The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bartenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,060 | 10.79% | 29.32% |
| 2021 | $28,600 | 27.83% | - |
| 2020 | $20,640 | -17.88% | - |
| 2019 | $24,330 | 9.49% | - |
| 2018 | $22,020 | -2.36% | - |
| 2017 | $22,540 | -9.09% | - |
| 2016 | $24,590 | 0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $24,520 | -16.72% | - |
| 2014 | $28,620 | 5.63% | - |
| 2013 | $27,010 | 16.11% | - |
| 2012 | $22,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,060, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for bartenders in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Charlottesville (median annual salary of $36,810). Compared with Charlottesville, the median annual salary of bartenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Danville | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |