The annual salary statistics of bartenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bartenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $34,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,620.
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 | $36,620 | 1.53% | 46.42% |
| 2021 | $36,060 | 13.01% | - |
| 2020 | $31,370 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $30,510 | 3.31% | - |
| 2018 | $29,500 | -1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $29,880 | 5.56% | - |
| 2016 | $28,220 | 6.77% | - |
| 2015 | $26,310 | 15.01% | - |
| 2014 | $22,360 | 10.11% | - |
| 2013 | $20,100 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $19,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,620, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for bartenders in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $35,790). In comparison, the median annual salary of bartenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.