Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in the U.S.
$34,230avg. a year
$16.46 an hour · 542,750 employed
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in the U.S. earn an average of $34,230 a year and a median of $33,980. Pay is highest in Hawaii ($51,160) and lowest in Alabama ($24,330).
$33,980Median pay
$16.46Average hourly
+30%Avg. pay since 2020
542,750Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
14,380 jobs
Hawaii
$51,160
$24.60 an hour
24,130 jobs
District of Columbia
$45,850
$22.04 an hour
36,160 jobs
Washington
$45,430
$21.84 an hour
41,540 jobs
Maine
$42,960
$20.65 an hour
541,340 jobs
New York
$42,480
$20.42 an hour
68,460 jobs
Colorado
$41,280
$19.84 an hour
775,460 jobs
California
$40,660
$19.55 an hour
813,300 jobs
Arizona
$39,750
$19.11 an hour
911,510 jobs
Massachusetts
$39,220
$18.86 an hour
103,910 jobs
Oregon
$38,700
$18.61 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,640 | $27.71 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,640 | $23.39 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,610 | $23.37 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,820 | $22.03 |
| Boulder, CO | $44,630 | $21.46 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,060 | $21.18 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $43,830 | $21.07 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $43,790 | $21.05 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $24,330 | $22,470 | 3,420 |
| Alaska | $29,520 | $27,040 | 860 |
| Arizona | $39,750 | $36,500 | 13,300 |
| Arkansas | $30,140 | $27,670 | 2,160 |
| California | $40,660 | $36,010 | 75,460 |
| Colorado | $41,280 | $36,790 | 8,460 |
| Connecticut | $37,640 | $34,540 | 5,810 |
| Delaware | $34,290 | $31,880 | 1,540 |
| District of Columbia | $45,850 | $39,080 | 4,130 |
| Florida | $35,130 | $33,280 | 50,400 |
| Georgia | $30,450 | $28,920 | 14,540 |
| Hawaii | $51,160 | $51,200 | 4,380 |
| Idaho | $27,800 | $27,810 | 1,520 |
| Illinois | $33,800 | $31,200 | 21,290 |
| Indiana | $28,590 | $28,320 | 10,220 |
| Iowa | $26,810 | $28,210 | 3,250 |
| Kansas | $26,900 | $26,300 | 2,960 |
| Kentucky | $26,350 | $26,330 | 3,350 |
| Louisiana | $27,250 | $26,780 | 4,810 |
| Maine | $42,960 | $38,560 | 1,540 |
| Maryland | $38,340 | $37,020 | 13,240 |
| Massachusetts | $39,220 | $35,380 | 11,510 |
| Michigan | $33,580 | $30,390 | 13,050 |
| Minnesota | $30,730 | $29,210 | 7,220 |
| Mississippi | $24,480 | $23,180 | 2,620 |
| Missouri | $33,870 | $31,850 | 11,590 |
| Montana | $29,340 | $27,510 | 1,150 |
| Nebraska | $33,170 | $30,690 | 2,160 |
| Nevada | $32,640 | $27,460 | 12,750 |
| New Hampshire | $27,750 | $26,290 | 1,510 |
| New Jersey | $37,340 | $34,170 | 16,490 |
| New Mexico | $31,230 | $29,360 | 2,960 |
| New York | $42,480 | $36,740 | 41,340 |
| North Carolina | $27,690 | $27,560 | 11,230 |
| North Dakota | $30,980 | $31,010 | 890 |
| Ohio | $31,340 | $29,400 | 13,670 |
| Oklahoma | $26,680 | $26,830 | 5,400 |
| Oregon | $38,700 | $36,800 | 3,910 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,810 | $29,310 | 20,800 |
| Rhode Island | $35,170 | $31,200 | 2,880 |
| South Carolina | $27,260 | $26,830 | 6,220 |
| South Dakota | $31,550 | $29,920 | 2,550 |
| Tennessee | $29,680 | $29,470 | 11,330 |
| Texas | $24,390 | $21,550 | 60,270 |
| Utah | $28,480 | $27,010 | 4,490 |
| Vermont | $36,570 | $34,120 | – |
| Virginia | $34,850 | $32,410 | 11,910 |
| Washington | $45,430 | $41,420 | 6,160 |
| West Virginia | $29,920 | $27,150 | 1,170 |
| Wisconsin | $27,510 | $27,080 | 7,220 |
| Wyoming | $28,600 | $24,600 | 650 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$42,750
37,600 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,920
24,860 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24,490
18,600 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$33,710
18,100 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24,530
16,740 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,100
16,490 jobsWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$40,980
13,800 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$31,960
10,990 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make?
The average is $34,230 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $33,980 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $16.46, and the median is $16.34 an hour.
Which state pays dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers the most?
Hawaii, with an average of $51,160 a year. The best-paying metro area is Kahului-Wailuku, HI at $57,640.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $21,300 a year, and the top 10% earn over $46,570.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 35-9011. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.