Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers among Texas metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,230
25th Percentile Wage
$20,150
50th Percentile Wage
$23,090
75th Percentile Wage
$28,640
90th Percentile Wage
$34,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $17,230.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$23,090
5.07% 23.13%
2021
$21,920
8.03% -
2020
$20,160
2.88% -
2019
$19,580
1.33% -
2018
$19,320
1.19% -
2017
$19,090
1.78% -
2016
$18,750
2.08% -
2015
$18,360
1.47% -
2014
$18,090
0.88% -
2013
$17,930
1.00% -
2012
$17,750
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Texas ranges from $19,010 to $26,920. The highest paying area for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Texas is Wichita Falls with a median annual salary of $26,920. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (mean annual salary $25,490). The lowest paying area is Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $19,010.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wichita Falls
$26,920
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$25,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$24,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$23,560
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$23,450
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$23,130
Waco
$22,520
Midland
$22,470
Sherman-Denison
$22,290
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,220
Abilene
$22,150
College Station-Bryan
$21,820
Corpus Christi
$21,770
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$21,750
Victoria
$21,720
Odessa
$21,630
Tyler
$21,530
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$21,480
Lubbock
$21,450
Texarkana-Texarkana
$21,440
Amarillo
$21,310
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$21,260
San Angelo
$21,050
Longview
$20,990
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$20,800
El Paso
$20,610
Brownsville-Harlingen
$20,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$20,530
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$20,150
Laredo
$20,060
Fort Worth-Arlington
$19,260
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$19,110
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,010