Bartenders Salary in Lubbock, TX

Bartenders pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,090 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Lubbock earn between $16,430 and $34,540.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $29,300, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $25,723 a year, or $2,144 a month and $989 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $29,300 buys what about $32,086 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 17th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($37,610).

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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 Lubbock

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,460 a year
• Waiters and Waitresses$27,820 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$25,360 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$58,230 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,060 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,050 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$30,420 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$29,320 a year

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