SALARY · BARTENDERS · MASSACHUSETTS

Bartenders salary in Massachusetts

You do not need a national average when you are deciding about one state. This page sticks to Massachusetts for bartenders. The median here was $37,440 a year, and the rest of the page shows how wide the range runs around it.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,440

$18 per hour at the median · That is $3,100 (9.0 percent) above the national median of $34,340 for this occupation.

$45,120Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$19,850People employed in this job in Massachusetts

Salary range

25th: $34,200Median: $37,44075th: $49,500
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$34,200
Median (50th percentile)$37,440
75th percentile$49,500
Mean$45,120

The middle half of workers earned from $34,200 to $49,500 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$30,611 a year
$2,551 a month
Federal tax $2,313 · FICA $2,864 · State tax $1,652

Caveat: the Massachusetts figure excludes the optional Social Security and Medicare deduction, worth up to $100 of tax.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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