{
 "dataset": "Barista Pay Report 2026",
 "publisher": "Barista Life (baristalife.co)",
 "retrieved": "2026-07-08",
 "source": {
  "program": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)",
  "vintage": "May 2025",
  "occupation": "35-3023 Fast Food and Counter Workers",
  "occupation_note": "Baristas are classified within SOC 35-3023; O*NET lists Baristas as detailed occupation 35-3023.01 under this code. There is no standalone barista wage series in OEWS.",
  "urls": [
   "https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2/timeseries/data/ (BLS Public Data API v2, OEWS series, retrieved 2026-07-08)",
   "https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm (OEWS tables index, May 2025 vintage)",
   "https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm (May 2025 occupation structure, entry for 35-3023)",
   "https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/oe/oe.datatype (OEWS datatype code definitions)",
   "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/35-3023.01 (O*NET: Baristas, 35-3023.01)",
   "https://www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm (OEWS wage definition: tips included, overtime and benefits excluded)",
   "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage (federal minimum wage $7.25/hour, effective July 24, 2009)"
  ],
  "series_id_scheme": "OEU + area type (N national / S state) + 7-digit area code + industry 000000 + occupation 353023 + datatype (01 employment, 03 hourly mean, 08 hourly median; national also 04, 06, 07, 09, 10, 13)",
  "wage_definition": "OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay including base rates and tips as reported by employers; overtime, premium pay, and benefits are excluded. Employer-reported tips are widely considered undercounted for tipped roles like baristas."
 },
 "license": "Free with attribution (data by Barista Life, linked) for non-commercial use; commercial license $99 per product via https://baristalife.co/pages/caffeine-data-license",
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  "hourly_mean": 15.46,
  "hourly_median": 15.0,
  "hourly_pct10": 10.98,
  "hourly_pct25": 13.32,
  "hourly_pct75": 17.34,
  "hourly_pct90": 20.51,
  "annual_mean": 32150,
  "annual_median": 31200
 },
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