The annual salary statistics of bartenders in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,010 | 2.93% | 38.96% |
| 2021 | $30,100 | 3.16% | - |
| 2020 | $29,150 | 10.94% | - |
| 2019 | $25,960 | 3.62% | - |
| 2018 | $25,020 | -8.19% | - |
| 2017 | $27,070 | -13.04% | - |
| 2016 | $30,600 | 16.54% | - |
| 2015 | $25,540 | 16.72% | - |
| 2014 | $21,270 | 10.11% | - |
| 2013 | $19,120 | 0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $18,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,010 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.