Bartenders pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
$46,900avg. a year
$22.55 an hour · 8,740 employed
Bartenders in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn an average of $46,900 a year. That is $2,120 (5%) more than the California average of $44,780. The U.S. average is $40,790.
$36,260Median pay
$22.55Average hourly
+5%vs. California average
8,740Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for bartenders in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
110,260 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$50,970
$24.51 an hour
22,790 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$50,890
$24.47 an hour
3730 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$47,350
$22.76 an hour
4580 jobs
Napa, CA
$46,780
$22.49 an hour
51,310 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$46,650
$22.43 an hour
6830 jobs
Salinas, CA
$46,550
$22.38 an hour
74,060 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$46,320
$22.27 an hour
81,270 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$45,270
$21.77 an hour
9450 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$44,310
$21.30 an hour
10740 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$43,820
$21.07 an hour
111,270 jobs
Fresno, CA
$43,690
$21.01 an hour
126,360 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$43,480
$20.90 an hour
13560 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$43,240
$20.79 an hour
141,160 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$43,160
$20.75 an hour
15600 jobs
Modesto, CA
$42,390
$20.38 an hour
16180 jobs
Merced, CA
$41,670
$20.04 an hour
1725,260 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$41,510
$19.96 an hour
18130 jobs
El Centro, CA
$41,410
$19.91 an hour
19130 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$41,220
$19.82 an hour
20830 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$41,070
$19.74 an hour
21170 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$40,660
$19.55 an hour
22420 jobs
Visalia, CA
$39,560
$19.02 an hour
23390 jobs
Chico, CA
$38,930
$18.72 an hour
24250 jobs
Redding, CA
$38,700
$18.61 an hour
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How San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $40,870 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $47,700 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $45,770 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $51,490 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $40,890 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $41,710 |
Questions and answers
How much do bartenders make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
The average is $46,900 a year, and the median is $36,260. About 8,740 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,120 (5%) more than the California average of $44,780.
Is this job common in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
It makes up 5.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.17 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3011. Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.