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Bartenders Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 Bartenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,550
25th Percentile Wage
$34,120
50th Percentile Wage
$43,510
75th Percentile Wage
$63,420
90th Percentile Wage
$83,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,550.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,510
23.17% 50.82%
2021
$33,430
1.53% -
2020
$32,920
0.82% -
2019
$32,650
5.02% -
2018
$31,010
5.87% -
2017
$29,190
8.91% -
2016
$26,590
11.24% -
2015
$23,600
9.36% -
2014
$21,390
-0.33% -
2013
$21,460
0.28% -
2012
$21,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,510, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for bartenders in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $39,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of bartenders in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in Ithaca.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$43,510
Ithaca
$39,300
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,700
Kingston
$36,190
Rochester
$36,100
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$35,650
Glens Falls
$35,470
Binghamton
$34,500
Elmira
$34,480
Utica-Rome
$34,440
Syracuse
$34,040
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$33,910
Nassau-Suffolk
$31,240
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,880
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,350
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,870
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,620
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,210
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$20,610
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$18,480

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.