Bartenders Salary in Chicago, IL
Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.
The median annual pay for Bartenders in Chicago, IL is $31,200, 9% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.
Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Bartenders pay runs from $31,200 to $48,530 a year, with about 29K people employed.
Median annual
$31,200
Median hourly
$15
Average annual
$35,740
Employed in metro
29K
Pay distribution
10th$31,200
25th$31,200
Median$31,200
75th$33,500
90th$48,530
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- Hourly
- $15.00
- Daily
- $120
- Weekly
- $600
- Bi-weekly
- $1,200
- Monthly
- $2,600
- Annual
- $31,200
$31,200 a year is around the 10th percentile for Bartenderss in Chicago, IL. The median is $31,200.
Bartenders in other metro areas
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI$86,280
- Urban Honolulu, HI$75,340
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,220
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,180
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56,640
- Bellingham, WA$56,110
- Kennewick-Richland, WA$55,820
- Portland-South Portland, ME$54,170