Employment and earnings statistics in the US bartenders in the USA Pay and Growth According to the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics see BLS map Pay and Growth Pay and Growth 6. Bartenders (603,320) Bureau of Labor Statistics: Wages for Bartenders 6. Bartenders (603,320) Pay and Growth the national "mean" wage Pay and Growth United States Department of Labor United States Department of Labor Pay and Growth 600,000 bartenders average bartender makes about $10.88 per hour "35-3011 Bartenders" Pay and Growth Pay and Growth 6. Bartenders (603,320) Pay and Growth Pay and Growth Pay and Growth Pay and Growth United States Department of Labor bartender’s job earning potential Bartenders Pay and Growth נתוני משרד העבודה האמריקני על שכר מוזגים 6. Bartenders (603,320) Pay and Growth Pay and Growth Bartenders Bureau of Labor Statistics. average hourly wage is $11.59.