What are the main factors that influence an AM Bartender's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an AM Bartender's salary?

An AM Bartender's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,212 for beginners, reaching about $35,400 at mid-level, and approach $35,683 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an AM Bartender?

AM Bartender salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AM Bartender roles are District of Columbia $38,117, California $37,973, Massachusetts $37,467. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AM Bartender roles make?

Salaries for AM Bartender level roles vary by specialization: AM Dispatcher: $50,874; AM Sorter: $41,733; AM Stocker: $41,105; Caregiver AM: $39,330; AM Merchandising: $36,554.

How do different companies affect an AM Bartender's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AM Bartender roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

AM Bartender Salary in the United States

How much does an AM Bartender make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an AM Bartender in the United States is $34,427 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,746
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,813 to $36,688
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,432

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AM Bartender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,688	$3,057	$706	$18
Average	$34,427	$2,869	$662	$17
25th Percentile	$31,813	$2,651	$612	$15

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Key Factors That Influence AM Bartender Salaries

An AM 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects AM Bartender Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AM 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,212
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,113
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,400
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,589
Expert (over 8 years): $35,683

Levels	Salary
Entry Level AM Bartender	$33,212
Intermediate Level AM Bartender	$34,113
Senior Level AM Bartender	$35,400
Specialist Level AM Bartender	$35,589
Expert Level AM Bartender	$35,683

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

District of Columbia: $38,117.
California: $37,973.
Massachusetts: $37,467.

District of Columbia $38,117

California $37,973

Massachusetts $37,467

Washington $37,329

New Jersey $37,315

Alaska $37,267

Connecticut $36,792

New York $36,599

Hawaii $35,983

Rhode Island $35,694

Maryland $35,498

Minnesota $35,229

Colorado $35,126

Illinois $35,091

Oregon $34,961

Delaware $34,864

New Hampshire $34,804

Virginia $34,668

Pennsylvania $34,272

Nevada $34,072

North Dakota $34,007

Michigan $33,904

Wisconsin $33,866

Vermont $33,790

Texas $33,580

Maine $33,566

Arizona $33,546

Ohio $33,521

Georgia $33,205

Indiana $33,046

Wyoming $33,015

Utah $32,967

Iowa $32,947

Kansas $32,781

Louisiana $32,733

North Carolina $32,716

Missouri $32,709

Florida $32,575

Montana $32,502

Nebraska $32,434

Kentucky $32,396

South Carolina $32,258

Tennessee $32,172

Idaho $32,138

New Mexico $31,886

Oklahoma $31,831

Alabama $31,628

South Dakota $31,287

Arkansas $31,101

West Virginia $31,001

Mississippi $30,702

Top Paying Cities for AM 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:

San Jose: $43,423
San Francisco: $42,996
Oakland: $42,042

San Jose, CA $43,423

San Francisco, CA $42,996

Oakland, CA $42,042

New York, NY $39,897

Queens Village, NY $39,639

Paramus, NJ $39,364

Passaic, NJ $39,329

Bergenfield, NJ $39,295

Stamford, CT $39,243

Huntington, NY $39,209

Newark, NJ $38,985

Bridgeport, CT $38,916

New Brunswick, NJ $38,803

Vallejo, CA $38,730

Middlesex, NJ $38,710

Somerset, NJ $38,679

Petaluma, CA $38,599

Santa Cruz, CA $38,465

Boston, MA $38,396

Monterey, CA $38,224

Fairbanks, AK $38,200

Los Angeles, CA $38,135

Washington, DC $38,117

Seattle, WA $38,055

Santa Rosa, CA $38,049

Juneau, AK $37,949

Orange, CA $37,835

Anchorage, AK $37,773

Anaheim, CA $37,749

Santa Ana, CA $37,697

Nassau, NY $37,677

Long Beach, CA $37,663

Danbury, CT $37,653

Santa Maria, CA $37,536

Everett, WA $37,529

Bremerton, WA $37,360

Trenton, NJ $37,295

Sacramento, CA $37,281

San Diego, CA $37,264

Brockton, MA $37,250

Tacoma, WA $37,236

Santa Barbara, CA $37,188

Lowell, MA $37,050

New Suffolk, NY $37,036

Nashua, NH $36,995

Lompoc, CA $36,940

Ventura, CA $36,906

Stockton, CA $36,895

New Haven, CT $36,826

Atlantic City, NJ $36,737

Hartford, CT $36,661

Modesto, CA $36,644

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,568

New Britain, CT $36,551

Olympia, WA $36,503

Kennewick, WA $36,503

New London, CT $36,496

Norwich, CT $36,486

Lawrence, MA $36,468

Bakersfield, CA $36,372

Riverside, CA $36,324

New Bedford, MA $36,324

Richland, WA $36,289

Portsmouth, NH $36,262

Vineland, NJ $36,255

San Bernardino, CA $36,227

Boulder, CO $36,131

Worcester, MA $36,103

Portland, OR $36,073

Saint Paul, MN $36,031

Minneapolis, MN $36,031

Philadelphia, PA $35,983

Honolulu, HI $35,801

Springfield, MA $35,680

Providence, RI $35,677

Chicago, IL $35,577

Bellingham, WA $35,535

Baltimore, MD $35,498

Chico, CA $35,412

Wilmington, DE $35,353

Pittsfield, MA $35,319

Manchester, NH $35,253

Spokane, WA $35,102

Denver, CO $35,098

Albany, NY $34,936

Troy, NY $34,923

Schenectady, NY $34,850

Burlington, VT $34,775

Portland, ME $34,654

Salem, OR $34,627

Yakima, WA $34,620

Ann Arbor, MI $34,609

Rochester, MN $34,513

Fresno, CA $34,496

Reno, NV $34,496

Milwaukee, WI $34,465

Detroit, MI $34,430

Allentown, PA $34,420

Carson City, NV $34,417

Houston, TX $34,365

Colorado Springs, CO $34,361

Syracuse, NY $34,344

Eugene, OR $34,279

Bismarck, ND $34,238

Gary, IN $34,238

Galveston, TX $34,238

Springfield, OR $34,210

Medford, OR $34,127

Fort Collins, CO $34,114

Austin, TX $34,086

Mesa, AZ $34,014

Phoenix, AZ $34,007

Dallas, TX $33,997

Reading, PA $33,976

Saint Cloud, MN $33,962

Concord, NH $33,931

Madison, WI $33,917

Utica, NY $33,824

Raleigh, NC $33,797

Las Vegas, NV $33,793

Rochester, NY $33,769

Des Moines, IA $33,766

Atlanta, GA $33,711

Battle Creek, MI $33,700

Salt Lake City, UT $33,690

Lancaster, PA $33,639

Champaign, IL $33,632

Harrisburg, PA $33,590

Durham, NC $33,559

Kansas City, MO $33,556

Kansas City, KS $33,549

Fort Worth, TX $33,546

Boca Raton, FL $33,532

Cleveland, OH $33,528

Columbus, OH $33,521

Pittsburgh, PA $33,518

Richmond, VA $33,504

Indianapolis, IN $33,497

Cincinnati, OH $33,453

Petersburg, VA $33,401

Billings, MT $33,325

Lansing, MI $33,325

Huntsville, AL $33,325

Lebanon, PA $33,322

Dayton, OH $33,318

Pueblo, CO $33,318

Appleton, WI $33,308

Buffalo, NY $33,294

Racine, WI $33,277

Charlotte, NC $33,274

Saint Louis, MO $33,263

Springfield, IL $33,250

Elkhart, IN $33,243

York, PA $33,243

Gastonia, NC $33,239

Benton Harbor, MI $33,239

Beaumont, TX $33,219

Lorain, OH $33,212

Toledo, OH $33,198

Binghamton, NY $33,181

Rock Hill, SC $33,177

Rockford, IL $33,160

Fargo, ND $33,143

Elyria, OH $33,143

Flagstaff, AZ $33,119

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,098

Miami, FL $33,077

Duluth, MN $33,022

Bangor, ME $32,978

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,940

Louisville, KY $32,922

Grand Rapids, MI $32,916

Hialeah, FL $32,912

Casper, WY $32,864

Scranton, PA $32,823

New Orleans, LA $32,812

Virginia Beach, VA $32,809

Akron, OH $32,792

Peoria, IL $32,747

Sarasota, FL $32,740

Green Bay, WI $32,716

Baton Rouge, LA $32,699

Charleston, SC $32,692

Nashville, TN $32,681

Jamestown, NY $32,675

Davenport, IA $32,675

Tucson, AZ $32,657

Cheyenne, WY $32,647

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,637

Tampa, FL $32,630

Omaha, NE $32,623

Port Arthur, TX $32,609

Evansville, IN $32,609

Bradenton, FL $32,595

Santa Fe, NM $32,533

Orlando, FL $32,499

Clearwater, FL $32,461

Canton, OH $32,389

La Crosse, WI $32,389

Grand Forks, ND $32,378

Albuquerque, NM $32,368

Tulsa, OK $32,368

Newport News, VA $32,365

High Point, NC $32,354

Ogden, UT $32,341

Corpus Christi, TX $32,313

Laramie, WY $32,292

Norfolk, VA $32,292

Rock Island, IL $32,272

Saginaw, MI $32,265

Jacksonville, FL $32,261

Salisbury, NC $32,255

Memphis, TN $32,248

Moline, IL $32,230

Fort Myers, FL $32,220

Waterloo, IA $32,175

Spartanburg, SC $32,141

Lincoln, NE $32,124

Fort Wayne, IN $32,117

Birmingham, AL $32,079

Cedar Falls, IA $32,072

Provo, UT $32,069

Springfield, OH $32,065

San Antonio, TX $32,058

Greensboro, NC $32,045

South Bend, IN $32,041

Winston Salem, NC $32,038

Boise, ID $32,027

Savannah, GA $32,003

Muskegon, MI $31,941

Lima, OH $31,900

Lake Charles, LA $31,886

Anderson, IN $31,879

Lexington, KY $31,869

Augusta, GA $31,859

Greenville, SC $31,859

Wichita, KS $31,828

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,828

Columbia, SC $31,797

Bloomington, IN $31,711

Roanoke, VA $31,690

Asheville, NC $31,645

Knoxville, TN $31,587

Shreveport, LA $31,583

Wilmington, NC $31,538

Frankfort, KY $31,473

Oklahoma City, OK $31,449

Chillicothe, OH $31,435

Longview, TX $31,432

Topeka, KS $31,421

Mobile, AL $31,370

Terre Haute, IN $31,356

Erie, PA $31,353

Altoona, PA $31,335

Melbourne, FL $31,325

Amarillo, TX $31,311

Killeen, TX $31,301

Fayetteville, AR $31,273

Sioux Falls, SD $31,249

Chattanooga, TN $31,229

Idaho Falls, ID $31,225

Gainesville, FL $31,153

Portsmouth, OH $31,136

Little Rock, AR $31,129

Lynchburg, VA $31,129

Lafayette, LA $31,115

Youngstown, OH $31,115

Temple, TX $31,101

Daytona Beach, FL $31,094

Clarksville, TN $31,091

Pensacola, FL $31,087

Hopkinsville, KY $30,984

Charleston, WV $30,981

Florence, SC $30,964

Sioux City, IA $30,943

Macon, GA $30,843

Tallahassee, FL $30,840

Fayetteville, NC $30,833

Waco, TX $30,826

Wichita Falls, TX $30,826

Pine Bluff, AR $30,812

Vincennes, IN $30,747

Lubbock, TX $30,733

Great Falls, MT $30,712

Alamogordo, NM $30,709

Abilene, TX $30,681

Rapid City, SD $30,636

Monroe, LA $30,636

Albany, GA $30,616

Huntington, WV $30,612

Jackson, MS $30,609

Greenville, MS $30,606

Parkersburg, WV $30,571

Montgomery, AL $30,564

Johnstown, PA $30,557

Springfield, MO $30,530

Biloxi, MS $30,513

Sumter, SC $30,440

Columbus, GA $30,437

Twin Falls, ID $30,416

Pascagoula, MS $30,371

Kingsport, TN $30,282

Gulfport, MS $30,272

Alexandria, LA $30,158

Fort Smith, AR $30,072

El Paso, TX $29,979

Helena, MT $29,934

Las Cruces, NM $29,824

Harlingen, TX $29,728

Pocatello, ID $29,697

Florence, AL $29,686

Brownsville, TX $29,679

Dothan, AL $29,624

Mcallen, TX $29,607

Columbus, MS $29,352

Altus, OK $29,194

Lawton, OK $29,129

Pierre, SD $29,005

What Skills Can Increase an AM Bartender's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 10.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
Health Information Management (Mentioned in 3.15% Job Postings): Health information management (HIM) is information management applied to health and health care. It is the practice of acquiring, analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. With the widespread computerization of health records, traditional (paper-based) records are being replaced with electronic health records (EHRs). The tools of health informatics and health information technology are continually improving to bring greater efficiency to information management in the health care sector. Both hospital information systems and Human Resource for Health Information System (HRHIS) are common implementations of HIM. Health information management professionals plan information systems, develop health policy, and identify current and future information needs. In addition, they may apply the science of informatics to the collection, storage, analysis, use, and transmission of information to meet legal, professional, ethical and administrative records-keeping requirements of health care delivery. They work with clinical, epidemiological, demographic, financial, reference, and coded healthcare data. Health information administrators have been described to "play a critical role in the delivery of healthcare in the United States through their focus on the collection, maintenance and use of quality data to support the information-intensive and information-reliant healthcare system".
Home Care (Mentioned in 1.78% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	10.36%
Health Information Management	3.15%
Home Care	1.78%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an AM Bartender's salary.

EHR: Can increase your salary by up to 75%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 68%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 64%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
EHR	$60,247	75%
Accountability	$57,837	68%
Analysis	$56,460	64%
Coordination	$55,427	61%
Innovation	$52,329	52%
Critical Thinking	$50,263	46%

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How Education impacts an AM Bartender's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many AM Bartenders enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an AM Bartender with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $33,605 and $35,683).

AM Bartender Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for AM Bartender

No Diploma 58.1%

High School 58.1%

Associates 22.6%

Bachelors 9.7%

Masters 9.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	58.1%
High School	58.1%
Associates	22.6%
Bachelors	9.7%
Masters	9.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how an AM 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 January 01, 2026

$31,813

Average $34,427/year

$36,688

$2,651

Average $2,869/month

$3,057

$612

Average $662/week

$706

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,688	$3,057	$706	$18
Average	$34,427	$2,869	$662	$17
25th Percentile	$31,813	$2,651	$612	$15

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Salary Trends for AM Bartender

Salaries for an AM Bartender can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $36,171 in 2023 to around $33,445 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AM Bartender salary trends, .

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2024

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