The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $18,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,600.
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 | $27,120 | 7.85% | 19.40% |
| 2021 | $24,990 | 2.36% | - |
| 2020 | $24,400 | 6.93% | - |
| 2019 | $22,710 | -1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $23,030 | 1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $22,670 | 0.31% | - |
| 2016 | $22,600 | 12.79% | - |
| 2015 | $19,710 | -0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $19,800 | -0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $19,900 | -9.85% | - |
| 2012 | $21,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,120, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for bartenders in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $28,540). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of bartenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.