The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bartenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $17,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,900.
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 | $22,990 | -2.74% | 10.87% |
| 2021 | $23,620 | 11.30% | - |
| 2020 | $20,950 | 6.25% | - |
| 2019 | $19,640 | -1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $19,910 | -12.26% | - |
| 2017 | $22,350 | 7.02% | - |
| 2016 | $20,780 | 4.62% | - |
| 2015 | $19,820 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $19,460 | -4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $20,410 | -0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $20,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,990 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.