How Much Can a Bartender Make?

People often ask "How much money can aincome with few hours compared to taking a part
bartender make?" It is a job position many folkstime job for minimum wage. And these part time
are curious about. A good bartender in a busyopportunities are many in this field. Lots of
upscale establishment can easily make $60,000 -establishments that serve liquor need part time
$100,000 per year. On the opposite end of thehelp.
scale a bartender at a busy dive can still earnAn established bartender can also earn a great
$12,000 - $15,000 per year. And in the middle, orside income from private parties and weddings.
your average pay for a bartender, is probablyJust how much you can earn from these events
around $25,000-$50,000 per year. Since the vastdepends on your experience and how far you
majority of bartending income is from tipstake it. It is not uncommon for a bartender to
earnings vary depending on how well (or not) onemake $200 for 4 or 5 hours work at a small
interacts with people.(100-150 people) wedding at the local firehall. Much
To earn the top end of these figures as amore can be made at more lavish events. These
bartender you need to work full time for sure.jobs are usually gotten by word of mouth and
However, one of the benefits of bartending isonce you've done your first one the others will
that you can work part time and still make fullfollow fast.
time income in comparison to most jobs. ImagineSo how much a bartender can make is pretty
how nice it would be to work your regular jobmuch at the discretion of you. It's a great job
and maybe bartend at the bowling alley 2 nights aopportunity for the right person. Almost always
week making great money. During the bowlingthe pay per hour is far above minimum wage so
season you can easily make $75-$100 in tips eachit's a matter of how much time you want to put
night. Quite a nice little addition to your full timeinto this to determine how much you will make.