The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bartenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $17,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,150.
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 | $21,780 | 10.38% | 17.22% |
| 2021 | $19,520 | 5.94% | - |
| 2020 | $18,360 | -3.87% | - |
| 2019 | $19,070 | -12.22% | - |
| 2018 | $21,400 | 12.20% | - |
| 2017 | $18,790 | 4.04% | - |
| 2016 | $18,030 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $17,590 | -2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $18,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,780 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbus and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbus | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette |