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Bartenders Salary in El Centro, California

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in El Centro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bartenders in El Centro, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,120
25th Percentile Wage
$29,550
50th Percentile Wage
$30,550
75th Percentile Wage
$35,410
90th Percentile Wage
$47,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$30,550
4.68% 39.05%
2021
$29,120
7.01% -
2020
$27,080
7.09% -
2019
$25,160
2.74% -
2018
$24,470
2.37% -
2017
$23,890
1.76% -
2016
$23,470
11.21% -
2015
$20,840
4.89% -
2014
$19,820
4.99% -
2013
$18,830
1.12% -
2012
$18,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in El Centro with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,550 in El Centro is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in El Centro is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$36,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$35,790
Napa
$34,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$34,150
Vallejo-Fairfield
$33,500
Salinas
$33,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$31,940
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$31,740
Hanford-Corcoran
$31,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$31,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$31,600
Yuba City
$31,430
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,200
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$31,010
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$31,010
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,860
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,810
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$30,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$30,700
El Centro
$30,550
Modesto
$30,450
Stockton
$30,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$30,440
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,320
Fresno
$29,810
Chico
$29,790
Redding
$29,650
Bakersfield-Delano
$29,650
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,330
Merced
$29,310
Visalia-Porterville
$29,230
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,050
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,020
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,700
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,050
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$21,920
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$20,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$20,010

See also: Top paying jobs in El Centro, California.