Bartenders pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha
$27,850avg. a year
$13.39 an hour · 7,330 employed
Bartenders in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn an average of $27,850 a year. That is $880 (3%) more than the Wisconsin average of $26,970. The U.S. average is $40,790.
$25,970Median pay
$13.39Average hourly
+3%vs. Wisconsin average
7,330Jobs in this metro
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Average pay for bartenders in other Wisconsin metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
115,370 jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$31,700
$15.24 an hour
2500 jobs
Sheboygan, WI
$28,250
$13.58 an hour
31,630 jobs
Duluth, MN-WI
$27,760
$13.34 an hour
43,810 jobs
Madison, WI
$27,510
$13.23 an hour
51,230 jobs
Appleton, WI
$27,450
$13.20 an hour
6650 jobs
Kenosha, WI
$27,150
$13.05 an hour
71,620 jobs
Green Bay, WI
$27,130
$13.05 an hour
8960 jobs
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
$26,870
$12.92 an hour
9700 jobs
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
$26,690
$12.83 an hour
10920 jobs
Eau Claire, WI
$26,550
$12.76 an hour
111,200 jobs
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
$26,550
$12.77 an hour
12380 jobs
Fond du Lac, WI
$26,060
$12.53 an hour
13610 jobs
Wausau, WI
$25,320
$12.17 an hour
14800 jobs
Janesville-Beloit, WI
$25,240
$12.14 an hour
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How Milwaukee-Waukesha compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,370 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,250 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,810 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,780 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,080 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $35,800 |
Questions and answers
How much do bartenders make in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
The average is $27,850 a year, and the median is $25,970. About 7,330 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Wisconsin average?
That is $880 (3%) more than the Wisconsin average of $26,970.
Is this job common in Milwaukee-Waukesha?
It makes up 8.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.84 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: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). 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.