Bartender salaries.

What Bartender roles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$16.90/hr

per hour · USD

Typical range

$11.99/hr – $18.25/hr

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

26.1%

279 of 1,070 roles

Live roles

1,070

open right now

This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.

Salary trend

median · USD per hour
Median over time ▼ -4%
$36,608 $35,152

Salary distribution

USD per hour · disclosed roles
$11.99/hr 25th
$16.90/hr Median
$18.25/hr 75th
$8.23/hr
$23.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.00/hr – $250.00/hr · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Pyramid Global Hospitality $24,918 36
ASM Global $35,152 34
Dave & Buster's $20,800 17
AG Arcis Golf $48,776 13
Soho House & Co. $42,870 12
JOEY Restaurants $37,336 11
Life Time $34,320 9
Live Nation Entertainment $34,050 9

Bartender salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $58,365 3
Seattle $44,304 3
London $42,917 8
Toronto $37,336 12
New York $35,360 10
Atlanta $31,200 3
Chicago $29,078 4
Boston $26,208 4

Salary by employment type

Employment type Median Roles
Full-time $17.95/hr 87
Part-time $16.37/hr 186
Contract $17.50/hr 6

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How much do Bartender roles pay?

The median salary for Bartender roles is $16.90/hr per year. Most pay falls between $11.99/hr (25th percentile) and $18.25/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $8.23/hr to $23.00/hr.

These figures are computed live from 1,070 active Bartender roles on JobsRadar, of which 279 (26.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Bartender roles include Bass Pro Shops, Convene, Discovery Land Company and Four Seasons.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Bartender salary?
The median is $35,152 per year, with most pay between $24,939 and $37,960 (25th–75th percentile), based on 279 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Bartender salary range?
Pay ranges from about $17,127 to $47,840 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $35,152. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

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