SOC 35-9011 · Laredo, TX metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Laredo, TX

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Laredo, Texas is $22,340 a year ($10.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $20,910: half of the 450 people in this job in the Laredo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 35% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$22,340average per year

$10.74 / hourMedian $20,910Take-home ≈ $20,007

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  • $21KMedian
  • $26K75th
  • $30K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

450people in this job
-35%vs U.S. average
#16 of 25Texas metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Laredo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $30,160 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Laredo earn between $15,550 and $25,750.

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  • $21KMedian
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  • $30K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$22,340$1,862$10.74
Median$20,910$1,742$10.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$15,550$1,296$7.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$25,750$2,146$12.38

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Laredo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Laredo earn 8% less than the Texas average ($24,390) and 35% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -38% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Laredo$22,340$20,910$15,080$30,160450
Texas$24,390$21,550$15,710$35,54060,270
United States$34,230$33,980$21,300$46,570542,750

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary after taxes in Laredo

On the average salary of $22,340, a single filer in Laredo takes home about $20,007 a year, or $1,667 a month and $769 every two weeks. Taxes take 10% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Laredo a good place for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Laredo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $22,340 buys what about $25,691 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Laredo ($37,250). A typical home costs $218,391, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in other Texas cities

Laredo ranks 16th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($26,960).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,640).

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Laredo: questions

How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make an hour in Laredo?

$10.74 an hour on average, and $10.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary in Laredo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $15,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers take-home pay in Laredo?

About $20,007 a year ($1,667 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $22,340. Texas has no state income tax.

Do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more in Laredo than elsewhere?

The average here is 35% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9011; area Laredo, TX (29700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.19, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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