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Bartender Salary in North Dakota

How much does a Bartender make in North Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bartender in North Dakota is $28,040 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $13.

However, a Bartender's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $31,791
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $24,456 to $30,003
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $21,193

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Bartender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30,003	$2,500	$577	$14
Average	$28,040	$2,337	$539	$13
25th Percentile	$24,456	$2,038	$470	$12

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Key Factors That Influence Bartender Salaries

A Bartender's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Bartender Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bartender's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Back Bartender (0-1 years): $25,321
Bartender (1-3 years): $28,040
Sommelier (3-5 years): $57,755

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Back Bartender	0-1 years	$25,321
Bartender	1-3 years	$28,040
Sommelier	3-5 years	$57,755

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How Do Bartender Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bartenders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $31,429.
California: $31,310.
Massachusetts: $30,892.

District of Columbia $31,429 California $31,310 Massachusetts $30,892 Washington $30,779 New Jersey $30,768 Alaska $30,728 Connecticut $30,336 New York $30,177

Hawaii $29,669 Rhode Island $29,431 Maryland $29,269 Minnesota $29,047 Colorado $28,962 Illinois $28,934 Oregon $28,826 Delaware $28,747

New Hampshire $28,697 Virginia $28,585 Pennsylvania $28,258 Nevada $28,094 North Dakota $28,040 Michigan $27,955 Wisconsin $27,923 Vermont $27,861

Texas $27,688 Maine $27,676 Arizona $27,659 Ohio $27,639 Georgia $27,378 Indiana $27,248 Wyoming $27,222 Utah $27,182

Iowa $27,165 Kansas $27,029 Louisiana $26,989 North Carolina $26,975 Missouri $26,970 Florida $26,859 Montana $26,799 Nebraska $26,742

Kentucky $26,711 South Carolina $26,598 Tennessee $26,527 Idaho $26,498 New Mexico $26,291 Oklahoma $26,246 Alabama $26,078 South Dakota $25,797

Arkansas $25,644 West Virginia $25,562 Mississippi $25,315

Top Paying Cities for Bartenders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Epping: $28,626
Fortuna: $28,425
Grenora: $28,386

Epping, ND $28,626 Fortuna, ND $28,425 Grenora, ND $28,386 Keene, ND $28,655 Ray, ND $28,630 Tioga, ND $28,650 Trenton, ND $28,601 Watford City, ND $28,707

Zahl, ND $28,468 Stirum, ND $28,275 Tower City, ND $27,943 Valley City, ND $28,171 Wahpeton, ND $28,088 Walcott, ND $27,674 West Fargo, ND $27,340 Wheatland, ND $27,638

Wyndmere, ND $28,040 Fargo, ND $27,327 Grand Forks, ND $27,253 Grand Forks Afb, ND $27,253 Adams, ND $28,253 Aneta, ND $28,028 Arvilla, ND $27,384 Bathgate, ND $28,253

Buxton, ND $27,423 Caledonia, ND $27,645 Cavalier, ND $28,344 Crystal, ND $28,293 Cummings, ND $27,547 Dahlen, ND $28,053 Drayton, ND $28,157 Edinburg, ND $28,290

Emerado, ND $27,253 Fairdale, ND $28,261 Almont, ND $28,488 Baldwin, ND $28,249 Beulah, ND $28,768 Braddock, ND $28,298 Cannon Ball, ND $28,408 Carson, ND $28,438

Center, ND $28,409 Coleharbor, ND $28,622 Driscoll, ND $28,305 Elgin, ND $28,567 Flasher, ND $28,412 Fort Yates, ND $28,352 Garrison, ND $28,724 Golden Valley, ND $28,756

Hague, ND $28,262 Hazelton, ND $28,328 Hazen, ND $28,720 Drake, ND $28,450 Kintyre, ND $28,335 Linton, ND $28,362 Mandan, ND $28,256 Menoken, ND $28,224

Mercer, ND $28,426 Moffit, ND $28,297 Napoleon, ND $28,364 New Leipzig, ND $28,529 New Salem, ND $28,460 Raleigh, ND $28,373 Riverdale, ND $28,747 Saint Anthony, ND $28,310

Selfridge, ND $28,318 Shields, ND $28,344 Solen, ND $28,356 Stanton, ND $28,579 Sterling, ND $28,269 Strasburg, ND $28,300 Turtle Lake, ND $28,519 Underwood, ND $28,570

Washburn, ND $28,478 Wilton, ND $28,325 Zap, ND $28,745 Zeeland, ND $28,253 Dickinson, ND $28,765 Amidon, ND $28,576 Beach, ND $28,494 Belfield, ND $28,662

Bowman, ND $28,467 Dodge, ND $28,766 Dunn Center, ND $28,735 Fairfield, ND $28,622 Gladstone, ND $28,705 Glen Ullin, ND $28,641 Golva, ND $28,477 Grassy Butte, ND $28,610

Halliday, ND $28,762 Hebron, ND $28,701 Hettinger, ND $28,418 Killdeer, ND $28,712 Lefor, ND $28,641 Manning, ND $28,693 Marmarth, ND $28,361 Marshall, ND $28,718

Medora, ND $28,578 Mott, ND $28,580 New England, ND $28,632 Reeder, ND $28,461 Regent, ND $28,606 Rhame, ND $28,430 Richardton, ND $28,702 Scranton, ND $28,402

Sentinel Butte, ND $28,504 South Heart, ND $28,678 Taylor, ND $28,704 Minot, ND $28,684 Minot Afb, ND $28,716 Anamoose, ND $28,416 Antler, ND $28,489 Balfour, ND $28,449

Bantry, ND $28,463 Benedict, ND $28,556 Berthold, ND $28,597 Bowbells, ND $28,562 Burlington, ND $28,645 Butte, ND $28,465 Carpio, ND $28,558 Columbus, ND $28,552

Crosby, ND $28,572 Deering, ND $28,509 Des Lacs, ND $28,614 Donnybrook, ND $28,560 Douglas, ND $28,609 Finley, ND $28,039 Fordville, ND $27,993 Forest River, ND $27,637

Gilby, ND $27,457 Glasston, ND $28,284 Grafton, ND $27,977 Hamilton, ND $28,245 Hannah, ND $28,276 Hatton, ND $27,560 Hensel, ND $28,289 Hoople, ND $28,239

Inkster, ND $27,652 Langdon, ND $28,332 Lankin, ND $28,195 Larimore, ND $27,618 Mcville, ND $28,155 Maida, ND $28,345 Manvel, ND $27,253 Mayville, ND $27,653

Mekinock, ND $27,253 Michigan, ND $28,138 Milton, ND $28,261 Minto, ND $27,522 Mountain, ND $28,318 Neche, ND $28,298 Niagara, ND $27,871 Northwood, ND $27,580

Osnabrock, ND $28,297 Park River, ND $28,180 Pembina, ND $28,278 Petersburg, ND $28,008 Pisek, ND $27,943 Portland, ND $27,877 Reynolds, ND $27,259 Saint Thomas, ND $28,282

Sharon, ND $27,939 Thompson, ND $27,254 Wales, ND $28,282 Walhalla, ND $28,330 Devils Lake, ND $28,330 Agate, ND $28,320 Alsen, ND $28,259 Balta, ND $28,525

Belcourt, ND $28,477 Bisbee, ND $28,332 Bottineau, ND $28,489 Bremen, ND $28,229 Brocket, ND $28,216 Calvin, ND $28,285 Cando, ND $28,345 Churchs Ferry, ND $28,258

Crary, ND $28,233 Dunseith, ND $28,460 Edmore, ND $28,259 Abercrombie, ND $27,739 Absaraka, ND $27,656 Amenia, ND $27,581 Argusville, ND $27,406 Arthur, ND $27,571

Ayr, ND $27,705 Barney, ND $28,005 Blanchard, ND $27,750 Buffalo, ND $27,756 Casselton, ND $27,491 Cayuga, ND $28,216 Christine, ND $27,575 Clifford, ND $27,936

Cogswell, ND $28,184 Colfax, ND $27,763 Davenport, ND $27,513 Enderlin, ND $28,009 Erie, ND $27,696 Fairmount, ND $28,195 Fingal, ND $27,952 Forman, ND $28,226

Fort Ransom, ND $28,239 Galesburg, ND $27,869 Gardner, ND $27,497 Bismarck, ND $28,201 Grandin, ND $27,584 Egeland, ND $28,306 Esmond, ND $28,325 Fort Totten, ND $28,323

Hampden, ND $28,262 Hansboro, ND $28,344 Harvey, ND $28,377 Knox, ND $28,337 Lakota, ND $28,223 Lawton, ND $28,225 Leeds, ND $28,331 Maddock, ND $28,307

Minnewaukan, ND $28,287 Munich, ND $28,307 Mylo, ND $28,351 Nekoma, ND $28,288 New Rockford, ND $28,232 Oberon, ND $28,269 Pekin, ND $28,144 Penn, ND $28,267

Perth, ND $28,337 Rocklake, ND $28,328 Rolette, ND $28,397 Rolla, ND $28,413 Rugby, ND $28,417 Saint John, ND $28,442 Saint Michael, ND $28,291 Sarles, ND $28,309

Sheyenne, ND $28,229 Starkweather, ND $28,274 Tokio, ND $28,285 Tolna, ND $28,174 Warwick, ND $28,182 Webster, ND $28,248 Willow City, ND $28,413 Wolford, ND $28,350

York, ND $28,327 Jamestown, ND $28,293 Ashley, ND $28,228 Berlin, ND $28,273 Binford, ND $28,112 Bowdon, ND $28,288 Buchanan, ND $28,181 Carrington, ND $28,221

Cathay, ND $28,232 Chaseley, ND $28,314 Cleveland, ND $28,239 Cooperstown, ND $28,163 Courtenay, ND $28,117 Dawson, ND $28,320 Dazey, ND $28,146 Denhoff, ND $28,372

Dickey, ND $28,253 Edgeley, ND $28,297 Ellendale, ND $28,188 Fessenden, ND $28,307 Forbes, ND $28,180 Fredonia, ND $28,268 Fullerton, ND $28,249 Gackle, ND $28,291

Glenfield, ND $28,115 Goodrich, ND $28,366 Grace City, ND $28,144 Hannaford, ND $28,127 Hurdsfield, ND $28,338 Jessie, ND $28,211 Jud, ND $28,255 Kensal, ND $28,125

Kulm, ND $28,286 Lamoure, ND $28,299 Lehr, ND $28,291 Litchville, ND $28,228 Mcclusky, ND $28,407 Mchenry, ND $28,123 Marion, ND $28,238 Medina, ND $28,278

Montpelier, ND $28,247 Oakes, ND $28,229 Pettibone, ND $28,266 Pingree, ND $28,175 Regan, ND $28,336 Robinson, ND $28,280 Rogers, ND $28,165 Sanborn, ND $28,189

Spiritwood, ND $28,184 Steele, ND $28,337 Streeter, ND $28,310 Sutton, ND $28,077 Sykeston, ND $28,243 Tappen, ND $28,314 Tuttle, ND $28,300 Verona, ND $28,259

Wimbledon, ND $28,147 Wing, ND $28,300 Wishek, ND $28,348 Woodworth, ND $28,220 Ypsilanti, ND $28,226 Gwinner, ND $28,312 Hankinson, ND $28,222 Harwood, ND $27,348

Havana, ND $28,165 Hillsboro, ND $27,710 Hope, ND $28,024 Horace, ND $27,458 Hunter, ND $27,645 Kathryn, ND $28,158 Kindred, ND $27,573 Leonard, ND $27,698

Lidgerwood, ND $28,231 Lisbon, ND $28,168 Luverne, ND $28,079 Mcleod, ND $27,939 Mantador, ND $28,147 Mapleton, ND $27,492 Milnor, ND $28,168 Mooreton, ND $28,035

Nome, ND $28,091 Oriska, ND $27,986 Page, ND $27,919 Pillsbury, ND $28,004 Rutland, ND $28,217 Sheldon, ND $27,921 Flaxton, ND $28,536 Glenburn, ND $28,549

Granville, ND $28,512 Karlsruhe, ND $28,465 Kenmare, ND $28,574 Kramer, ND $28,449 Lansford, ND $28,530 Lignite, ND $28,580 Mcgregor, ND $28,579 Makoti, ND $28,638

Mandaree, ND $28,720 Martin, ND $28,383 Max, ND $28,600 Maxbass, ND $28,500 Mohall, ND $28,541 Newburg, ND $28,496 New Town, ND $28,702 Noonan, ND $28,563

Norwich, ND $28,540 Palermo, ND $28,608 Parshall, ND $28,701 Plaza, ND $28,630 Portal, ND $28,561 Powers Lake, ND $28,595 Roseglen, ND $28,705 Ross, ND $28,625

Ruso, ND $28,502 Ryder, ND $28,642 Sawyer, ND $28,585 Sherwood, ND $28,524 Souris, ND $28,450 Stanley, ND $28,648 Surrey, ND $28,609 Tolley, ND $28,530

Towner, ND $28,452 Upham, ND $28,482 Velva, ND $28,568 Voltaire, ND $28,488 Westhope, ND $28,501 White Earth, ND $28,623 Wildrose, ND $28,569 Williston, ND $28,601

Alamo, ND $28,555 Alexander, ND $28,542 Ambrose, ND $28,476 Arnegard, ND $28,617 Cartwright, ND $28,456

Bartender Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Bartender salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $29,749. While startup companies pay approximate $25,245.

Bartender Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$25,245
Growth Stage	51~500	$26,680
Established	501~5000	$28,755
Enterprise	5000+	$29,749

Bartender Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Bartender roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Bartender positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Bartender as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Bartender

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$33,648	$16.0	20%

Bartender Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bartender's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$24,456

Average $28,040/year

$30,003

$2,038

Average $2,337/month

$2,500

$470

Average $539/week

$577

$12

Average $13/hour

$14

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30,003	$2,500	$577	$14
Average	$28,040	$2,337	$539	$13
25th Percentile	$24,456	$2,038	$470	$12

Bartender Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Bartender, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Sommelier role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $57,755 - a projected growth of 106% over your current level.

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