The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bartenders in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $18,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.
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 | $28,450 | 26.57% | 4.08% |
| 2021 | $20,890 | 4.98% | - |
| 2020 | $19,850 | 2.87% | - |
| 2019 | $19,280 | -20.54% | - |
| 2018 | $23,240 | -46.51% | - |
| 2017 | $34,050 | 17.59% | - |
| 2016 | $28,060 | 18.96% | - |
| 2015 | $22,740 | 4.00% | - |
| 2014 | $21,830 | 7.79% | - |
| 2013 | $20,130 | -35.57% | - |
| 2012 | $27,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,450 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Durham-Chapel Hill is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Asheville and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.