Bartenders Salary in Wichita, KS

Bartenders pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,420 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Wichita earn between $21,470 and $51,220.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Wichita

On the average salary of $37,910, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $31,325 a year, or $2,610 a month and $1,205 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $37,910 buys what about $42,621 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Kansas cities

Wichita ranks 2nd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Lawrence pays the most ($39,160).

All Bartenders salaries in Kansas

Highest-paying cities for bartenders

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

Bartenders salary by city

Related jobs in Wichita

• Waiters and Waitresses$41,120 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,340 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$25,450 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$54,480 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,290 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$34,370 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$32,340 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$31,200 a year

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