Bartenders Salary in Charlottesville, VA

Bartenders pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,320 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Charlottesville earn between $34,360 and $71,560.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Charlottesville

On the average salary of $53,850, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $43,166 a year, or $3,597 a month and $1,660 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $53,850 buys what about $54,314 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 1st of 9 Virginia 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 Charlottesville

• Waiters and Waitresses$48,060 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,760 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$32,130 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$64,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,940 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,530 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,910 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,220 a year

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