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Bartenders Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,930
25th Percentile Wage
$27,820
50th Percentile Wage
$31,010
75th Percentile Wage
$39,590
90th Percentile Wage
$69,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,010
3.87% 22.15%
2016
$29,810
3.22% -
2015
$28,850
16.85% -
2014
$23,990
0.79% -
2013
$23,800
-1.43% -
2012
$24,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,010 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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.

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