Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in the US
A dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earns a national median of $33,980 a year (mean $34,230) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #816 of 825.
How much does a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn in the US?
A dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the United States earns a median of $33,980 a year (mean $34,230), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 33% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 542,750 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-9011), ranked #816 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$33,980
per year
Mean
$34,230
per year
Employment
542,750
US workers
National rank
#816
of 825 by median
What a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers (SOC 35-9011) earns a median annual wage of $33,980 and a mean (average) of $34,230. The median is the midpoint — half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more and half earn less — and is 33% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers is $33,980, and the mean (average) is $34,230. The median is the midpoint — half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more and half earn less.
- How does dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers pay compare to the US average?
- At $33,980, a dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earns 33% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 542,750 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers employed nationally (SOC 35-9011), across all industries.
- Where does this dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-9011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-9011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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