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Manhattan · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
200/ shift
Per hour, tips · $25/hr
So much potential, money sucks. Corporate company who don’t know how to run a bar.
Money 1.0
Management 3.0
Scheduling 4.0
Friday · Fall 2026 · Would work again · No
West Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
215/ shift
Per hour, tips · $31/hr
Money 4.0
Sunday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
West Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
312/ shift
Per hour, tips · $39/hr
Wednesday · Summer 2026
West Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
540/ shift
Per hour, tips · $60/hr
Steady all night, no dead hours.
Saturday · Summer 2026
West Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
486/ shift
Per hour, tips · $57/hr
Friday · Summer 2026
Chelsea · Rooftop / Nightclub
Bartender shift
655/ shift
Per hour, tips · $69/hr
Money 4.1
Management 3.3
Scheduling 2.9
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Chelsea · Rooftop / Nightclub
Bartender shift
810/ shift
Per hour, tips · $81/hr
No idea what the hourly is, honestly.
Money 3.6
Management 4.1
Scheduling 4.6
Saturday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Midtown East · Italian Restaurant / Nightclub
Bartender shift
268/ shift
Per hour, tips · $36/hr
One barback for the whole room on a Saturday. You spend half the shift restocking instead of making drinks and the tips take the hit. Nobody in the building disagrees with you about it, which somehow makes it worse.
Money 2.4
Management 2.0
Scheduling 2.6
Tuesday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · No
Midtown East · Italian Restaurant / Nightclub
Bartender shift
410/ shift
Per hour, tips · $51/hr
Training was actually paid and actually useful, which I did not expect. Two weeks shadowing before I was on my own. The pool is split fairly and posted every week so nobody is guessing.
Money 3.9
Management 4.2
Scheduling 4.0
Thursday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Midtown East · Italian Restaurant / Nightclub
Bartender shift
905/ shift
Per hour, tips · $95/hr
Tuesday through Thursday you are watching the door. Friday and Saturday make the week. Plan your budget around two shifts, not five.
Money 3.4
Management 3.2
Scheduling 3.0
Saturday · Summer 2026
Midtown East · Italian Restaurant / Nightclub
Bartender shift
742/ shift
Per hour, tips · $82/hr
Bottle service nights carry the whole week.
Money 3.1
Management 4.7
Scheduling 4.4
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Greenwich Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
505/ shift
Per hour, tips · $59/hr
I made more here than anywhere else in the city and I still left. Schedules went up two days out, cuts came with no warning, and the same three people got every good section. If you can tune all of that out the tips are genuinely excellent.
Money 4.6
Management 1.8
Scheduling 2.0
Saturday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · No
Greenwich Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
445/ shift
Per hour, tips · $56/hr
Volume is relentless and the money reflects it. Weekend doubles regularly clear what I made in a week at my last place. The trade is the close — you are not walking out before 3am and side work is heavy. Management is fair but stretched thin, so you solve most problems yourself. Worth it if you want the money and can handle the pace.
Money 4.8
Management 3.4
Scheduling 3.2
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Financial District · Irish Pub
Bartender shift
300/ shift
Per hour, tips · $38/hr
Money 4.0
Thursday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Financial District · Irish Pub
Bartender shift
475/ shift
Per hour, tips · $53/hr
Friday · Summer 2026
Financial District · Irish Pub
Bartender shift
520/ shift
Per hour, tips · $58/hr
Saturday · Summer 2026
Lower East Side · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
495/ shift
Per hour, tips · $55/hr
Saturday · Summer 2026
East Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
405/ shift
Per hour, tips · $51/hr
Money 4.1
Management 3.3
Scheduling 2.9
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
East Village · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
470/ shift
Per hour, tips · $55/hr
Nothing dramatic to report, which is the point. Schedule goes up two weeks out, shifts do not get cut, staff meal every night. The money is fine and it is the same money every week.
Money 3.6
Management 4.1
Scheduling 4.6
Saturday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Carroll Gardens · Cocktail Bar
Bartender shift
420/ shift
Per hour, tips · $49/hr
One barback for the whole room on a Saturday. You spend half the shift restocking instead of making drinks and the tips take the hit. Nobody in the building disagrees with you about it, which somehow makes it worse.
Money 2.4
Management 2.0
Scheduling 2.6
Saturday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · No
Meatpacking District · Rooftop / Nightclub
Bartender shift
690/ shift
Per hour, tips · $73/hr
Training was actually paid and actually useful, which I did not expect. Two weeks shadowing before I was on my own. The pool is split fairly and posted every week so nobody is guessing.
Money 3.9
Management 4.2
Scheduling 4.0
Saturday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Chelsea · Nightclub
Bartender shift
760/ shift
Per hour, tips · $76/hr
Tuesday through Thursday you are watching the door. Friday and Saturday make the week. Plan your budget around two shifts, not five.
Money 3.4
Management 3.2
Scheduling 3.0
Saturday · Summer 2026
Upper East Side · Hotel Bar
Bartender shift
560/ shift
Per hour, tips · $70/hr
Tourists tip well on cocktails.
Money 3.1
Management 4.7
Scheduling 4.4
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes
Midtown East · Hotel Bar
Bartender shift
610/ shift
Per hour, tips · $76/hr
I made more here than anywhere else in the city and I still left. Schedules went up two days out, cuts came with no warning, and the same three people got every good section. If you can tune all of that out the tips are genuinely excellent.
Money 4.6
Management 1.8
Scheduling 2.0
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · No
Williamsburg · Peruvian Restaurant
Bartender shift
330/ shift
Per hour, tips · $41/hr
Volume is relentless and the money reflects it. Weekend doubles regularly clear what I made in a week at my last place. The trade is the close — you are not walking out before 3am and side work is heavy. Management is fair but stretched thin, so you solve most problems yourself. Worth it if you want the money and can handle the pace.
Money 4.8
Management 3.4
Scheduling 3.2
Friday · Summer 2026 · Would work again · Yes