Barback Demographics and Statistics in the US – 2024 

If you’re looking to start your Barback career or just want to learn the demographics and statistics related to this role, you came to the right place. 

In this article we’ll explore Barback salaries, their educational attainment and more. 

• The average Barback salary in the United States is $31,688 per year without tips 
• Barbacks working in Miami earn $28,506 per year 

• $31,976 per year is the average salary for a Barback working in NYC 
• There are roughly 8,500 people currently work as a Barback in the U.S. 
• 90% of all Barbacks are men 

Barback Employment Statistics 

There are more than 8,500 Barbacks working in the United States. 

Barback Gender Statistics 

Only 10% of all Barbacks are women, meaning most employees in this role are men. 

Barback Age Statistics 

Most Barbacks are older than 40, while 35% of individuals working as a Barback in the United States are younger than 30. 

Barback Ethnicity and Race Statistics 

Most Barbacks are White, followed by Hispanic or Latino individuals (17%) and Black or African Americans (10%). 

See the breakdown of Barbacks in the U.S. by race and ethnicity below. 

Barback Education Statistics 

Landing a Barback job in the United States does not require extensive education or experience. 

That said, 36% of all Barbacks have a bachelor’s degree while 34% of them have a high school diploma. 

Explore Barback education in the graph below. 

Barback Tenure Statistics 

Most Barbacks stay with the same employer for less than one year, followed by 33% of Barbacks who stay at the same job for up to two years. 

 Barback Jobs by Company Size 

Barbacks work in restaurants, hotels, resorts and similar establishments. 

As such, the size of their employers can significantly vary. 

Most Barbacks work for companies that employ between one and 10,000 people. 

See the breakdown of Barback employment by the size of their employer. 

Barback Languages Spoken   

Aside from English, many Barbacks can also speak a number of other languages. 

While most Barbacks (61%) speak Spanish as their second language, they also speak Russian, German and French. 

See the percentage of Barbacks speaking languages other than English below. 

6 Additional Barback Statistics 

• 49% of all Barbacks are older than 40  

• 60% of all Barbacks are White 

• Most Barbacks (36%) have a bachelor’s degree 

• 42% of all Barbacks stay at the same job for less than a single year 

• 29% of Barbacks work in companies that employ between 1,000 and 10,000 people 

• California is the highest-paying state for Barbacks ($33,198) 

Barback Statistics and Demographics Data 

We use multiple government and agency websites, along with our own data to support our statistics and demographics. 

See how we do it on our statistics and demographics methodology page. 

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