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Average Bartenders Salary in Georgia

Bartenders in Georgia earn a median annual salary of $23,500, which is -29.9% compared to the national median. There are 14,980 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Georgia (state).

$23,500
Georgia median annual wage
$11/hour median
-29.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $33,530
14,980
Local employment
3.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.64
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$15,210
25th
$18,110
Median
$23,500
75th
$38,110
90th
$48,320

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Georgia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
96.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$24,405
Goods: 98.9%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 88.7%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$68,820Compare3,640
New York$60,750Compare42,550
District of Columbia$54,930Compare4,890
Vermont$54,310Compare2,210
Washington$48,320Compare19,140
Maine$47,630Compare3,060

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Georgia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Psychiatrists$229,1900.59
Nurse Anesthetists$221,1900.73
Anesthesiologists$206,8900.45
Chief Executives$201,7500.81
Dentists, General$195,8200.91
Dentists, All Other Specialists$194,2100.44
Air Traffic Controllers$174,6001.38
Computer And Information Systems Managers$169,1700.86

Georgia has salary data for 761 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Psychiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Bartenders in Georgia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Bartenders are projected to change by +5.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 129,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.