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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in New Jersey

What Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 16 counties.

Average in NJ
$35,737
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 18
published states
Workers in state
52,450
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
16 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,980$31,265−$60Bergen County, NJ
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220$27,541$1,363Camden County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,620
2Monmouth County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,620
3Essex County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,584
4Union County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,584
5Morris County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,584
6Sussex County, NJ$36,980$31,265$1,584
7Camden County, NJ$32,220$27,541$1,363
8Burlington County, NJ$32,220$27,541$1,363
9Gloucester County, NJ$32,220$27,541$1,363
10Salem County, NJ$32,220$27,541$1,363
11Bergen County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$60
12Passaic County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$60
13Middlesex County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$1,452
14Somerset County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$1,452
15Hunterdon County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$1,452
16Hudson County, NJ$36,980$31,265−$6,384

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in New Jersey is $35,737, based on 52,450 workers. Among the 18 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $33,980, so New Jersey averages 5.2% above it.

Inside New Jersey, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $36,980 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area and the lowest is $32,220 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, a difference of $4,760 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in New Jersey

We compare 16 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $1,620. In Hudson County, NJ the basics cost $6,384 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 16 counties.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers are District of Columbia ($37,260), New York ($36,528), California ($36,372) and Arizona ($36,361).

Frequently asked questions: Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in New Jersey

How much do Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $35,737, from $32,220 to $36,980 depending on the labor market.

Which New Jersey county is best for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($1,620). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $1,620.