Bartenders pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$30,460avg. a year
$14.65 an hour · 13,160 employed
Bartenders in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $30,460 a year. That is $2,180 (7%) less than the Texas average of $32,640. The U.S. average is $40,790.
$22,770Median pay
$14.65Average hourly
-7%vs. Texas average
13,160Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for bartenders in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
118,300 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$37,610
$18.08 an hour
2550 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$33,050
$15.89 an hour
37,130 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$32,760
$15.75 an hour
4310 jobs
Abilene, TX
$32,230
$15.50 an hour
5160 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$31,510
$15.15 an hour
6380 jobs
Tyler, TX
$30,880
$14.84 an hour
7380 jobs
Odessa, TX
$30,660
$14.74 an hour
8240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$30,480
$14.65 an hour
9500 jobs
Waco, TX
$30,360
$14.59 an hour
10540 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$30,300
$14.57 an hour
115,610 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$30,110
$14.48 an hour
12430 jobs
Midland, TX
$30,070
$14.46 an hour
13280 jobs
Longview, TX
$29,570
$14.22 an hour
14190 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$29,370
$14.12 an hour
151,100 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$29,300
$14.09 an hour
16790 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$29,300
$14.09 an hour
17840 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$28,960
$13.92 an hour
18450 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$28,810
$13.85 an hour
19260 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$28,780
$13.84 an hour
20320 jobs
Laredo, TX
$28,700
$13.80 an hour
211,520 jobs
El Paso, TX
$28,050
$13.49 an hour
22810 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$27,780
$13.36 an hour
23160 jobs
Victoria, TX
$25,650
$12.33 an hour
24630 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$24,990
$12.02 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,630 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $29,180 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $32,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $41,350 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,220 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $24,530 |
Questions and answers
How much do bartenders make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $30,460 a year, and the median is $22,770. About 13,160 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,180 (7%) less than the Texas average of $32,640.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.82 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3011. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.