The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bartenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $23,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,890 | -2.98% | 10.49% |
| 2016 | $29,750 | 5.95% | - |
| 2015 | $27,980 | -1.61% | - |
| 2014 | $28,430 | 17.27% | - |
| 2013 | $23,520 | -9.95% | - |
| 2012 | $25,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,890 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.