The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bartenders in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 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 | $15,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $18,330 | 7.47% | 0.49% |
| 2021 | $16,960 | -11.44% | - |
| 2020 | $18,900 | 2.12% | - |
| 2019 | $18,500 | 1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $18,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,330 in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe |