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🍸 What bartenders make in Midtown, Manhattan

Typical pay
$17/hr
$11.35–$33.65 an hour · plus tips 💸
💸 $11.35/hr is NYC’s legal tipped minimum — and tipped jobs can often bring in hundreds of dollars in tips on top.
NYC overall: $17.88/hr
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Bartender pay by neighborhood

From the pay posted on live Midtown, Manhattan restaurant listings, updated daily. Typical = the middle; the range runs from the lower tenth to the top tenth. Yearly salaries shown per hour (÷ 2,080).

Bartender pay in Midtown, NYC: $17/hr typical (2026) · Restowork