Bartenders Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Bartenders pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,580 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Albuquerque earn between $27,320 and $50,630.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $42,520, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $35,484 a year, or $2,957 a month and $1,365 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 Albuquerque a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $42,520 buys what about $44,502 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($45,130).

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Highest-paying cities for bartenders

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

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Related jobs in Albuquerque

• Waiters and Waitresses$43,830 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,460 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,780 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$64,930 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,820 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,390 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$37,350 a year
• Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$36,250 a year

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