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Bartenders Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Waco 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 Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,800
25th Percentile Wage
$17,420
50th Percentile Wage
$22,620
75th Percentile Wage
$36,410
90th Percentile Wage
$53,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,800.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$22,620
3.54% 21.66%
2021
$21,820
10.04% -
2020
$19,630
-1.48% -
2019
$19,920
3.92% -
2018
$19,140
-2.09% -
2017
$19,540
1.74% -
2016
$19,200
0.26% -
2015
$19,150
2.82% -
2014
$18,610
2.20% -
2013
$18,200
2.64% -
2012
$17,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Bartenders Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,620 in Waco is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Waco is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sherman-Denison and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Waco, Texas.