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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salaries across 51 states

$30,819
National Average (Median)
$51,200
Highest: Hawaii
$21,550
Lowest: Texas

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary by State

Compare Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$21,550
$51,200

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $22,470 AK $27,040 AZ $36,500 AR $27,670 CA $36,010 CO $36,790 CT $34,540 DE $31,880 DC $39,080 FL $33,280 GA $28,920 HI $51,200 ID $27,810 IL $31,200 IN $28,320 IA $28,210 KS $26,300 KY $26,330 LA $26,780 ME $38,560 MD $37,020 MA $35,380 MI $30,390 MN $29,210 MS $23,180 MO $31,850 MT $27,510 NE $30,690 NV $27,460 NH $26,290 NJ $34,170 NM $29,360 NY $36,740 NC $27,560 ND $31,010 OH $29,400 OK $26,830 OR $36,800 PA $29,310 RI $31,200 SC $26,830 SD $29,920 TN $29,470 TX $21,550 UT $27,010 VT $34,120 VA $32,410 WA $41,420 WV $27,150 WI $27,080 WY $24,600

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Hawaii
$51,200
#2
Washington
$41,420
#3
District of Columbia
$39,080
#4
Maine
$38,560
#5
Maryland
$37,020

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Hawaii $51,200 $51,160 4,380
2 Washington $41,420 $45,430 6,160
3 District of Columbia $39,080 $45,850 4,130
4 Maine $38,560 $42,960 1,540
5 Maryland $37,020 $38,340 13,240
6 Oregon $36,800 $38,700 3,910
7 Colorado $36,790 $41,280 8,460
8 New York $36,740 $42,480 41,340
9 Arizona $36,500 $39,750 13,300
10 California $36,010 $40,660 75,460
11 Massachusetts $35,380 $39,220 11,510
12 Connecticut $34,540 $37,640 5,810
13 New Jersey $34,170 $37,340 16,490
14 Vermont $34,120 $36,570 N/A
15 Florida $33,280 $35,130 50,400
16 Virginia $32,410 $34,850 11,910
17 Delaware $31,880 $34,290 1,540
18 Missouri $31,850 $33,870 11,590
19 Illinois $31,200 $33,800 21,290
20 Rhode Island $31,200 $35,170 2,880
21 North Dakota $31,010 $30,980 890
22 Nebraska $30,690 $33,170 2,160
23 Michigan $30,390 $33,580 13,050
24 South Dakota $29,920 $31,550 2,550
25 Tennessee $29,470 $29,680 11,330
26 Ohio $29,400 $31,340 13,670
27 New Mexico $29,360 $31,230 2,960
28 Pennsylvania $29,310 $29,810 20,800
29 Minnesota $29,210 $30,730 7,220
30 Georgia $28,920 $30,450 14,540
31 Indiana $28,320 $28,590 10,220
32 Iowa $28,210 $26,810 3,250
33 Idaho $27,810 $27,800 1,520
34 Arkansas $27,670 $30,140 2,160
35 North Carolina $27,560 $27,690 11,230
36 Montana $27,510 $29,340 1,150
37 Nevada $27,460 $32,640 12,750
38 West Virginia $27,150 $29,920 1,170
39 Wisconsin $27,080 $27,510 7,220
40 Alaska $27,040 $29,520 860
41 Utah $27,010 $28,480 4,490
42 Oklahoma $26,830 $26,680 5,400
43 South Carolina $26,830 $27,260 6,220
44 Louisiana $26,780 $27,250 4,810
45 Kentucky $26,330 $26,350 3,350
46 Kansas $26,300 $26,900 2,960
47 New Hampshire $26,290 $27,750 1,510
48 Wyoming $24,600 $28,600 650
49 Mississippi $23,180 $24,480 2,620
50 Alabama $22,470 $24,330 3,420
51 Texas $21,550 $24,390 60,270

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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