Bartending Pay

My patients are always asking the bartending doctor "what kind of money can I make as a bartender?" The answer to that question is like the difference between a cold and a flu. It varies and depends on many factors including your personality, style, quality of service, the type of room you're working in, or simply how many customers you have to serve.

The average bartender can earn between $500 to $800 a week depending on these factors. The rule of thumb as far as hourly wages is: the higher the salary the lower the tips, the lower the salary the higher the tips.

A lot of patients also wonder if a bartender usually makes more money at night? Now, I polled my patients through the years and its really a 50/50 split on this one. Depending on the room and the environment you can make great money during the day as well as during the night.

You may ask, "Is it true that some bartenders make $1000 to $2000 per week?" Well yes, however ,these jobs are few and far between. These are the top jobs occupied by top bartenders in most big cities. These positions are usually found in the trendiest of hot spots, traditionally in the ultra-competitive nightclub fields where, like all trends, they tend to die out quicker than most as the fickle clientele finds the next hot spot.

All in all, bartending is a good living but you should also look for jobs that have benefits as well as good pay, this way you have the best of both worlds. These positions are out there, though they are usually found more often in big corporation-type operations such as luxury hotels and restaurant franchises (Hyatt, Hilton, TGI Fridays, etc).

To get a good bartending job, it helps to attend a bartending school so you can learn everything you will need to know to be a professional bartender. Bartending Schools are found all over the nation, and as long as you pick a licensed school, it is well worth the cost of tuition because it will help you get a job where you can earn a lot of money in the long run.

The Bartending Doctor wishes you luck in your endeavor into bartending and hopes that all of his patients will find great jobs and make lots of money!