Bartender Salaries in the United States
How much does a Bartender make in the United States?
Bartenders earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 75% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Bartenders work for Nobu at $115,000 annually while the lowest paid Bartenders work for Ground Round earning approximately $13,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$30K Chili's' Average Bartender Salary (117 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
Equal to average Chili's salary ($30K)
+$15K (40%) more than average Chili's Bartender salary ($30K)
"My salary is about average vs. other restaurant competitors"
+$8K (23%) more than average Chili's Bartender salary ($30K)
"The pay is fair, there is a lot of extra work involved."
$30K
Chili's Bartender
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Equal to average Chili's Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K Buffalo Wild Wings' Average Bartender Salary (49 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
Equal to average Buffalo Wild Wings salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average Buffalo Wild Wings Bartender salary ($30K)
"Servers and bartenders only make a few dollars an hour so your salary depends on your service to your customers, how your customers see you and lastly, how much their bill is. Every day and night are different. It all depends where you work and their turn over rate."
-$13K (55%) less than average Buffalo Wild Wings Bartender salary ($30K)
"Underpaid. I work so hard for tips and I don't like having to rely on other people for my income. I believe servers and bartenders should be paid a reasonable hourly wage, or salary."
$50K
Buffalo Wild Wings Bartender
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+$20K (50%) more than average Buffalo Wild Wings Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K TGI Fridays' Average Bartender Salary (25 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
Equal to average TGI Fridays salary ($30K)
$30K
TGI Fridays Bartender
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Equal to average TGI Fridays Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K
TGI Fridays Bartender
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Equal to average TGI Fridays Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K
TGI Fridays Bartender
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Equal to average TGI Fridays Bartender salary ($30K)
$46K Ritz-Carlton 's Average Bartender Salary (8 salaries)
+$16K (42%) more than national average Bartender salary ($30K)
+$6K (13%) more than average Ritz-Carlton salary ($40K)
-$10K (24%) less than average Ritz-Carlton Bartender salary ($46K)
"I would rate it right in the middle just due to the season the hotels go through. It’s normal for a hotel to slow down during winter but I want consistency."
$50K
Ritz-Carlton Bartender
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+$4K (8%) more than average Ritz-Carlton Bartender salary ($46K)
$30K
Ritz-Carlton Bartender
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-$16K (42%) less than average Ritz-Carlton Bartender salary ($46K)
$30K Outback Steakhouse's Average Bartender Salary (68 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
Equal to average Outback Steakhouse salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average Outback Steakhouse Bartender salary ($30K)
"The pay was decent. It was not a stable pay. You could make 200$ or 20$."
$30K
Outback Steakhouse Bartender
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Equal to average Outback Steakhouse Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K
Outback Steakhouse Bartender
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Equal to average Outback Steakhouse Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K Olive Garden's Average Bartender Salary (54 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
+$2K (6%) more than average Olive Garden salary ($28K)
$30K
Olive Garden Bartender
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Equal to average Olive Garden Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K
Olive Garden Bartender
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Equal to average Olive Garden Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K
Olive Garden Bartender
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Equal to average Olive Garden Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K Marriott Hotels & Resorts' Average Bartender Salary (39 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Marriott Hotels & Resorts salary ($35K)
+$8K (23%) more than average Marriott Hotels & Resorts Bartender salary ($30K)
"Salary was much better here than any other place I’ve bartended. AND, with shorter hours."
Equal to average Marriott Hotels & Resorts Bartender salary ($30K)
+$10K (28%) more than average Marriott Hotels & Resorts Bartender salary ($30K)
$30K ARAMARK's Average Bartender Salary (24 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
-$12K (33%) less than average ARAMARK salary ($42K)
-$7K (26%) less than average ARAMARK Bartender salary ($30K)
"Much lower"
$90K
ARAMARK Bartender
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+$60K (100%) more than average ARAMARK Bartender salary ($30K)
$16K
ARAMARK Bartender
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-$14K (60%) less than average ARAMARK Bartender salary ($30K)
$32K California Pizza Kitchen's Average Bartender Salary (12 salaries)
+$2K (6%) more than national average Bartender salary ($30K)
-$8K (22%) less than average California Pizza Kitchen salary ($40K)
+$13K (33%) more than average California Pizza Kitchen Bartender salary ($32K)
"The pay at California Pizza Kitchen is great for the work we do. As a bartender and server, the more experienced you are, the more money you can make. The most important thing is building a customer relationship with the regular guests (there are a lot at my current location) to help increase your pay."
-$4K (13%) less than average California Pizza Kitchen Bartender salary ($32K)
-$14K (56%) less than average California Pizza Kitchen Bartender salary ($32K)
$30K Harrah's Entertainment's Average Bartender Salary (11 salaries)
Equal to national average Bartender salary ($30K)
-$11K (30%) less than average Harrah's Entertainment salary ($41K)
-$15K (66%) less than average Harrah's Entertainment Bartender salary ($30K)
"I feel that, once benefits and 401k were included, I was probably getting overpaid compared to most servers or bartenders. However, that's kind of to be expected when you work for a casino. They're supposed to take better care of their employees than most places do because of their ability to generate more revenue."
Equal to average Harrah's Entertainment Bartender salary ($30K)
+$10K (28%) more than average Harrah's Entertainment Bartender salary ($30K)
Bartender by State
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- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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