Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 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 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,320
25th Percentile Wage
$17,410
50th Percentile Wage
$19,220
75th Percentile Wage
$23,510
90th Percentile Wage
$28,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,320.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$19,220
0.31% 4.47%
2016
$19,160
1.72% -
2015
$18,830
3.24% -
2014
$18,220
-1.04% -
2013
$18,410
0.27% -
2012
$18,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,220 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Philadelphia is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$27,700
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$27,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$25,850
State College
$24,810
Lancaster
$24,690
Pittsburgh
$24,520
Reading
$24,390
Newark-Union
$23,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$23,070
Gettysburg
$22,910
Erie
$22,810
Lebanon
$22,770
York-Hanover
$22,680
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$22,570
Williamsport
$22,520
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,200
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,060
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$21,920
Johnstown
$21,750
Altoona
$21,540
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$21,410
East Stroudsburg
$21,320
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$19,640
Philadelphia
$19,220
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,200