SOC 35-9011 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Florence, Alabama is $22,600 a year ($10.87 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $21,930: half of the 130 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 34% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$22,600average per year

$10.87 / hourMedian $21,930Take-home ≈ $19,389

  • $16K10th
  • $19K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $23K75th
  • $28K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-34%vs U.S. average
#8 of 11Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $28,290 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Florence earn between $18,740 and $23,290.

  • $16K10th
  • $19K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $23K75th
  • $28K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$22,600$1,883$10.87
Median$21,930$1,828$10.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$18,740$1,562$9.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$23,290$1,941$11.20

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

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Florence earn 7% less than the Alabama average ($24,330) and 34% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -35% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$22,600$21,930$15,760$28,290130
Alabama$24,330$22,470$16,650$34,3203,420
United States$34,230$33,980$21,300$46,570542,750

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $22,600, a single filer in Florence takes home about $19,389 a year, or $1,616 a month and $746 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $22,600 buys what about $26,646 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 8th of 11 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($26,150).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,640).

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Florence: questions

How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make an hour in Florence?

$10.87 an hour on average, and $10.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $18,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers take-home pay in Florence?

About $19,389 a year ($1,616 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $22,600. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 34% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

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; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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