Compare One Occupation Across States
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Bartenders
Full bartenders overview →U.S. mean $40,790 · median $34,340
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #1 | $76,740 | $76,490 | $37 | +88.1% | $30,670–$117,540 |
| New York | #2 | $61,670 | $61,210 | $30 | +51.2% | $33,640–$93,530 |
| Washington | #3 | $60,010 | $55,830 | $29 | +47.1% | $39,380–$90,130 |
| District of Columbia | #4 | $59,210 | $53,920 | $28 | +45.2% | $36,400–$95,560 |
| Maine | #5 | $58,520 | $48,920 | $28 | +43.5% | $31,120–$99,850 |
| Virginia | #6 | $54,200 | $47,070 | $26 | +32.9% | $27,890–$90,400 |
| Arizona | #7 | $54,030 | $45,070 | $26 | +32.5% | $30,650–$86,720 |
| Vermont | #8 | $51,780 | $45,450 | $25 | +26.9% | $29,970–$91,400 |
| New Jersey | #9 | $51,440 | $44,020 | $25 | +26.1% | $32,220–$80,480 |
| Colorado | #10 | $51,250 | $38,170 | $25 | +25.6% | $30,800–$94,880 |
| Connecticut | #11 | $51,020 | $38,780 | $25 | +25.1% | $34,010–$81,760 |
| Rhode Island | #12 | $46,090 | $36,410 | $22 | +13% | $31,200–$76,320 |
| Oregon | #13 | $46,080 | $38,900 | $22 | +13% | $31,200–$68,980 |
| Maryland | #14 | $45,180 | $37,580 | $22 | +10.8% | $31,200–$69,730 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | $45,120 | $37,440 | $22 | +10.6% | $31,890–$70,870 |
| California | #16 | $44,780 | $36,220 | $22 | +9.8% | $34,320–$75,130 |
| Michigan | #17 | $44,470 | $36,780 | $21 | +9% | $25,960–$76,090 |
| Delaware | #18 | $42,890 | $36,840 | $21 | +5.1% | $31,200–$60,420 |
| Florida | #19 | $42,280 | $35,150 | $20 | +3.7% | $27,430–$66,400 |
| New Mexico | #20 | $41,500 | $36,980 | $20 | +1.7% | $25,720–$63,570 |
| North Carolina | #21 | $41,200 | $36,470 | $20 | +1% | $16,180–$74,450 |
| New Hampshire | #22 | $40,730 | $28,800 | $20 | -0.1% | $17,390–$78,230 |
| Utah | #23 | $40,430 | $32,150 | $19 | -0.9% | $17,640–$75,080 |
| Ohio | #24 | $39,420 | $30,880 | $19 | -3.4% | $22,990–$72,190 |
| Nebraska | #25 | $38,350 | $30,180 | $18 | -6% | $28,080–$60,140 |
| Missouri | #26 | $38,170 | $30,090 | $18 | -6.4% | $28,600–$54,900 |
| West Virginia | #27 | $37,910 | $29,630 | $18 | -7.1% | $19,900–$64,280 |
| Alaska | #28 | $36,560 | $30,460 | $18 | -10.4% | $24,880–$61,550 |
| Mississippi | #29 | $36,510 | $28,320 | $18 | -10.5% | $15,910–$74,330 |
| Nevada | #30 | $36,210 | $27,460 | $17 | -11.2% | $24,960–$47,250 |
| Kansas | #31 | $35,780 | $27,940 | $17 | -12.3% | $17,150–$66,010 |
| Illinois | #32 | $35,550 | $31,200 | $17 | -12.8% | $31,200–$46,520 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | $35,460 | $28,420 | $17 | -13.1% | $17,460–$62,830 |
| Kentucky | #34 | $34,970 | $28,780 | $17 | -14.3% | $16,110–$63,140 |
| North Dakota | #35 | $33,390 | $29,040 | $16 | -18.1% | $18,850–$57,050 |
| Arkansas | #36 | $32,850 | $25,090 | $16 | -19.5% | $22,880–$56,830 |
| Idaho | #37 | $32,670 | $27,240 | $16 | -19.9% | $16,850–$61,060 |
| Texas | #38 | $32,640 | $22,690 | $16 | -20% | $16,200–$65,300 |
| Alabama | #39 | $32,220 | $27,980 | $15 | -21% | $17,260–$55,500 |
| South Dakota | #40 | $31,940 | $29,400 | $15 | -21.7% | $27,400–$38,180 |
| Tennessee | #41 | $31,180 | $27,480 | $15 | -23.6% | $15,970–$52,740 |
| Minnesota | #42 | $30,680 | $26,900 | $15 | -24.8% | $23,150–$38,790 |
| Georgia | #43 | $30,330 | $22,830 | $15 | -25.6% | $15,840–$53,310 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | $29,260 | $24,790 | $14 | -28.3% | $16,230–$48,050 |
| Wyoming | #45 | $29,000 | $22,030 | $14 | -28.9% | $17,620–$55,070 |
| South Carolina | #46 | $28,440 | $19,370 | $14 | -30.3% | $15,080–$59,430 |
| Indiana | #47 | $27,780 | $22,770 | $13 | -31.9% | $17,050–$45,000 |
| Montana | #48 | $27,210 | $26,010 | $13 | -33.3% | $21,940–$32,870 |
| Wisconsin | #49 | $26,970 | $23,460 | $13 | -33.9% | $17,200–$39,040 |
| Iowa | #50 | $25,620 | $21,720 | $12 | -37.2% | $16,730–$39,520 |
| Louisiana | #51 | $25,250 | $20,850 | $12 | -38.1% | $15,080–$41,600 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.