Bartender Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 84,000 jobs.
Median salary
£9,166
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 152.9% below the £23,182 median for people working full-time.
▲ 5.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£23,182
Part-time only
£7,590
Mean
£10,762
Jobs measured
84,000
What most bartenders actually earn
Half of bartenders earn between £4,579 and £14,246. Earning above £14,246 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of bartenders earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Bar staff
- SOC 2020 code
- 9265
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “bartender” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Bar staff”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures bar staff.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Bartender salary FAQs
What is the average Bartender salary in UK?
The median is £9,166 a year and the mean is £10,762, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £23,182 and part-time employees £7,590.
What is a good Bartender salary?
Half of bartenders earn between £4,579 and £14,246. Anything above £14,246 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 84,000 jobs in this occupation.
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