Bartenders Salary in Bloomington, IL

Bartenders pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,120 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Bloomington earn between $31,200 and $31,200.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Bloomington

On the average salary of $35,960, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $29,435 a year, or $2,453 a month and $1,132 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Bloomington area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $35,960 buys what about $38,445 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($53,140). A typical home costs $260,134, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Illinois cities

Bloomington ranks 3rd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Champaign pays the most ($36,260).

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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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• Food Preparation Workers$33,590 a year

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