-side distribution
Bartender
$36,608
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 150
Chef
$46,439
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.2%
- Live roles
- 740
Highest-paying jobs
Part-Time F&B Specialist (Bartender)
Beverage Lead (Lead Bartender), Live Events
Banquet Bartender
Head Bartender -Mews House Mayfair, Central London
Head Bartender - Soho Farmhouse (Pen Yen)
Events Bartender - Soho Farmhouse
Bartender - Cecconi's Pizza Bar, Central London
Bartender - Cecconi's Shoreditch, East London
Bartender - White City House, West London
Bartender - Mews House Mayfair, Central London
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Sous Chef
Executive Chef
Executive Sous Chef
Chef de Produit Numérique (H/F)
Manager, Business Development - Green Chef
Recipe & Content Chef
Executive Sous Chef
Senior Research Chef APAC - Ninja Culinary
Executive Sous Chef / Assistant General Manager
Lead, Data Development, AI Platform | Chef(fe), Développement des données – Plateforme d’IA
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Soho House & Co.
|
$43,943 | 13 |
|
JOEY Restaurants
|
$36,608 | 12 |
LOCAL Public Eatery
|
$36,608 | 5 |
Banff Hospitality Collective
|
$35,360 | 3 |
Druid Hills Golf Club
|
$31,200 | 3 |
|
Long Meadow Ranch and Farmstead
|
$53,508 | 2 |
|
MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC
|
$33,488 | 2 |
Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa | Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman
|
$22,360 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 67 |
|
JOEY Restaurants
|
$56,500 | 33 |
|
Soho House & Co.
|
$48,195 | 28 |
DIG INN Restaurant Teams
|
$82,500 | 15 |
|
HelloFresh
|
$64,716 | 8 |
|
LOCAL Public Eatery
|
$57,500 | 8 |
Hind Management
|
$63,731 | 4 |
Ocean Casino Resort
|
$61,550 | 3 |
Bartender vs Chef: which pays more?
The median for Bartender is $36,608 per year (typically $35,360–$38,407), versus $46,439 for Chef ($39,575–$60,090). That puts Chef about 27% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Bartender and Chef are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.