SOC 35-9011 · Longview, TX metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Longview, Texas is $22,240 a year ($10.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $20,760: half of the 320 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 35% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$22,240average per year

$10.69 / hourMedian $20,760Take-home ≈ $19,925

  • $15K10th
  • $16K25th
  • $21KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $31K90th

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

320people in this job
-35%vs U.S. average
#18 of 25Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $31,250 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Longview earn between $16,100 and $27,210.

  • $15K10th
  • $16K25th
  • $21KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $31K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$22,240$1,853$10.69
Median$20,760$1,730$9.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$16,100$1,342$7.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,210$2,268$13.08

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

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

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Longview earn 9% less than the Texas average ($24,390) and 35% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -39% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$22,240$20,760$15,080$31,250320
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 Longview

On the average salary of $22,240, a single filer in Longview takes home about $19,925 a year, or $1,660 a month and $766 every two weeks. Taxes take 10% 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 Longview a good place for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $22,240 buys what about $24,853 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 18th 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 Longview: questions

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

$10.69 an hour on average, and $9.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $16,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $19,925 a year ($1,660 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $22,240. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 35% 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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