Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Kahului, HI	$57,640
Honolulu, HI	$48,640
Seattle, WA	$48,610
San Jose, CA	$45,820
Boulder, CO	$44,630
San Francisco, CA	$44,060
Portland, ME	$43,830
Fort Collins, CO	$43,790
Lewiston, ME	$43,690
Kennewick, WA	$42,850
Bangor, ME	$42,810
New York, NY	$42,750
Bellingham, WA	$42,110
Bremerton, WA	$42,060
Greeley, CO	$41,980

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
Hawaii	2	$57,640	$48,640
Washington	11	$48,610	$39,010
California	25	$45,820	$35,980
Colorado	7	$44,630	$38,310
Maine	3	$43,830	$42,810
New York	13	$42,750	$35,220
Oregon	8	$41,210	$35,400
Washington, D.C.	1	$40,980	$40,980
Massachusetts	6	$40,910	$37,530
Arizona	7	$40,550	$33,890
Connecticut	5	$38,270	$37,210
Maryland	4	$37,980	$34,920
New Jersey	3	$37,930	$34,900
Florida	21	$37,550	$31,290
Vermont	1	$36,490	$36,490
Michigan	15	$36,120	$31,850
Rhode Island	1	$35,430	$35,430
Virginia	9	$35,220	$31,310
Missouri	8	$34,650	$31,790
New Mexico	4	$33,750	$29,840
Illinois	8	$33,710	$32,790
Nebraska	3	$33,520	$32,390
Nevada	3	$33,380	$28,690
Delaware	1	$33,320	$33,320
Oklahoma	3	$33,190	$26,360
Indiana	12	$32,310	$26,420
Georgia	14	$32,250	$24,850
North Dakota	3	$32,140	$30,970
Ohio	12	$32,070	$29,040
South Dakota	2	$32,010	$31,600
West Virginia	7	$31,990	$27,740
Pennsylvania	16	$31,960	$25,650
Tennessee	10	$31,940	$24,700
Arkansas	5	$31,730	$28,180
Idaho	6	$31,360	$26,130
Minnesota	5	$31,150	$28,360
Alaska	2	$30,270	$28,550
South Carolina	8	$30,060	$23,520
North Carolina	15	$29,690	$24,140
Iowa	8	$29,460	$26,510
Wisconsin	13	$29,390	$25,470
Montana	4	$29,340	$27,060
Louisiana	9	$29,160	$23,790
Wyoming	2	$29,010	$26,260
Utah	5	$28,870	$27,250
Kentucky	6	$28,460	$24,400
Kansas	4	$27,330	$23,980
New Hampshire	1	$27,220	$27,220
Texas	25	$26,960	$21,180
Alabama	11	$26,150	$20,940
Mississippi	3	$25,230	$24,680
Puerto Rico	2	$24,120	$23,570

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Kahului, HI	$57,640	$61,230	$27.71	840
Honolulu, HI	$48,640	$50,200	$23.39	2,500
Seattle, WA	$48,610	$45,120	$23.37	3,630
San Jose, CA	$45,820	$41,710	$22.03	3,420
Boulder, CO	$44,630	$37,460	$21.46	700
San Francisco, CA	$44,060	$39,310	$21.18	10,650
Portland, ME	$43,830	$39,170	$21.07	740
Fort Collins, CO	$43,790	$36,970	$21.05	570
Lewiston, ME	$43,690	$36,190	$21.00	90
Kennewick, WA	$42,850	$37,700	$20.60	220
Bangor, ME	$42,810	$37,670	$20.58	210
New York, NY	$42,750	$36,980	$20.56	37,600
Bellingham, WA	$42,110	$36,070	$20.24	220
Bremerton, WA	$42,060	$38,210	$20.22	190
Greeley, CO	$41,980	$35,960	$20.18	250
Longview, WA	$41,950	$36,980	$20.17	50
Olympia, WA	$41,930	$37,320	$20.16	190
San Diego, CA	$41,690	$35,960	$20.04	9,620
Napa, CA	$41,490	$37,470	$19.95	870
Denver, CO	$41,340	$36,880	$19.88	4,360
Portland, OR	$41,210	$38,120	$19.81	2,160
Wenatchee, WA	$40,980	$36,060	$19.70	150
Washington, DC	$40,980	$37,260	$19.70	13,800
Barnstable, MA	$40,910	$37,980	$19.67	560
Salinas, CA	$40,740	$35,600	$19.59	1,170
Kingston, NY	$40,580	$36,920	$19.51	410
Mount Vernon, WA	$40,550	$37,420	$19.50	80
Phoenix, AZ	$40,550	$36,960	$19.50	9,850
Santa Rosa, CA	$40,090	$36,750	$19.27	1,080
Los Angeles, CA	$39,920	$35,800	$19.19	24,860
Spokane, WA	$39,870	$35,710	$19.17	410
Sacramento, CA	$39,700	$36,110	$19.09	3,610
Santa Cruz, CA	$39,650	$35,640	$19.06	490
Vallejo, CA	$39,500	$36,460	$18.99	550
Kiryas Joel, NY	$39,470	$37,040	$18.97	1,530
Colorado Springs, CO	$39,450	$35,660	$18.97	1,050
Albany, NY	$39,440	$36,460	$18.96	1,900
Flagstaff, AZ	$39,310	$35,340	$18.90	480
Walla Walla, WA	$39,280	$37,700	$18.89	50
Riverside, CA	$39,160	$34,590	$18.83	7,510
Pueblo, CO	$39,130	$35,140	$18.81	170
Yakima, WA	$39,010	$35,170	$18.76	130
Boston, MA	$38,970	$34,780	$18.73	8,890
Santa Maria, CA	$38,810	$35,110	$18.66	1,260
Glens Falls, NY	$38,730	$35,170	$18.62	240
Pittsfield, MA	$38,640	$35,900	$18.58	210
Oxnard, CA	$38,530	$34,970	$18.52	1,740
Fresno, CA	$38,470	$34,320	$18.50	1,330
Grand Junction, CO	$38,310	$34,880	$18.42	190
Bridgeport, CT	$38,270	$35,300	$18.40	1,510
Stockton, CA	$38,220	$34,510	$18.38	860
Bend, OR	$38,090	$35,360	$18.31	350
Buffalo, NY	$38,010	$35,140	$18.27	2,490
Baltimore, MD	$37,980	$37,540	$18.26	5,950
San Luis Obispo, CA	$37,980	$34,730	$18.26	1,090
Syracuse, NY	$37,980	$35,540	$18.26	1,750
Utica, NY	$37,950	$34,730	$18.25	860
Atlantic City, NJ	$37,930	$35,470	$18.24	1,860
Modesto, CA	$37,900	$34,870	$18.22	680
Worcester, MA	$37,750	$35,870	$18.15	870
Medford, OR	$37,720	$35,850	$18.14	250
Amherst, MA	$37,720	$35,260	$18.14	170
Tucson, AZ	$37,700	$34,990	$18.12	1,570
Lexington Park, MD	$37,690	$36,200	$18.12	330
Rochester, NY	$37,600	$35,310	$18.08	2,220
Hartford, CT	$37,580	$34,010	$18.07	1,860
Ithaca, NY	$37,570	$35,700	$18.06	320
Bakersfield, CA	$37,560	$34,320	$18.06	880
Pensacola, FL	$37,550	$29,530	$18.06	830
Springfield, MA	$37,530	$36,250	$18.04	530
New Haven, CT	$37,380	$34,020	$17.97	930
Norwich, CT	$37,350	$34,380	$17.96	790
Prescott Valley, AZ	$37,340	$33,970	$17.95	360
Visalia, CA	$37,330	$34,320	$17.95	380
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$37,270	$33,840	$17.92	200
Salem, OR	$37,260	$35,250	$17.91	220
Waterbury, CT	$37,210	$34,010	$17.89	500
Trenton, NJ	$37,170	$34,860	$17.87	560
Merced, CA	$36,940	$34,320	$17.76	170
Hanford, CA	$36,880	$34,590	$17.73	70
El Centro, CA	$36,800	$34,320	$17.69	140
Grants Pass, OR	$36,600	$35,320	$17.60	60
Yuba City, CA	$36,590	$34,320	$17.59	140
Redding, CA	$36,580	$34,320	$17.59	270
Watertown, NY	$36,510	$34,740	$17.55	320
Burlington, VT	$36,490	$33,540	$17.54	340
Salisbury, MD	$36,350	$35,040	$17.48	250
Yuma, AZ	$36,190	$33,690	$17.40	290
Ann Arbor, MI	$36,120	$34,830	$17.37	510
Miami, FL	$36,100	$34,710	$17.36	16,490
Chico, CA	$35,980	$34,320	$17.30	330
Naples, FL	$35,850	$34,560	$17.24	1,490
Binghamton, NY	$35,820	$32,980	$17.22	610
Traverse City, MI	$35,780	$35,650	$17.20	290
Eugene, OR	$35,630	$34,320	$17.13	320
Orlando, FL	$35,550	$33,500	$17.09	9,390
Albany, OR	$35,500	$35,130	$17.07	110
Providence, RI	$35,430	$31,200	$17.03	3,530
Corvallis, OR	$35,400	$35,350	$17.02	70
Crestview, FL	$35,360	$31,350	$17.00	860
Charlottesville, VA	$35,220	$33,040	$16.94	380
Elmira, NY	$35,220	$33,250	$16.94	270
Jacksonville, FL	$35,190	$34,290	$16.92	2,610
Hagerstown, MD	$34,920	$33,920	$16.79	290
Vineland, NJ	$34,900	$32,430	$16.78	130
Punta Gorda, FL	$34,720	$32,740	$16.69	360
Midland, MI	$34,710	$33,020	$16.69	100
Battle Creek, MI	$34,700	$35,810	$16.68	170
St. Louis, MO	$34,650	$31,930	$16.66	6,460
Tallahassee, FL	$34,510	$36,750	$16.59	1,130
Sarasota, FL	$34,500	$31,470	$16.59	1,790
Grand Rapids, MI	$34,460	$30,440	$16.57	1,670
Tampa, FL	$34,430	$31,150	$16.55	6,240
Sebastian, FL	$34,330	$34,850	$16.51	460
Sierra Vista, AZ	$33,890	$32,400	$16.29	120
Fort Myers, FL	$33,830	$30,840	$16.26	1,440
Lansing, MI	$33,780	$30,470	$16.24	470
Santa Fe, NM	$33,750	$32,260	$16.23	450
Chicago, IL	$33,710	$31,200	$16.21	18,100
Richmond, VA	$33,680	$29,980	$16.19	1,790
Detroit, MI	$33,540	$30,760	$16.12	6,740
Omaha, NE	$33,520	$31,170	$16.12	1,340
Blacksburg, VA	$33,510	$34,620	$16.11	340
Bloomington, IL	$33,390	$31,200	$16.05	300
Champaign, IL	$33,390	$31,200	$16.05	380
Palm Bay, FL	$33,390	$30,500	$16.05	990
Las Vegas, NV	$33,380	$28,290	$16.05	10,840
Dover, DE	$33,320	$31,200	$16.02	180
Springfield, IL	$33,320	$31,200	$16.02	360
Decatur, IL	$33,300	$31,200	$16.01	100
Gainesville, FL	$33,240	$29,540	$15.98	430
Niles, MI	$33,240	$31,160	$15.98	260
Kalamazoo, MI	$33,220	$30,190	$15.97	340
Lawton, OK	$33,190	$37,000	$15.96	270
Rockford, IL	$33,160	$31,200	$15.94	340
Cape Girardeau, MO	$33,150	$30,490	$15.94	110
Lincoln, NE	$33,140	$30,450	$15.93	360
Port St. Lucie, FL	$33,080	$30,490	$15.90	850
Peoria, IL	$33,070	$31,200	$15.90	420
Springfield, MO	$32,940	$29,410	$15.84	660
Ocala, FL	$32,930	$30,460	$15.83	410
Virginia Beach, VA	$32,810	$29,330	$15.77	2,690
Kankakee, IL	$32,790	$31,200	$15.77	130
Muskegon, MI	$32,730	$29,300	$15.74	150
Monroe, MI	$32,620	$29,470	$15.69	110
Winchester, VA	$32,560	$28,780	$15.65	180
Wildwood, FL	$32,480	$29,300	$15.62	210
Joplin, MO	$32,460	$29,750	$15.60	180
Panama City, FL	$32,420	$30,150	$15.59	500
Grand Island, NE	$32,390	$30,500	$15.57	80
Lafayette, IN	$32,310	$34,820	$15.53	470
Deltona, FL	$32,280	$29,860	$15.52	1,170
Harrisonburg, VA	$32,250	$28,390	$15.51	220
Hinesville, GA	$32,250	$36,130	$15.51	90
St. Joseph, MO	$32,240	$29,460	$15.50	110
Jackson, MI	$32,220	$28,920	$15.49	160
Albuquerque, NM	$32,210	$30,360	$15.49	1,270
Bay City, MI	$32,170	$29,120	$15.47	60
Grand Forks, ND	$32,140	$30,630	$15.45	120
Columbia, MO	$32,130	$29,860	$15.45	440
Flint, MI	$32,090	$28,950	$15.43	360
Cleveland, OH	$32,070	$29,400	$15.42	2,610
Sioux Falls, SD	$32,010	$30,150	$15.39	1,230
Parkersburg, WV	$31,990	$27,500	$15.38	70
Roanoke, VA	$31,990	$28,590	$15.38	380
Staunton, VA	$31,970	$28,640	$15.37	120
Philadelphia, PA	$31,960	$32,220	$15.37	10,990
Memphis, TN	$31,940	$34,740	$15.36	2,070
Jefferson City, MO	$31,900	$28,950	$15.34	200
Cincinnati, OH	$31,870	$29,890	$15.32	2,740
Saginaw, MI	$31,850	$29,010	$15.31	200
Atlanta, GA	$31,820	$29,470	$15.30	9,880
Kansas City, MO	$31,790	$30,200	$15.28	3,300
Jonesboro, AR	$31,730	$28,040	$15.26	110
Lakeland, FL	$31,690	$29,140	$15.24	640
Little Rock, AR	$31,610	$28,110	$15.20	630
Rapid City, SD	$31,600	$30,570	$15.19	450
Dayton, OH	$31,570	$30,020	$15.18	1,010
Columbus, OH	$31,560	$30,000	$15.17	2,860
Lewiston, ID	$31,360	$30,510	$15.08	40
Lynchburg, VA	$31,310	$29,890	$15.05	330
Sebring, FL	$31,290	$28,110	$15.04	90
Allentown, PA	$31,270	$30,640	$15.03	1,310
York, PA	$31,270	$30,010	$15.03	560
Bloomington, IN	$31,200	$29,660	$15.00	370
Akron, OH	$31,180	$28,900	$14.99	750
Minneapolis, MN	$31,150	$29,380	$14.98	5,390
Bismarck, ND	$31,130	$31,310	$14.97	150
Fayetteville, AR	$31,010	$28,100	$14.91	530
Fargo, ND	$30,970	$30,290	$14.89	360
Sandusky, OH	$30,930	$28,490	$14.87	230
Toledo, OH	$30,780	$28,800	$14.80	770
Lancaster, PA	$30,680	$29,520	$14.75	960
Springfield, OH	$30,620	$27,940	$14.72	120
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$30,600	$29,780	$14.71	260
Rochester, MN	$30,600	$29,120	$14.71	310
Weirton, WV	$30,550	$28,120	$14.69	70
Lima, OH	$30,450	$28,580	$14.64	110
Nashville, TN	$30,440	$29,520	$14.64	3,990
Canton, OH	$30,390	$28,300	$14.61	500
Fairbanks, AK	$30,270	$27,740	$14.55	90
Las Cruces, NM	$30,150	$28,750	$14.49	290
Mankato, MN	$30,130	$28,730	$14.49	120
Hilton Head Island, SC	$30,060	$29,590	$14.45	490
Knoxville, TN	$30,020	$30,080	$14.44	1,530
Youngstown, OH	$29,920	$28,300	$14.38	490
Morgantown, WV	$29,870	$27,240	$14.36	150
Gainesville, GA	$29,860	$28,340	$14.36	200
Farmington, NM	$29,840	$27,940	$14.35	130
Charleston, WV	$29,820	$27,360	$14.34	150
Harrisburg, PA	$29,800	$29,340	$14.33	970
Fort Smith, AR	$29,800	$27,870	$14.33	150
Lebanon, PA	$29,740	$28,880	$14.30	190
Charlotte, NC	$29,690	$29,470	$14.28	3,370
St. Cloud, MN	$29,630	$29,580	$14.25	220
Savannah, GA	$29,530	$28,930	$14.20	850
Columbia, SC	$29,500	$31,050	$14.18	860
Sioux City, IA	$29,460	$29,760	$14.16	150
Cedar Rapids, IA	$29,440	$29,020	$14.16	320
Madison, WI	$29,390	$28,710	$14.13	1,100
Helena, MT	$29,340	$23,150	$14.11	90
Pittsburgh, PA	$29,240	$28,540	$14.06	4,060
Billings, MT	$29,220	$26,180	$14.05	290
Gettysburg, PA	$29,190	$27,490	$14.03	150
New Orleans, LA	$29,160	$26,240	$14.02	1,530
Mansfield, OH	$29,040	$27,460	$13.96	130
Cheyenne, WY	$29,010	$29,090	$13.95	80
State College, PA	$28,980	$28,720	$13.94	280
Salt Lake City, UT	$28,870	$26,670	$13.88	2,010
Davenport, IA	$28,860	$31,190	$13.87	360
Provo, UT	$28,760	$27,040	$13.83	580
Reading, PA	$28,750	$28,190	$13.82	450
Reno, NV	$28,750	$26,030	$13.82	1,320
Carson City, NV	$28,690	$27,100	$13.80	110
South Bend, IN	$28,610	$29,080	$13.76	500
Wheeling, WV	$28,570	$26,700	$13.74	160
Anchorage, AK	$28,550	$27,040	$13.73	570
Indianapolis, IN	$28,510	$28,110	$13.71	3,800
Fort Wayne, IN	$28,500	$29,640	$13.70	620
Louisville, KY	$28,460	$28,030	$13.68	1,570
Brunswick, GA	$28,390	$27,660	$13.65	260
Duluth, MN	$28,360	$27,000	$13.63	400
Kenosha, WI	$28,330	$26,930	$13.62	200
Elkhart, IN	$28,310	$28,450	$13.61	330
Kingsport, TN	$28,290	$26,620	$13.60	250
Chattanooga, TN	$28,210	$27,870	$13.56	650
Hot Springs, AR	$28,180	$26,350	$13.55	190
Sheboygan, WI	$28,180	$27,290	$13.55	100
Kokomo, IN	$28,170	$28,190	$13.54	120
Asheville, NC	$28,130	$28,700	$13.53	580
Chambersburg, PA	$28,120	$27,990	$13.52	120
Burlington, NC	$28,120	$28,100	$13.52	230
Milwaukee, WI	$28,100	$27,310	$13.51	2,090
Scranton, PA	$28,090	$27,720	$13.50	690
St. George, UT	$28,090	$28,010	$13.51	330
Morristown, TN	$28,050	$28,420	$13.48	190
Baton Rouge, LA	$28,030	$29,230	$13.47	970
Spartanburg, SC	$28,030	$28,800	$13.48	320
Huntington, WV	$27,950	$26,940	$13.44	230
Ames, IA	$27,930	$29,630	$13.43	110
Ogden, UT	$27,920	$26,720	$13.42	610
Dubuque, IA	$27,910	$27,670	$13.42	100
Boise, ID	$27,820	$27,540	$13.38	630
Waterloo, IA	$27,810	$28,930	$13.37	210
Beckley, WV	$27,740	$23,710	$13.34	90
Durham, NC	$27,730	$27,410	$13.33	540
Greenville, SC	$27,690	$26,830	$13.31	880
Appleton, WI	$27,670	$26,820	$13.30	340
Missoula, MT	$27,570	$23,600	$13.25	180
Columbus, IN	$27,450	$27,670	$13.20	120
Pinehurst, NC	$27,440	$28,640	$13.19	190
Winston-Salem, NC	$27,340	$27,100	$13.15	560
Wichita, KS	$27,330	$27,870	$13.14	760
Green Bay, WI	$27,270	$26,480	$13.11	450
Logan, UT	$27,250	$26,660	$13.10	150
Greensboro, NC	$27,230	$28,420	$13.09	900
Manchester, NH	$27,220	$24,960	$13.09	460
Augusta, GA	$27,200	$26,950	$13.08	600
Erie, PA	$27,150	$27,060	$13.06	420
Greenville, NC	$27,120	$26,710	$13.04	240
Great Falls, MT	$27,060	$22,990	$13.01	100
Eau Claire, WI	$27,040	$26,170	$13.00	200
Tulsa, OK	$26,980	$27,700	$12.97	1,090
Wausau, WI	$26,970	$26,690	$12.97	130
Austin, TX	$26,960	$27,260	$12.96	6,050
Charleston, SC	$26,940	$26,410	$12.95	1,290
Twin Falls, ID	$26,930	$27,450	$12.95	90
Terre Haute, IN	$26,910	$27,250	$12.94	230
Florence, SC	$26,890	$29,090	$12.93	250
Albany, GA	$26,880	$25,780	$12.93	140
Iowa City, IA	$26,850	$28,860	$12.91	270
Macon, GA	$26,840	$26,460	$12.91	240
Warner Robins, GA	$26,830	$27,440	$12.90	290
La Crosse, WI	$26,780	$26,430	$12.87	260
Slidell, LA	$26,780	$22,990	$12.88	350
Muncie, IN	$26,740	$26,520	$12.86	180
Racine, WI	$26,740	$26,690	$12.86	170
Altoona, PA	$26,720	$27,160	$12.85	200
Evansville, IN	$26,720	$27,270	$12.85	400
Wilmington, NC	$26,690	$27,320	$12.83	650
Idaho Falls, ID	$26,630	$28,080	$12.80	150
Cleveland, TN	$26,580	$24,240	$12.78	350
Rome, GA	$26,560	$25,220	$12.77	120
Des Moines, IA	$26,510	$27,730	$12.75	790
Oshkosh, WI	$26,480	$26,640	$12.73	180
Michigan City, IN	$26,420	$26,020	$12.70	130
Lafayette, LA	$26,420	$27,520	$12.70	410
Raleigh, NC	$26,420	$24,960	$12.70	1,850
Williamsport, PA	$26,380	$25,910	$12.68	130
Columbus, GA	$26,380	$25,740	$12.68	360
Hickory, NC	$26,370	$26,940	$12.68	340
Oklahoma City, OK	$26,360	$26,070	$12.67	2,550
Shreveport, LA	$26,310	$26,560	$12.65	390
Paducah, KY	$26,260	$27,030	$12.63	120
Casper, WY	$26,260	$24,600	$12.63	80
Fayetteville, NC	$26,220	$27,380	$12.61	240
Birmingham, AL	$26,150	$23,320	$12.57	880
Pocatello, ID	$26,130	$27,330	$12.56	70
Houma, LA	$26,090	$27,730	$12.54	160
Hammond, LA	$26,020	$22,600	$12.51	140
Clarksville, TN	$25,960	$25,940	$12.48	200
Bowling Green, KY	$25,930	$26,200	$12.47	150
Rocky Mount, NC	$25,930	$26,820	$12.47	100
Johnstown, PA	$25,650	$26,760	$12.33	180
Fond du Lac, WI	$25,500	$26,250	$12.26	80
Athens, GA	$25,470	$24,960	$12.25	290
Janesville, WI	$25,470	$26,260	$12.24	180
Midland, TX	$25,450	$23,410	$12.24	400
Jackson, TN	$25,330	$24,850	$12.18	260
San Antonio, TX	$25,320	$23,510	$12.17	5,540
Valdosta, GA	$25,310	$24,260	$12.17	160
Jackson, MS	$25,230	$24,400	$12.13	500
Lexington, KY	$25,130	$24,090	$12.08	550
Decatur, AL	$25,130	$23,290	$12.08	50
Hattiesburg, MS	$25,120	$26,260	$12.08	200
Elizabethtown, KY	$25,100	$25,720	$12.07	110
Myrtle Beach, SC	$25,070	$24,630	$12.06	1,130
Mobile, AL	$24,970	$22,770	$12.00	330
Montgomery, AL	$24,890	$22,500	$11.97	280
Dalton, GA	$24,850	$22,590	$11.95	110
Odessa, TX	$24,780	$20,320	$11.91	320
Johnson City, TN	$24,700	$22,320	$11.88	270
Gulfport, MS	$24,680	$22,700	$11.87	730
Topeka, KS	$24,600	$22,290	$11.83	310
Lawrence, KS	$24,590	$22,620	$11.82	150
Amarillo, TX	$24,530	$21,380	$11.79	500
Houston, TX	$24,530	$21,850	$11.79	16,740
Dallas, TX	$24,490	$21,050	$11.78	18,600
Monroe, LA	$24,460	$22,040	$11.76	160
Owensboro, KY	$24,400	$23,350	$11.73	120
Huntsville, AL	$24,330	$23,180	$11.70	380
Goldsboro, NC	$24,180	$22,620	$11.62	100
Jacksonville, NC	$24,140	$23,130	$11.61	190
San Juan, PR	$24,120	$22,880	$11.60	830
Daphne, AL	$24,020	$22,330	$11.55	380
Manhattan, KS	$23,980	$21,770	$11.53	130
Lake Charles, LA	$23,790	$20,770	$11.44	310
Tuscaloosa, AL	$23,680	$22,030	$11.39	220
Waco, TX	$23,650	$22,570	$11.37	410
Corpus Christi, TX	$23,570	$21,280	$11.33	890
Ponce, PR	$23,570	$22,360	$11.33	60
Sumter, SC	$23,520	$22,260	$11.31	50
Sherman, TX	$23,410	$21,170	$11.26	160
Beaumont, TX	$23,360	$20,960	$11.23	610
College Station, TX	$23,290	$20,960	$11.20	620
Abilene, TX	$22,980	$20,820	$11.05	250
Tyler, TX	$22,900	$20,880	$11.01	450
Florence, AL	$22,600	$21,930	$10.87	130
Auburn, AL	$22,510	$20,900	$10.82	200
Texarkana, TX	$22,440	$20,640	$10.79	190
Laredo, TX	$22,340	$20,910	$10.74	450
Lubbock, TX	$22,300	$20,140	$10.72	730
Longview, TX	$22,240	$20,760	$10.69	320
Killeen, TX	$22,050	$19,990	$10.60	480
El Paso, TX	$21,930	$19,620	$10.54	1,330
Victoria, TX	$21,870	$21,770	$10.52	130
San Angelo, TX	$21,830	$20,160	$10.50	210
Wichita Falls, TX	$21,830	$20,890	$10.49	180
Dothan, AL	$21,570	$21,600	$10.37	110
McAllen, TX	$21,370	$19,910	$10.28	940
Brownsville, TX	$21,180	$19,290	$10.18	580
Gadsden, AL	$20,940	$20,800	$10.07	70

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary: questions

Where do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make the most money?

In Kahului, HI, with an average of $57,640 a year, among the 382 metro areas we cover.

What is the average dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary in the U.S.?

$34,535 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers pay the lowest?

Gadsden, AL, at $20,940 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9011.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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