The annual salary statistics of bartenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $31,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,320.
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 | $35,790 | -0.08% | 35.51% |
| 2021 | $35,820 | 4.33% | - |
| 2020 | $34,270 | 5.46% | - |
| 2019 | $32,400 | 7.13% | - |
| 2018 | $30,090 | -0.96% | - |
| 2017 | $30,380 | 2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $29,490 | 8.34% | - |
| 2015 | $27,030 | 14.13% | - |
| 2014 | $23,210 | 3.88% | - |
| 2013 | $22,310 | -3.45% | - |
| 2012 | $23,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,790, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for bartenders in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $36,620). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of bartenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.