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Bartenders Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,560
25th Percentile Wage
$17,780
50th Percentile Wage
$19,880
75th Percentile Wage
$37,320
90th Percentile Wage
$58,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,560.

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
$19,880
4.98% 7.90%
2016
$18,890
3.39% -
2015
$18,250
0.16% -
2014
$18,220
1.10% -
2013
$18,020
-1.61% -
2012
$18,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,880, Fort Worth-Arlington is the lowest paying city for bartenders in state of Texas, following city of Sherman-Denison (median annual salary of $30,950). Compared with the highest paying city Sherman-Denison, the median annual salary of bartenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is 35.8 percent (35.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sherman-Denison
$30,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$30,170
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,370
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,370
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,550
Midland
$25,590
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,570
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$23,770
Texarkana-Texarkana
$23,770
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$23,410
Lubbock
$23,300
Longview
$23,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$23,130
Abilene
$23,090
Tyler
$23,080
Waco
$22,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$22,620
Victoria
$22,310
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$22,290
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,280
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,260
Odessa
$22,240
Laredo
$22,210
Corpus Christi
$21,830
Amarillo
$21,560
College Station-Bryan
$21,520
San Angelo
$21,450
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$21,350
El Paso
$20,700
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$20,680
Wichita Falls
$20,570
Brownsville-Harlingen
$20,510
Fort Worth-Arlington
$19,880