Salary comparison
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers: Bremerton vs Lawton
Bremerton, WA pays about 3.3% more for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers on paper — $38,210 vs $37,000. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Bremerton comes out ahead by $1,210 a year in real buying power.
Bremerton, WA
$38,210
$35,970
$43,600
$18.37
100
$38,210/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Lawton, OK
$37,000
$28,760
$37,000
$17.79
100
$37,000/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $1,210 a year (3.3%) in favor of Bremerton. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Bremerton runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Lawton sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Bremerton is the better deal by $1,210 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Lawton to Bremerton for this role, the raise needs to beat 3.3% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more, Bremerton or Lawton?
Bremerton pays $38,210 on median — about 3.3% more than Lawton ($37,000). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Bremerton. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Bremerton gives you roughly$38,210 of real buying power versus $37,000 in the other city.