Industries with Fastest Bartenders Salary Growth

These industries raised Bartenders salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

47
Industries with Growth
+104.1%
Highest Growth
+38.9%
Average Growth
1
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Bartenders salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 47 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Gasoline Stations $21,890 $44,680 +$22,790 +104.1%
2 Amusement Parks and Arcades $19,880 $34,790 +$14,910 +75.0%
3 Management of Companies and Enterprises $20,640 $35,830 +$15,190 +73.6%
4 Administrative and Support Services $24,780 $39,970 +$15,190 +61.3%
5 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $20,710 $33,400 +$12,690 +61.3%
6 Other Support Services $19,530 $30,940 +$11,410 +58.4%
7 Employment Services $25,730 $40,150 +$14,420 +56.0%
8 Temporary Help Services $26,060 $40,150 +$14,090 +54.1%
9 Social Advocacy Organizations $20,070 $29,620 +$9,550 +47.6%
10 Other Personal Services $23,850 $34,550 +$10,700 +44.9%
11 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $24,480 $35,060 +$10,580 +43.2%
12 Beverage Manufacturing $24,480 $35,060 +$10,580 +43.2%
13 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $24,430 $34,850 +$10,420 +42.7%
14 Food Services and Drinking Places $23,800 $33,860 +$10,060 +42.3%
15 Traveler Accommodation $25,130 $35,650 +$10,520 +41.9%
16 Accommodation $25,100 $35,590 +$10,490 +41.8%
17 Personal and Laundry Services $23,220 $32,640 +$9,420 +40.6%
18 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $25,280 $35,480 +$10,200 +40.3%
19 Special Food Services $24,840 $34,490 +$9,650 +38.8%
20 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $26,450 $36,710 +$10,260 +38.8%
21 Performing Arts Companies $24,100 $33,280 +$9,180 +38.1%
22 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $26,660 $36,660 +$10,000 +37.5%
23 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $22,890 $31,200 +$8,310 +36.3%
24 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $24,530 $33,410 +$8,880 +36.2%
25 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $25,090 $33,830 +$8,740 +34.8%
26 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $23,160 $31,200 +$8,040 +34.7%
27 Gambling Industries $22,880 $30,600 +$7,720 +33.7%
28 Real Estate $23,880 $31,930 +$8,050 +33.7%
29 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $23,350 $31,200 +$7,850 +33.6%
30 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $24,460 $32,640 +$8,180 +33.4%
31 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $22,910 $30,320 +$7,410 +32.3%
32 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $23,590 $31,200 +$7,610 +32.3%
33 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $24,380 $32,160 +$7,780 +31.9%
34 Motion Picture and Video Industries $24,430 $32,160 +$7,730 +31.6%
35 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $21,020 $27,530 +$6,510 +31.0%
36 Civic and Social Organizations $20,970 $27,410 +$6,440 +30.7%
37 Spectator Sports $22,900 $29,930 +$7,030 +30.7%
38 Educational Services $27,300 $34,960 +$7,660 +28.1%
39 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $28,500 $35,720 +$7,220 +25.3%
40 Facilities Support Services $23,920 $29,930 +$6,010 +25.1%
41 Food Manufacturing $26,220 $32,570 +$6,350 +24.2%
42 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $29,090 $35,620 +$6,530 +22.4%
43 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water $29,120 $35,490 +$6,370 +21.9%
44 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $22,040 $26,820 +$4,780 +21.7%
45 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $30,940 $35,150 +$4,210 +13.6%
46 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $31,250 $35,420 +$4,170 +13.3%
47 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $23,690 $26,410 +$2,720 +11.5%

1 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Other Schools and Instruction $28,440 $26,150 -$2,290 -8.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Bartenders in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.