Highest-paying Cities for Bartenders

The top 100 highest paying cities for bartenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of bartenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $48,210, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is the highest paying city for bartenders. It is followed by Flagstaff, Arizona (average annual salary $45,690). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of bartenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Bartenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$48,210	$29,580	8,250
2	Flagstaff, Arizona	$45,690	$28,220	380
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$43,510	$29,550	29,360
4	Longview, Washington	$42,860	$30,140	160
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$42,570	$31,660	7,770
6	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$41,090	$30,510	460
7	Ithaca, New York	$39,300	$29,130	230
8	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$37,520	$21,370	640
9	Prescott, Arizona	$37,400	$29,130	460
10	Charlottesville, Virginia	$36,810	$22,880	430
11	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$36,700	$28,050	990
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$36,620	$34,620	2,540
13	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$36,330	$31,100	880
14	Kingston, New York	$36,190	$28,950	340
15	St George, Utah	$36,170	$20,060	190
16	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$36,110	$30,920	540
17	Rochester, New York	$36,100	$27,670	1,890
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$35,950	$28,450	10,180
19	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$35,920	$27,590	1,940
20	Olympia, Washington	$35,860	$30,310	480
21	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$35,810	$30,140	580
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$35,790	$31,320	8,450
23	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$35,650	$28,450	1,430
24	Boulder, Colorado	$35,570	$28,100	1,130
25	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$35,550	$26,540	620
26	Tucson, Arizona	$35,510	$28,010	1,830
27	Glens Falls, New York	$35,470	$27,490	230
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$35,460	$31,400	13,740
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$35,430	$30,410	200
30	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$35,230	$27,710	330
31	Yuma, Arizona	$34,690	$27,930	330
32	Spokane, Washington	$34,650	$30,140	990
33	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,640	$30,310	540
34	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$34,620	$27,170	180
35	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$34,600	$19,210	230
36	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$34,520	$30,140	310
37	Binghamton, New York	$34,500	$27,460	530
38	Elmira, New York	$34,480	$27,460	150
39	Utica-Rome, New York	$34,440	$27,460	590
40	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,410	$30,140	800
41	Yakima, Washington	$34,410	$30,140	370
42	Bellingham, Washington	$34,410	$30,140	490
43	Napa, California	$34,190	$30,790	460
44	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$34,150	$30,390	920
45	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$34,110	$26,430	1,350
46	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$34,060	$28,330	1,290
47	Syracuse, New York	$34,040	$27,930	1,230
48	Worcester, Massachusetts	$33,970	$29,640	1,390
49	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$33,910	$27,680	2,150
50	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$33,810	$22,600	780
51	Greeley, Colorado	$33,800	$26,310	430
52	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$33,680	$27,190	1,070
53	Walla Walla, Washington	$33,660	$30,140	140
54	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$33,500	$30,140	400
55	Midland, Michigan	$33,270	$21,730	90
56	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$33,250	$27,040	1,920
57	Salinas, California	$33,040	$29,980	610
58	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$33,010	$27,040	560
59	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$32,960	$29,640	410
60	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$32,760	$21,950	6,040
61	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$32,560	$29,640	350
62	Springfield, Massachusetts	$32,550	$29,640	1,810
63	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$32,540	$29,640	250
64	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$32,060	$22,880	2,040
65	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$32,010	$22,880	220
66	Richmond, Virginia	$31,980	$22,880	1,820
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$31,940	$29,830	20,030
68	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$31,740	$30,100	3,490
69	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$31,660	$29,120	130
70	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$31,660	$22,880	130
71	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$31,660	$29,630	520
72	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$31,600	$29,440	1,090
73	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$31,440	$21,790	1,980
74	Yuba City, California	$31,430	$29,160	150
75	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$31,350	$23,920	270
76	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$31,240	$20,260	5,200
77	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,200	$29,270	400
78	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$31,200	$22,320	690
79	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$31,020	$28,420	470
80	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$31,010	$29,690	6,580
81	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$31,010	$25,930	6,650
82	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$30,950	$17,230	140
83	Salt Lake City, Utah	$30,910	$20,940	1,830
84	Ocean City, New Jersey	$30,910	$27,040	480
85	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$30,860	$29,120	100
86	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$30,840	$29,290	5,700
87	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$30,810	$29,450	470
88	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$30,800	$29,190	630
89	Winchester, West Virginia	$30,730	$22,880	170
90	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$30,700	$29,190	1,090
91	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$30,690	$22,880	140
92	Danbury, Connecticut	$30,600	$27,040	330
93	El Centro, California	$30,550	$29,120	120
94	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$30,470	$27,040	170
95	Modesto, California	$30,450	$29,120	550
96	Stockton, California	$30,440	$29,120	500
97	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$30,440	$29,120	4,360
98	New Haven, Connecticut	$30,430	$27,040	1,160
99	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$30,320	$29,300	500
100	Provo-Orem, Utah	$30,310	$19,900	230

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for bartenders.