The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,800 | 17.19% | 32.30% |
| 2021 | $23,020 | 12.73% | - |
| 2020 | $20,090 | 2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $19,520 | -1.33% | - |
| 2018 | $19,780 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $19,480 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $19,120 | -1.57% | - |
| 2015 | $19,420 | 0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $19,230 | 1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $18,870 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $18,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,800 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Champaign-Urbana is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.