Bar Back Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Bar Back make in Arkansas?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bar Back in Arkansas is $22,056 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $11.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $25,905
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $19,390 to $24,070
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $16,964

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Bar Back Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$24,070	$2,006	$463	$12
Average	$22,056	$1,838	$424	$11
25th Percentile	$19,390	$1,616	$373	$9

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Key Factors That Influence Bar Back Salaries

A Bar Back'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 Do Bar Back 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 Bar Backs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $27,032.
California: $26,929.
Massachusetts: $26,570.

District of Columbia $27,032 California $26,929 Massachusetts $26,570 Washington $26,472 New Jersey $26,463 Alaska $26,428 Connecticut $26,092 New York $25,955

Hawaii $25,518 Rhode Island $25,313 Maryland $25,174 Minnesota $24,983 Colorado $24,910 Illinois $24,885 Oregon $24,793 Delaware $24,724

New Hampshire $24,681 Virginia $24,585 Pennsylvania $24,304 Nevada $24,163 North Dakota $24,116 Michigan $24,043 Wisconsin $24,016 Vermont $23,963

Texas $23,814 Maine $23,804 Arizona $23,789 Ohio $23,772 Georgia $23,548 Indiana $23,435 Wyoming $23,413 Utah $23,379

Iowa $23,364 Kansas $23,247 Louisiana $23,213 North Carolina $23,201 Missouri $23,196 Florida $23,101 Montana $23,050 Nebraska $23,001

Kentucky $22,974 South Carolina $22,876 Tennessee $22,815 Idaho $22,791 New Mexico $22,613 Oklahoma $22,573 Alabama $22,429 South Dakota $22,188

Arkansas $22,056 West Virginia $21,985 Mississippi $21,773

Top Paying Cities for Bar Backs

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:

Star City: $21,695
Wesley: $22,032
West Fork: $22,172

Star City, AR $21,695 Wesley, AR $22,032 West Fork, AR $22,172 Witter, AR $21,820 Russellville, AR $21,506 Alix, AR $21,460 Altus, AR $21,464 Atkins, AR $21,535

Belleville, AR $21,380 Blue Mountain, AR $21,487 Bluffton, AR $21,353 Briggsville, AR $21,356 Centerville, AR $21,483 Clarksville, AR $21,473 Coal Hill, AR $21,492 Danville, AR $21,383

Dardanelle, AR $21,432 Delaware, AR $21,367 Dover, AR $21,367 Gravelly, AR $21,368 Hagarville, AR $21,332 Hartman, AR $21,451 Harvey, AR $21,356 Havana, AR $21,397

Hector, AR $21,339 Knoxville, AR $21,409 Mc Dougal, AR $21,494 Manila, AR $21,839 Marmaduke, AR $21,415 Maynard, AR $21,411 Minturn, AR $21,409 Monette, AR $21,707

Tillar, AR $21,447 Warren, AR $21,479 Watson, AR $21,413 Wilmar, AR $21,428 Wilmot, AR $21,463 Winchester, AR $21,463 Yorktown, AR $21,743 Camden, AR $21,451

Bearden, AR $21,481 Beirne, AR $21,436 Bluff City, AR $21,354 Calion, AR $21,478 Carthage, AR $21,717 Chidester, AR $21,385 Curtis, AR $21,428 El Dorado, AR $21,464

Emerson, AR $21,552 Fordyce, AR $21,585 Gurdon, AR $21,400 Hampton, AR $21,413 Harrell, AR $21,471 Huttig, AR $21,476 Ivan, AR $21,685 Junction City, AR $21,431

Lawson, AR $21,498 Louann, AR $21,406 Mc Neil, AR $21,411 Magnolia, AR $21,502 Mount Holly, AR $21,385 Norphlet, AR $21,492 Smackover, AR $21,436 Sparkman, AR $21,438

Stephens, AR $21,394 Joiner, AR $22,499 Keiser, AR $22,206 La Grange, AR $21,804 Lambrook, AR $21,319 Lepanto, AR $22,183 Lexa, AR $21,452 Luxora, AR $21,884

Madison, AR $22,128 Marianna, AR $21,763 Marion, AR $22,844 Marked Tree, AR $22,222 Marvell, AR $21,424 Mellwood, AR $21,294 Moro, AR $21,517 Oneida, AR $21,489

Osceola, AR $22,218 Palestine, AR $21,679 Parkin, AR $22,278 Poplar Grove, AR $21,548 Proctor, AR $22,710 Rivervale, AR $22,116 Snow Lake, AR $21,282 Turner, AR $21,337

Turrell, AR $22,646 Tyronza, AR $22,400 Vanndale, AR $22,018 Wabash, AR $21,339 West Helena, AR $21,730 West Ridge, AR $22,152 Wheatley, AR $21,508 Widener, AR $22,290

Wilson, AR $22,363 Wynne, AR $21,886 Jonesboro, AR $21,734 Alicia, AR $21,323 Bay, AR $21,777 Beech Grove, AR $21,341 Biggers, AR $21,339 Black Oak, AR $21,768

Black Rock, AR $21,361 Bono, AR $21,411 Brookland, AR $21,639 Caraway, AR $21,895 Cash, AR $21,386 Corning, AR $21,436 Datto, AR $21,420 Delaplaine, AR $21,322

Dell, AR $21,889 Egypt, AR $21,433 Etowah, AR $21,914 Fisher, AR $21,617 Greenway, AR $21,459 Grubbs, AR $21,452 Harrisburg, AR $21,833 Hoxie, AR $21,378

Imboden, AR $21,353 Knobel, AR $21,326 Lafe, AR $21,382 Lake City, AR $21,736 Leachville, AR $21,715 Light, AR $21,341 Lynn, AR $21,367 London, AR $21,395

O Kean, AR $21,401 Paragould, AR $21,461 Peach Orchard, AR $21,322 Piggott, AR $21,489 Pocahontas, AR $21,386 Pollard, AR $21,417 Portia, AR $21,461 Powhatan, AR $21,358

Ravenden, AR $21,345 Ravenden Springs, AR $21,374 Rector, AR $21,433 Reyno, AR $21,418 Saint Francis, AR $21,577 Sedgwick, AR $21,386 Smithville, AR $21,334 State University, AR $21,696

Strawberry, AR $21,342 Success, AR $21,392 Swifton, AR $21,343 Trumann, AR $21,954 Tuckerman, AR $21,370 Walcott, AR $21,363 Waldenburg, AR $21,592 Walnut Ridge, AR $21,368

Warm Springs, AR $21,386 New Blaine, AR $21,378 Oark, AR $21,486 Ola, AR $21,433 Ozone, AR $21,462 Paris, AR $21,426 Pelsor, AR $21,301 Plainview, AR $21,377

Pottsville, AR $21,502 Rover, AR $21,367 Scranton, AR $21,423 Subiaco, AR $21,433 Fort Smith, AR $21,326 Alma, AR $21,363 Barling, AR $21,331 Boles, AR $21,348

Booneville, AR $21,385 Branch, AR $21,407 Cecil, AR $21,376 Cedarville, AR $21,411 Charleston, AR $21,391 Chester, AR $21,582 Dyer, AR $21,401 Greenwood, AR $21,349

Hackett, AR $21,333 Hartford, AR $21,341 Huntington, AR $21,335 Lavaca, AR $21,350 Magazine, AR $21,398 Mansfield, AR $21,340 Midland, AR $21,335 Mountainburg, AR $21,587

Mulberry, AR $21,495 Natural Dam, AR $21,559 Ozark, AR $21,493 Parks, AR $21,346 Ratcliff, AR $21,417 Rudy, AR $21,392 Uniontown, AR $21,412 Van Buren, AR $21,333

Waldron, AR $21,369 Winslow, AR $21,921 Quitman, AR $21,554 Redfield, AR $21,912 Reydell, AR $21,450 Roe, AR $21,497 Roland, AR $21,922 Romance, AR $21,655

Rose Bud, AR $21,587 Russell, AR $21,500 Saint Charles, AR $21,379 Scotland, AR $21,380 Scott, AR $22,013 Searcy, AR $21,600 Sheridan, AR $21,875 Sherrill, AR $21,867

Shirley, AR $21,342 Solgohachia, AR $21,570 Springfield, AR $21,618 Stuttgart, AR $21,575 Sweet Home, AR $22,074 Thida, AR $21,340 Tichnor, AR $21,327 Traskwood, AR $21,759

Tucker, AR $21,890 Tupelo, AR $21,377 Ulm, AR $21,558 Vilonia, AR $21,862 Wabbaseka, AR $21,789 Ward, AR $21,803 West Point, AR $21,598 Wilburn, AR $21,425

Woodson, AR $21,948 Wooster, AR $21,789 Wright, AR $21,892 Wrightsville, AR $22,030 Little Rock, AR $22,075 West Memphis, AR $22,844 Armorel, AR $21,764 Aubrey, AR $21,695

Barton, AR $21,613 Bassett, AR $22,445 Blytheville, AR $21,817 Gosnell, AR $21,744 Brickeys, AR $22,188 Burdette, AR $21,872 Caldwell, AR $21,960 Cherry Valley, AR $21,860

Clarkedale, AR $22,673 Colt, AR $21,771 Crawfordsville, AR $22,660 Tontitown, AR $22,160 Strong, AR $21,453 Thornton, AR $21,501 Waldo, AR $21,404 Whelen Springs, AR $21,447

Hope, AR $21,419 Alleene, AR $21,364 Ashdown, AR $21,423 Ben Lomond, AR $21,414 Blevins, AR $21,397 Bradley, AR $21,734 Buckner, AR $21,404 Cale, AR $21,384

Columbus, AR $21,369 De Queen, AR $21,409 Dierks, AR $21,376 Doddridge, AR $21,695 Emmet, AR $21,390 Foreman, AR $21,397 Fouke, AR $21,613 Fulton, AR $21,368

Garland City, AR $21,534 Genoa, AR $21,527 Gillham, AR $21,375 Horatio, AR $21,396 Laneburg, AR $21,393 Lewisville, AR $21,510 Lockesburg, AR $21,373 Mc Caskill, AR $21,377

Mineral Springs, AR $21,394 Nashville, AR $21,405 Ogden, AR $21,393 Texarkana, AR $21,463 Ozan, AR $21,376 Prescott, AR $21,401 Rosston, AR $21,383 Saratoga, AR $21,383

Stamps, AR $21,512 Taylor, AR $21,709 Washington, AR $21,375 Willisville, AR $21,427 Wilton, AR $21,460 Winthrop, AR $21,376 Hot Springs National Park, AR $21,660 Hot Springs Village, AR $21,667

Alpine, AR $21,386 Amity, AR $21,386 Antoine, AR $21,421 Arkadelphia, AR $21,428 Bauxite, AR $21,894 Crumrod, AR $21,275 Driver, AR $22,305 Dyess, AR $22,319

Earle, AR $22,464 Edmondson, AR $22,723 Elaine, AR $21,331 Forrest City, AR $21,972 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $22,607 Gilmore, AR $22,553 Goodwin, AR $21,568 Haynes, AR $21,843

Helena, AR $21,579 Heth, AR $22,469 Hickory Ridge, AR $21,613 Hughes, AR $22,461 Bismarck, AR $21,468 Board Camp, AR $21,382 Bonnerdale, AR $21,382 Caddo Gap, AR $21,356

Cove, AR $21,386 Delight, AR $21,385 Donaldson, AR $21,520 Friendship, AR $21,526 Glenwood, AR $21,400 Grannis, AR $21,379 Hatfield, AR $21,389 Jessieville, AR $21,458

Kirby, AR $21,398 Langley, AR $21,354 Mena, AR $21,378 Mountain Pine, AR $21,550 Mount Ida, AR $21,381 Murfreesboro, AR $21,384 Newhope, AR $21,369 Norman, AR $21,362

Oden, AR $21,365 Okolona, AR $21,357 Pearcy, AR $21,482 Pencil Bluff, AR $21,378 Royal, AR $21,448 Sims, AR $21,360 Story, AR $21,363 Umpire, AR $21,356

Vandervoort, AR $21,358 Wickes, AR $21,375 Adona, AR $21,610 Alexander, AR $21,971 Almyra, AR $21,474 Altheimer, AR $21,847 Amagon, AR $21,467 Augusta, AR $21,389

Austin, AR $21,869 Bald Knob, AR $21,459 Beebe, AR $21,777 Bee Branch, AR $21,503 Beedeville, AR $21,521 Benton, AR $21,834 Bigelow, AR $21,849 Biscoe, AR $21,541

Bradford, AR $21,357 Brinkley, AR $21,438 Bryant, AR $21,972 Cabot, AR $21,928 Carlisle, AR $21,775 Casa, AR $21,536 Casscoe, AR $21,464 Center Ridge, AR $21,538

Choctaw, AR $21,431 Clarendon, AR $21,487 Cleveland, AR $21,467 Clinton, AR $21,378 Conway, AR $21,890 Cotton Plant, AR $21,417 Coy, AR $21,808 Crocketts Bluff, AR $21,371

Damascus, AR $21,591 Des Arc, AR $21,594 De Valls Bluff, AR $21,579 De Witt, AR $21,446 Diaz, AR $21,438 Edgemont, AR $21,297 El Paso, AR $21,839 England, AR $21,847

Enola, AR $21,744 Ethel, AR $21,314 Fox, AR $21,290 Garner, AR $21,685 College Station, AR $22,075 Gillett, AR $21,409 Grapevine, AR $21,857 Greenbrier, AR $21,725

Gregory, AR $21,517 Griffithville, AR $21,564 Guy, AR $21,624 Hattieville, AR $21,520 Hazen, AR $21,636 Hensley, AR $21,967 Hickory Plains, AR $21,725 Higden, AR $21,436

Higginson, AR $21,637 Holly Grove, AR $21,337 Houston, AR $21,793 Humnoke, AR $21,754 Humphrey, AR $21,713 Hunter, AR $21,530 Jacksonport, AR $21,436 Jacksonville, AR $22,000

Jefferson, AR $21,871 Jerusalem, AR $21,413 Judsonia, AR $21,489 Kensett, AR $21,607 Keo, AR $21,925 Leola, AR $21,591 Letona, AR $21,537 Lonoke, AR $21,897

Lonsdale, AR $21,751 Weiner, AR $21,577 Williford, AR $21,342 Batesville, AR $21,368 Horseshoe Bend, AR $21,372 Ash Flat, AR $21,343 Bexar, AR $21,295 Brockwell, AR $21,314

Calico Rock, AR $21,312 Camp, AR $21,340 Cave City, AR $21,355 Charlotte, AR $21,360 Concord, AR $21,331 Cord, AR $21,323 Cherokee Village, AR $21,397 Cushman, AR $21,337

Desha, AR $21,379 Dolph, AR $21,310 Drasco, AR $21,346 Elizabeth, AR $21,331 Evening Shade, AR $21,329 Fifty Six, AR $21,271 Floral, AR $21,336 Franklin, AR $21,323

Gamaliel, AR $21,413 Gepp, AR $21,375 Glencoe, AR $21,334 Guion, AR $21,295 Hardy, AR $21,357 Heber Springs, AR $21,516 Henderson, AR $21,377 Ida, AR $21,392

Locust Grove, AR $21,326 Magness, AR $21,411 Mammoth Spring, AR $21,386 Marcella, AR $21,317 Melbourne, AR $21,312 Mountain View, AR $21,304 Mount Pleasant, AR $21,315 Newark, AR $21,357

Oil Trough, AR $21,344 Oxford, AR $21,330 Pineville, AR $21,309 Pleasant Grove, AR $21,314 Pleasant Plains, AR $21,356 Poughkeepsie, AR $21,329 Rosie, AR $21,346 Saffell, AR $21,341

Sage, AR $21,327 Salado, AR $21,342 Salem, AR $21,349 Sidney, AR $21,321 Sturkie, AR $21,392 Sulphur Rock, AR $21,356 Tumbling Shoals, AR $21,437 Viola, AR $21,373

Violet Hill, AR $21,318 Wideman, AR $21,301 Wiseman, AR $21,300 Harrison, AR $21,387 Alpena, AR $21,485 Beaver, AR $21,693 Bergman, AR $21,433 Berryville, AR $21,637

Big Flat, AR $21,275 Bull Shoals, AR $21,440 Clarkridge, AR $21,413 Compton, AR $21,528 Cotter, AR $21,397 Deer, AR $21,437 Dennard, AR $21,310 Diamond City, AR $21,565

Eureka Springs, AR $21,686 Everton, AR $21,336 Fairfield Bay, AR $21,431 Flippin, AR $21,347 Gassville, AR $21,382 Gilbert, AR $21,377 Green Forest, AR $21,552 Harriet, AR $21,292

Hasty, AR $21,351 Jasper, AR $21,449 Lakeview, AR $21,412 Lead Hill, AR $21,463 Leslie, AR $21,304 Marble Falls, AR $21,404 Marshall, AR $21,319 Midway, AR $21,416

Mountain Home, AR $21,371 Mount Judea, AR $21,305 Timbo, AR $21,292 Norfork, AR $21,313 Oak Grove, AR $21,551 Oakland, AR $21,373 Omaha, AR $21,485 Onia, AR $21,290

Parthenon, AR $21,489 Peel, AR $21,394 Pindall, AR $21,353 Ponca, AR $21,523 Pyatt, AR $21,338 Saint Joe, AR $21,310 Summit, AR $21,373 Tilly, AR $21,301

Valley Springs, AR $21,324 Vendor, AR $21,387 Western Grove, AR $21,344 Witts Springs, AR $21,304 Yellville, AR $21,333 Fayetteville, AR $22,178 Avoca, AR $21,945 Bentonville, AR $21,934

Bella Vista, AR $21,877 Canehill, AR $21,848 Cave Springs, AR $22,073 Centerton, AR $21,944 Combs, AR $21,794 Decatur, AR $21,888 Elkins, AR $22,063 Elm Springs, AR $22,138

Evansville, AR $21,682 Farmington, AR $22,175 Garfield, AR $21,856 Gateway, AR $21,801 Gentry, AR $21,951 Goshen, AR $22,176 Gravette, AR $21,851 Greenland, AR $22,177

Hindsville, AR $22,065 Hiwasse, AR $21,883 Huntsville, AR $21,885 Johnson, AR $22,177 Kingston, AR $21,759 Lincoln, AR $21,989 Lowell, AR $22,102 Maysville, AR $21,815

Morrow, AR $21,876 Pea Ridge, AR $21,881 Pettigrew, AR $21,579 Prairie Grove, AR $22,076 Rogers, AR $21,998 Saint Paul, AR $21,799 Siloam Springs, AR $21,984 Springdale, AR $22,152

Sulphur Springs, AR $21,730 Summers, AR $21,950 Rohwer, AR $21,441 Prim, AR $21,314 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $22,016 Mc Crory, AR $21,483 Mc Rae, AR $21,662 Mabelvale, AR $22,016

Malvern, AR $21,637 Jones Mill, AR $21,669 Mayflower, AR $21,911 Menifee, AR $21,781 Monroe, AR $21,468 Morrilton, AR $21,655 Mount Vernon, AR $21,724 Newport, AR $21,371

Maumelle, AR $22,046 North Little Rock, AR $22,075 Sherwood, AR $22,039 Pangburn, AR $21,447 Paron, AR $21,820 Patterson, AR $21,475 Perry, AR $21,714 Perryville, AR $21,633

Plumerville, AR $21,731 Poyen, AR $21,728 Prattsville, AR $21,788 Lamar, AR $21,389 Pine Bluff, AR $21,834 White Hall, AR $21,851 Arkansas City, AR $21,573 Banks, AR $21,419

Crossett, AR $21,503 Dermott, AR $21,511 Dumas, AR $21,471 Eudora, AR $21,641 Fountain Hill, AR $21,389 Gould, AR $21,546 Grady, AR $21,718 Hamburg, AR $21,438

Hermitage, AR $21,393 Jersey, AR $21,365 Kingsland, AR $21,710 Lake Village, AR $21,648 Mc Gehee, AR $21,549 Monticello, AR $21,440 Montrose, AR $21,476 Moscow, AR $21,771

New Edinburg, AR $21,542 Parkdale, AR $21,468 Pickens, AR $21,391 Portland, AR $21,587 Rison, AR $21,759

Bar Back Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Bar Back 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, Bar Back positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Bar Back as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Bar Back

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$26,467	$13.0	20%

Bar Back Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bar Back'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

$19,390

Average $22,056/year

$24,070

$1,616

Average $1,838/month

$2,006

$373

Average $424/week

$463

$9

Average $11/hour

$12

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$24,070	$2,006	$463	$12
Average	$22,056	$1,838	$424	$11
25th Percentile	$19,390	$1,616	$373	$9

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