Bartenders Salary in Kenosha, WI

Bartenders pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,930 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Kenosha earn between $21,070 and $29,580.

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $27,150, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $23,501 a year, or $1,958 a month and $904 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 Kenosha a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $27,150 buys what about $26,850 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 5th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($28,250).

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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

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• Waiters and Waitresses$34,980 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,350 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,490 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$63,260 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,180 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$40,090 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,730 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$34,480 a year

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