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Bartenders Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bartenders in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,760
25th Percentile Wage
$18,340
50th Percentile Wage
$22,020
75th Percentile Wage
$30,210
90th Percentile Wage
$38,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,760.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,020
4.04% -2.04%
2016
$21,130
9.94% -
2015
$19,030
-8.30% -
2014
$20,610
-3.25% -
2013
$21,280
-5.59% -
2012
$22,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,020 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Philadelphia is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$28,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$27,120
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$22,990
Lancaster
$22,140
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$22,050
Williamsport
$22,020
Philadelphia
$22,020
Gettysburg
$21,950
Reading
$21,940
Pittsburgh
$21,850
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$21,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$21,800
York-Hanover
$21,740
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$21,530
State College
$21,390
Lebanon
$21,380
Erie
$21,250
East Stroudsburg
$21,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$21,060
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$21,030
Altoona
$20,860
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$20,100
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$19,590
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,410
Johnstown
$17,310