SOC 35-9011 · Corpus Christi, TX metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Corpus Christi, Texas is $23,570 a year ($11.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $21,280: half of the 890 people in this job in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$23,570average per year

$11.33 / hourMedian $21,280Take-home ≈ $21,020

  • $15K10th
  • $16K25th
  • $21KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $34K90th

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

890people in this job
-31%vs U.S. average
#9 of 25Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Corpus Christi

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $33,870 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Corpus Christi earn between $16,160 and $27,350.

  • $15K10th
  • $16K25th
  • $21KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $34K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$23,570$1,964$11.33
Median$21,280$1,773$10.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$16,160$1,347$7.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,350$2,279$13.15

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

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Corpus Christi vs. Texas and the U.S.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Corpus Christi earn 3% less than the Texas average ($24,390) and 31% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -37% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Corpus Christi$23,570$21,280$15,140$33,870890
Texas$24,390$21,550$15,710$35,54060,270
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 Corpus Christi

On the average salary of $23,570, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $21,020 a year, or $1,752 a month and $808 every two weeks. Taxes take 11% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $23,570 buys what about $25,434 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Corpus Christi ranks 9th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($26,960).

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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 Corpus Christi: questions

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

$11.33 an hour on average, and $10.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $16,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $21,020 a year ($1,752 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $23,570. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 31% 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 Corpus Christi, TX (18580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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