Bartenders Salary in Phoenix, AZ

Bartenders pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,880 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Phoenix earn between $34,470 and $75,210.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bartenders salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $55,860, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $46,061 a year, or $3,838 a month and $1,772 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Phoenix a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $55,860 buys what about $54,067 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for bartenders

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,360).

Bartenders salary by city

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• Waiters and Waitresses$53,370 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,680 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,560 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$62,120 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,200 a year
• Cooks, All Other$46,160 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$45,480 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,250 a year

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