Bartenders in Wisconsin

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• Projected employment for Bartenders in Wisconsin is growing faster than average.

• Bartenders in Wisconsin earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Bartender Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Culinary Arts
• Bartending/Bartender

How Many Bartenders Work in Wisconsin?

There were approximately 26,330 workers employed as Bartenders in this state in 2018.

There were 26,750 Bartenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 420 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 8,200 Bartenders working in it, which means Wisconsin has more Bartenders than average.

Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Bartenders in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.5%.

Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 5,060 annual job openings, and 30,780 total jobs in 2026 for Bartenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 102,300 annual jobs and 626,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bartenders Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Bartenders ranged from $16,750 to $31,970 with $21,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.05 to $15.37. The median hourly rate was $10.11.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.51 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.60.

The median salary in Wisconsin is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Wisconsin Metros for Bartenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bartenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	18,570	$19,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	9,620	$21,980
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	6,570	$23,250
Madison, WI	3,630	$19,770
Duluth, MN-WI	1,290	$20,850
Appleton, WI	1,220	$24,960
Green Bay, WI	1,170	$20,130
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1,140	$19,240
Eau Claire, WI	860	$20,380
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	820	$19,740
Janesville-Beloit, WI	610	$19,850
Racine, WI	570	$19,100
Sheboygan, WI	550	$22,140
Wausau, WI	550	$23,510
Fond du Lac, WI	350	$19,830

Top States for Bartenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Bartenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	66,320	$25,670
Florida	45,170	$19,540
New York	44,370	$29,350
Texas	42,410	$19,970
Pennsylvania	33,150	$20,270
Illinois	28,570	$19,540
Wisconsin	26,330	$21,020
Ohio	23,980	$19,280
Massachusetts	21,380	$25,660
Michigan	17,500	$19,940
New Jersey	17,360	$27,850
Minnesota	16,790	$21,820
Nevada	15,050	$24,600
Washington	13,630	$29,820
North Carolina	13,360	$19,980
Arizona	11,990	$22,700
Indiana	11,680	$19,600
Missouri	11,600	$20,100
Colorado	11,390	$21,230
Georgia	11,240	$18,670

Below are the states where Bartenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$54,470
District of Columbia	$37,250
Vermont	$36,010
Washington	$29,820
New York	$29,350
New Jersey	$27,850
Alaska	$26,000
California	$25,670
Massachusetts	$25,660
Rhode Island	$24,630

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By U.S. Army Europe Images under License

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