Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Bloomington, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bloomington, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bloomington 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 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Bloomington, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,460
25th Percentile Wage
$20,000
50th Percentile Wage
$21,910
75th Percentile Wage
$26,240
90th Percentile Wage
$37,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bloomington, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,460.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$21,910
6.75% 11.27%
2019
$20,430
3.87% -
2018
$19,640
-0.51% -
2017
$19,740
1.52% -
2016
$19,440
0.67% -
2015
$19,310
-0.67% -
2012
$19,440
- -

Table 2. Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Bloomington with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,910 in Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bloomington is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$28,950
Champaign-Urbana
$27,880
Springfield
$27,770
Peoria
$27,200
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,420
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,420
Rockford
$24,010
Kankakee-Bradley
$23,060
Carbondale-Marion
$22,880
Bloomington
$21,910
Danville
$20,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$20,310
Decatur
$19,790
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$19,460
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$19,200
Bloomington-Normal
$19,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Bloomington, Illinois.