Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Illinois
$33,800avg. a year
$16.25 an hour · 21,290 employed
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Illinois earn an average of $33,800 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $34,230. The best-paying metro area is St. Louis, MO-IL at $34,650.
$31,200Median pay
$16.25Average hourly
+38%Avg. pay since 2020
#20Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
16,460 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$34,650
$16.66 an hour
218,100 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$33,710
$16.21 an hour
3300 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$33,390
$16.05 an hour
4380 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$33,390
$16.05 an hour
5360 jobs
Springfield, IL
$33,320
$16.02 an hour
6100 jobs
Decatur, IL
$33,300
$16.01 an hour
7340 jobs
Rockford, IL
$33,160
$15.94 an hour
8110 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$33,150
$15.94 an hour
9420 jobs
Peoria, IL
$33,070
$15.90 an hour
10130 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$32,790
$15.77 an hour
11360 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$28,860
$13.87 an hour
12120 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$26,260
$12.63 an hour
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make in Illinois?
The average is $33,800 a year, and the median is $31,200. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $34,230.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$16.25 an hour on average; the median is $15.00.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
St. Louis, MO-IL ($34,650), followed by Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($33,710). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Paducah, KY-IL ($26,260).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #20 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
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. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers page. 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.