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Bartenders Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,670
25th Percentile Wage
$28,720
50th Percentile Wage
$36,100
75th Percentile Wage
$52,930
90th Percentile Wage
$70,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,670.

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
$36,100
16.98% 46.09%
2021
$29,970
-11.51% -
2020
$33,420
21.78% -
2019
$26,140
5.85% -
2018
$24,610
8.45% -
2017
$22,530
-0.13% -
2016
$22,560
12.99% -
2015
$19,630
0.61% -
2014
$19,510
2.46% -
2013
$19,030
-2.26% -
2012
$19,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,100 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Rochester is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 48.8 percent (48.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

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 Rochester, New York.