Bartenders Salary in Bismarck, ND

Bartenders pay range in Bismarck

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,590 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Bismarck earn between $22,550 and $37,330.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Bismarck

On the average salary of $34,350, a single filer in Bismarck takes home about $29,780 a year, or $2,482 a month and $1,145 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Bismarck area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $34,350 buys what about $37,737 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Bismarck ($52,560). A typical home costs $356,992, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other North Dakota cities

Bismarck ranks 1st of 4 North Dakota 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).

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Related jobs in Bismarck

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,880 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$37,330 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,120 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,510 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$40,230 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$37,450 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,010 a year
• Dishwashers$31,890 a year

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