Bartenders Salary in Roanoke, VA

Bartenders pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,200 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Roanoke earn between $34,480 and $65,690.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $51,590, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $41,480 a year, or $3,457 a month and $1,595 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 Roanoke a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $51,590 buys what about $55,107 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 4th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($53,850).

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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 Roanoke

• Waiters and Waitresses$42,030 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$32,840 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,210 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$59,700 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,210 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,780 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$34,370 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,990 a year

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