Lead Bartender Salary in Maryland

How much does a Lead Bartender make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Bartender in Maryland is $89,203 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,515
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,197 to $100,359
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,176

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Lead Bartender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,359	$8,363	$1,930	$48
Average	$89,203	$7,434	$1,715	$43
25th Percentile	$78,197	$6,516	$1,504	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Bartender Salaries

A Lead 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 Do Lead 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 Lead Bartenders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,787.
California: $95,424.
Massachusetts: $94,152.

District of Columbia $95,787 California $95,424 Massachusetts $94,152 Washington $93,806 New Jersey $93,771 Alaska $93,650 Connecticut $92,456 New York $91,972

Hawaii $90,423 Rhode Island $89,696 Maryland $89,203 Minnesota $88,528 Colorado $88,269 Illinois $88,182 Oregon $87,854 Delaware $87,611

New Hampshire $87,459 Virginia $87,118 Pennsylvania $86,123 Nevada $85,622 North Dakota $85,457 Michigan $85,198 Wisconsin $85,103 Vermont $84,912

Texas $84,384 Maine $84,350 Arizona $84,298 Ohio $84,237 Georgia $83,441 Indiana $83,044 Wyoming $82,966 Utah $82,845

Iowa $82,793 Kansas $82,377 Louisiana $82,256 North Carolina $82,213 Missouri $82,196 Florida $81,858 Montana $81,677 Nebraska $81,504

Kentucky $81,408 South Carolina $81,062 Tennessee $80,846 Idaho $80,760 New Mexico $80,128 Oklahoma $79,990 Alabama $79,479 South Dakota $78,623

Arkansas $78,156 West Virginia $77,905 Mississippi $77,152

Top Paying Cities for Lead 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:

Owings: $91,849
Riverdale: $95,135
College Park: $95,026

Owings, MD $91,849 Riverdale, MD $95,135 College Park, MD $95,026 Fort Washington, MD $94,963 Oxon Hill, MD $95,238 Suitland, MD $95,207 District Heights, MD $95,160 Temple Hills, MD $95,209

Deale, MD $91,423 Dunkirk, MD $92,390 Fort George G Meade, MD $90,271 Friendship, MD $91,714 Fulton, MD $91,471 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $94,885 Savage, MD $90,405 Shady Side, MD $90,702

Galesville, MD $91,101 Greenbelt, MD $94,696 Glenn Dale, MD $93,650 Upper Marlboro, MD $93,741 Harwood, MD $91,452 Highland, MD $91,388 West River, MD $91,469 Tracys Landing, MD $91,534

Hyattsville, MD $95,212 Jessup, MD $89,961 Bethesda, MD $95,239 Glen Echo, MD $95,222 Chevy Chase, MD $95,229 Cabin John, MD $95,202 Olney, MD $93,058 Brookeville, MD $91,321

Poolesville, MD $92,125 Barnesville, MD $90,843 Beallsville, MD $91,010 Boyds, MD $91,706 Dickerson, MD $90,905 Rockville, MD $94,154 Potomac, MD $94,425 Derwood, MD $93,155

Sandy Spring, MD $92,612 Ashton, MD $92,408 Brinklow, MD $91,722 Burtonsville, MD $92,795 Montgomery Village, MD $92,036 Kensington, MD $95,149 Garrett Park, MD $95,037 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $94,290

Silver Spring, MD $95,094 Takoma Park, MD $95,218 Aberdeen, MD $87,218 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $87,200 Abingdon, MD $87,874 Gunpowder, MD $88,403 Arnold, MD $89,433 Baldwin, MD $88,238

Bel Air, MD $87,504 Belcamp, MD $87,631 Benson, MD $87,103 Boring, MD $87,296 Brooklandville, MD $89,097 Butler, MD $88,116 Chase, MD $88,811 Churchville, MD $86,850

Clarksville, MD $90,418 Cockeysville, MD $88,284 Hunt Valley, MD $88,655 Crownsville, MD $90,038 Darlington, MD $86,082 Davidsonville, MD $91,351 Dayton, MD $90,361 Edgewater, MD $90,515

Edgewood, MD $88,141 Ellicott City, MD $89,272 Columbia, MD $89,941 Fallston, MD $87,911 Finksburg, MD $87,941 Forest Hill, MD $87,027 Fork, MD $88,536 Fort Howard, MD $89,095

Freeland, MD $85,279 Gambrills, MD $90,378 Gibson Island, MD $89,144 Glen Arm, MD $88,862 Glen Burnie, MD $89,250 Glyndon, MD $88,396 Hampstead, MD $86,364 Elkridge, MD $89,348

Hanover, MD $89,399 Harmans, MD $89,394 Havre De Grace, MD $86,651 Hydes, MD $88,543 Jarrettsville, MD $86,738 Joppa, MD $88,365 Kingsville, MD $88,561 Lineboro, MD $85,062

Linthicum Heights, MD $89,264 Long Green, MD $88,717 Spencerville, MD $92,658 Clarksburg, MD $90,631 Damascus, MD $89,850 Germantown, MD $92,536 Annapolis, MD $90,125 Cumberland, MD $81,870

Accident, MD $81,734 Barton, MD $82,118 Bittinger, MD $81,964 Bloomington, MD $82,255 Corriganville, MD $81,350 Eckhart Mines, MD $81,800 Ellerslie, MD $81,453 Flintstone, MD $81,890

Friendsville, MD $81,710 Frostburg, MD $81,688 Grantsville, MD $81,691 Kitzmiller, MD $81,697 Lonaconing, MD $81,970 Luke, MD $82,261 Mc Henry, MD $81,742 Midland, MD $82,244

Midlothian, MD $81,699 Mount Savage, MD $81,325 Oakland, MD $81,504 Oldtown, MD $82,002 Pinto, MD $82,153 Rawlings, MD $82,179 Spring Gap, MD $82,101 Swanton, MD $81,902

Westernport, MD $82,258 Easton, MD $88,338 Barclay, MD $87,600 Bethlehem, MD $87,713 Betterton, MD $87,665 Bozman, MD $89,091 Cambridge, MD $87,717 Centreville, MD $88,430

Chester, MD $89,112 Chestertown, MD $88,075 Church Creek, MD $87,579 Church Hill, MD $87,957 Claiborne, MD $89,251 Cordova, MD $88,039 Crapo, MD $86,807 Crocheron, MD $86,180

Crumpton, MD $87,500 Denton, MD $87,579 East New Market, MD $87,367 Federalsburg, MD $87,350 Fishing Creek, MD $87,129 Galena, MD $87,264 Goldsboro, MD $87,411 Grasonville, MD $88,943

Greensboro, MD $87,427 Henderson, MD $87,508 Hillsboro, MD $88,102 Hurlock, MD $87,387 Ingleside, MD $87,670 Kennedyville, MD $87,419 Mcdaniel, MD $89,215 Madison, MD $88,260

Marydel, MD $87,267 Massey, MD $87,284 Millington, MD $87,408 Neavitt, MD $89,202 Newcomb, MD $88,587 Oxford, MD $88,150 Preston, MD $87,681 Price, MD $88,016

Queen Anne, MD $88,246 Queenstown, MD $88,749 Rhodesdale, MD $86,864 Ridgely, MD $87,772 Rock Hall, MD $88,612 Royal Oak, MD $88,423 Saint Michaels, MD $89,022 Secretary, MD $87,701

Sherwood, MD $89,747 Deal Island, MD $85,520 Eden, MD $85,689 Ewell, MD $85,254 Fruitland, MD $85,983 Girdletree, MD $85,058 Hebron, MD $85,903 Linkwood, MD $87,115

Manokin, MD $85,407 Mardela Springs, MD $86,212 Marion Station, MD $85,107 Nanticoke, MD $85,865 Newark, MD $85,507 Ocean City, MD $85,919 Parsonsburg, MD $85,747 Pittsville, MD $85,750

Pocomoke City, MD $85,218 Powellville, MD $85,706 Princess Anne, MD $85,628 Quantico, MD $85,734 Rehobeth, MD $85,082 Sharptown, MD $86,685 Showell, MD $85,748 Snow Hill, MD $85,444

Stockton, MD $84,933 Tyaskin, MD $85,651 Tylerton, MD $85,355 Upper Fairmount, MD $85,616 Vienna, MD $86,395 Westover, MD $85,406 Whaleyville, MD $85,703 Willards, MD $85,737

Delmar, MD $85,964 North East, MD $86,731 Perry Point, MD $86,604 Perryville, MD $86,572 Port Deposit, MD $86,359 Rising Sun, MD $86,076 Warwick, MD $87,245 Cecilton, MD $87,185

Charlestown, MD $86,719 Chesapeake City, MD $87,183 Childs, MD $87,066 Stevensville, MD $89,340 Colora, MD $85,999 Conowingo, MD $85,853 Earleville, MD $87,102 Elk Mills, MD $87,096

Elkton, MD $87,033 Georgetown, MD $87,167 Lutherville Timonium, MD $89,023 Abell, MD $88,137 Accokeek, MD $94,184 Aquasco, MD $91,853 Avenue, MD $88,278 Barstow, MD $90,757

Bel Alton, MD $91,206 Benedict, MD $91,145 Brandywine, MD $93,292 Broomes Island, MD $89,727 Bryans Road, MD $94,000 Bryantown, MD $92,300 Bushwood, MD $88,342 California, MD $88,267

Callaway, MD $87,651 Chaptico, MD $89,182 Charlotte Hall, MD $90,527 Cheltenham, MD $94,165 Clements, MD $89,182 Cobb Island, MD $88,382 Coltons Point, MD $87,967 Compton, MD $88,446

Dameron, MD $86,534 Dowell, MD $88,542 Drayden, MD $86,742 Faulkner, MD $90,719 Great Mills, MD $87,793 Helen, MD $90,016 Hollywood, MD $88,789 Hughesville, MD $91,684

Huntingtown, MD $91,308 Indian Head, MD $91,876 Ironsides, MD $91,506 Issue, MD $88,860 La Plata, MD $92,137 Leonardtown, MD $88,120 Lexington Park, MD $87,524 Loveville, MD $89,044

Lusby, MD $88,708 Marbury, MD $92,614 Mechanicsville, MD $89,997 Morganza, MD $89,471 Mount Victoria, MD $88,443 Nanjemoy, MD $90,430 Newburg, MD $89,523 Park Hall, MD $87,267

Patuxent River, MD $87,728 Piney Point, MD $86,877 Pomfret, MD $93,138 Port Republic, MD $90,215 Port Tobacco, MD $91,797 Prince Frederick, MD $90,763 Ridge, MD $86,151 Rock Point, MD $89,491

Saint Inigoes, MD $86,428 Saint Leonard, MD $89,779 Saint Marys City, MD $87,250 Scotland, MD $85,580 Solomons, MD $88,462 Sunderland, MD $91,490 Tall Timbers, MD $86,988 Valley Lee, MD $87,022

Welcome, MD $91,226 White Plains, MD $93,147 Southern Md Facility, MD $94,284 Annapolis Junction, MD $90,165 Lanham, MD $94,641 Beltsville, MD $94,506 Laurel, MD $92,447 Bladensburg, MD $95,196

Lothian, MD $92,394 Mount Rainier, MD $95,241 North Beach, MD $91,110 Bowie, MD $92,431 Brentwood, MD $95,235 Capitol Heights, MD $95,193 Chesapeake Beach, MD $91,063 Churchton, MD $91,085

Clinton, MD $94,657 Still Pond, MD $87,670 Sudlersville, MD $87,506 Taylors Island, MD $88,284 Templeville, MD $87,272 Tilghman, MD $89,545 Toddville, MD $86,379 Trappe, MD $87,771

Wingate, MD $86,718 Wittman, MD $89,250 Woolford, MD $87,919 Worton, MD $87,971 Wye Mills, MD $88,595 Frederick, MD $87,592 Adamstown, MD $89,413 Big Pool, MD $83,056

Boonsboro, MD $86,014 Braddock Heights, MD $87,547 Brownsville, MD $87,291 Brunswick, MD $88,098 Buckeystown, MD $88,746 Burkittsville, MD $87,432 Cascade, MD $85,231 Cavetown, MD $85,123

Chewsville, MD $85,255 Clear Spring, MD $84,115 Cooksville, MD $89,235 Emmitsburg, MD $85,515 Fairplay, MD $85,462 Funkstown, MD $85,453 Glenelg, MD $90,180 Glenwood, MD $89,738

Hagerstown, MD $85,020 Hancock, MD $82,646 Ijamsville, MD $89,193 Jefferson, MD $88,186 Keedysville, MD $86,287 Keymar, MD $86,244 Knoxville, MD $87,636 Ladiesburg, MD $86,554

Libertytown, MD $87,351 Lisbon, MD $89,247 Little Orleans, MD $82,189 Maugansville, MD $84,712 Middletown, MD $87,226 Monrovia, MD $88,997 Mount Airy, MD $88,464 Myersville, MD $86,092

New Market, MD $88,105 New Midway, MD $86,552 New Windsor, MD $87,335 Point Of Rocks, MD $89,243 Rocky Ridge, MD $85,976 Rohrersville, MD $86,875 Sabillasville, MD $85,347 Saint James, MD $85,475

Sharpsburg, MD $86,159 Smithsburg, MD $85,200 Sykesville, MD $88,692 Taneytown, MD $85,720 Thurmont, MD $86,073 Tuscarora, MD $89,584 Union Bridge, MD $86,980 Unionville, MD $87,400

Walkersville, MD $87,091 West Friendship, MD $89,431 Williamsport, MD $85,113 Woodbine, MD $89,237 Woodsboro, MD $86,677 Salisbury, MD $85,965 Allen, MD $85,847 Berlin, MD $85,757

Bishopville, MD $85,776 Bivalve, MD $86,091 Manchester, MD $85,325 Marriottsville, MD $89,047 Maryland Line, MD $85,062 Mayo, MD $90,315 Millersville, MD $89,579 Monkton, MD $87,471

Odenton, MD $90,484 Crofton, MD $91,002 Owings Mills, MD $88,869 Parkton, MD $86,129 Pasadena, MD $89,169 Perry Hall, MD $88,927 Perryman, MD $87,445 Phoenix, MD $88,459

Pylesville, MD $85,616 Randallstown, MD $89,007 Reisterstown, MD $88,659 Riderwood, MD $89,195 Riva, MD $90,661 Severn, MD $89,565 Severna Park, MD $89,444 Simpsonville, MD $90,316

Sparks Glencoe, MD $87,743 Crisfield, MD $85,316 Stevenson, MD $89,065 Dhs, MD $94,207 Waldorf, MD $93,094 Street, MD $86,006 Upperco, MD $87,223 Upper Falls, MD $88,649

Westminster, MD $87,226 Whiteford, MD $85,582 White Hall, MD $86,014 White Marsh, MD $88,845 Woodstock, MD $89,087 Baltimore, MD $89,203 Towson, MD $89,193 Gwynn Oak, MD $89,222

Pikesville, MD $89,159 Sparrows Point, MD $89,107 Middle River, MD $88,923 Essex, MD $89,133 Dundalk, MD $89,218 Brooklyn, MD $89,220 Curtis Bay, MD $89,238 Halethorpe, MD $89,231

Catonsville, MD $89,275 Parkville, MD $89,179 Nottingham, MD $89,088 Rosedale, MD $89,202 Windsor Mill, MD $89,175 Gaithersburg, MD $92,960 Washington Grove, MD $93,008

Lead Bartender Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Lead Bartender roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Nondurable and Hospitality & Leisure sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Lead Bartender positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Lead Bartender as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Lead Bartender

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$124,885	$60.0	40%
Hospitality & Leisure	$102,584	$49.0	15%

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

Understanding how a Lead 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

$78,197

Average $89,203/year

$100,359

$6,516

Average $7,434/month

$8,363

$1,504

Average $1,715/week

$1,930

$38

Average $43/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,359	$8,363	$1,930	$48
Average	$89,203	$7,434	$1,715	$43
25th Percentile	$78,197	$6,516	$1,504	$38

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