Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,890
25th Percentile Wage
$23,730
50th Percentile Wage
$27,300
75th Percentile Wage
$31,940
90th Percentile Wage
$39,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,300
14.47% 22.38%
2016
$23,350
5.52% -
2015
$22,060
0.09% -
2014
$22,040
-3.45% -
2013
$22,800
7.06% -
2012
$21,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,300 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 14.6 percent (14.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Springfield
$34,530
Pittsfield
$33,670
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$33,590
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$32,390
Barnstable Town
$31,750
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$31,240
Worcester
$30,370
New Bedford
$30,190
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$29,140
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$27,650
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$27,300
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$24,700
Framingham
$23,850
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$23,700
Peabody
$23,610
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$23,350
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$23,310