Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary

Median Salary
$31,200
per year
Hourly Rate
$15.00
per hour
Employment
432,690
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$22,340
25th percentile
$27,570
Median
$31,200
75th percentile
$36,250
90th percentile
$43,990

💰 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$47,070+50.9%
Oregon$40,720+30.5%
District of Columbia$37,570+20.4%
Washington$37,270+19.5%
Maine$36,800+17.9%
California$36,640+17.4%
New York$36,490+17.0%
Colorado$36,340+16.5%
Massachusetts$34,960+12.1%
Maryland$34,860+11.7%
Arizona$34,740+11.3%
Connecticut$34,210+9.6%
New Jersey$34,050+9.1%
New Hampshire$33,920+8.7%
Rhode Island$31,400+0.6%
Delaware$31,200+0.0%
Illinois$31,200+0.0%
Nevada$31,170-0.1%
Vermont$31,080-0.4%
Virginia$30,490-2.3%
South Dakota$30,310-2.9%
Alaska$30,210-3.2%
Minnesota$30,200-3.2%
Florida$29,810-4.5%
Utah$29,610-5.1%
Pennsylvania$29,170-6.5%
Missouri$29,130-6.6%
Michigan$28,950-7.2%
Montana$28,910-7.3%
North Dakota$28,660-8.1%
New Mexico$28,480-8.7%
Nebraska$28,450-8.8%
North Carolina$28,320-9.2%
Iowa$28,210-9.6%
Kansas$28,110-9.9%
Wisconsin$28,060-10.1%
Georgia$27,850-10.7%
Ohio$27,550-11.7%
Tennessee$27,490-11.9%
Idaho$27,280-12.6%
Kentucky$27,100-13.1%
Texas$27,080-13.2%
South Carolina$27,000-13.5%
Indiana$26,920-13.7%
Arkansas$26,760-14.2%
Alabama$26,130-16.3%
Oklahoma$24,740-20.7%
West Virginia$24,420-21.7%
Wyoming$22,660-27.4%
Louisiana$22,060-29.3%
Mississippi$21,990-29.5%

🏙️ Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,110+51.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,240+45.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,410+39.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,400+35.9%
Grants Pass, OR$40,890+31.1%
Bend, OR$40,090+28.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,810+27.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$38,430+23.2%
Boulder, CO$38,220+22.5%
Napa, CA$38,200+22.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$38,120+22.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37,890+21.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$37,720+20.9%
Vallejo, CA$37,520+20.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,100+18.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$36,920+18.3%
Salem, OR$36,780+17.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,500+17.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,390+16.6%
Salinas, CA$36,380+16.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36,360+16.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$36,350+16.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,340+16.5%
Albany, OR$36,320+16.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$36,140+15.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$36,050+15.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$36,030+15.5%
Bellingham, WA$35,970+15.3%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$35,850+14.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$35,780+14.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,740+14.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,730+14.5%
Yakima, WA$35,680+14.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,620+14.2%
Walla Walla, WA$35,510+13.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$35,380+13.4%
Greeley, CO$35,370+13.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,370+13.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$35,340+13.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,330+13.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$35,270+13.0%
Chico, CA$35,170+12.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$35,140+12.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,080+12.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$35,070+12.4%
Redding, CA$35,050+12.3%
Modesto, CA$35,030+12.3%
Kingston, NY$34,980+12.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$34,890+11.8%
Yuba City, CA$34,880+11.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$34,870+11.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,830+11.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$34,830+11.6%
Glens Falls, NY$34,730+11.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,720+11.3%
Ithaca, NY$34,690+11.2%
Merced, CA$34,690+11.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,660+11.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,650+11.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,560+10.8%
Visalia, CA$34,510+10.6%
Bozeman, MT$34,440+10.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,350+10.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,320+10.0%
El Centro, CA$34,320+10.0%
Fresno, CA$34,320+10.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$34,320+10.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$34,250+9.8%
New Haven, CT$34,210+9.6%
Grand Junction, CO$34,190+9.6%
Elmira, NY$34,090+9.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,010+9.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$34,010+9.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,010+9.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$34,000+9.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$33,960+8.8%
Pueblo, CO$33,930+8.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$33,860+8.5%
Rochester, NY$33,750+8.2%
Worcester, MA$33,620+7.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$33,590+7.7%
Syracuse, NY$33,560+7.6%
Tucson, AZ$33,560+7.6%
Virgin Islands$33,540+7.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$32,950+5.6%
Vineland, NJ$32,910+5.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$32,830+5.2%
Medford, OR$32,800+5.1%
Binghamton, NY$32,690+4.8%
Bangor, ME$32,500+4.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$32,280+3.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220+3.3%
Lexington Park, MD$31,900+2.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,720+1.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$31,400+0.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,270+0.2%
Decatur, IL$31,250+0.2%
Springfield, MA$31,250+0.2%
Pittsfield, MA$31,210+0.0%
Bloomington, IL$31,200+0.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200+0.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200+0.0%
Dover, DE$31,200+0.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200+0.0%
Kankakee, IL$31,200+0.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$31,200+0.0%
Peoria, IL$31,200+0.0%
Rockford, IL$31,200+0.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200+0.0%
Salisbury, MD$31,200+0.0%
Springfield, IL$31,200+0.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$31,120-0.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$31,020-0.6%
Yuma, AZ$30,970-0.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$30,800-1.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,650-1.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$30,600-1.9%
Santa Fe, NM$30,360-2.7%
Rapid City, SD$30,310-2.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$30,260-3.0%
Charlottesville, VA$30,210-3.2%
Anchorage, AK$30,140-3.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$30,100-3.5%
Asheville, NC$30,090-3.6%
Grand Island, NE$30,020-3.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$30,010-3.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,940-4.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,890-4.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29,880-4.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,640-5.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$29,620-5.1%
Ogden, UT$29,590-5.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$29,570-5.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$29,550-5.3%
Great Falls, MT$29,550-5.3%
York-Hanover, PA$29,490-5.5%
Richmond, VA$29,480-5.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$29,440-5.6%
Jacksonville, FL$29,440-5.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$29,390-5.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$29,350-5.9%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$29,340-6.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29,320-6.0%
Jackson, TN$29,300-6.1%
Midland, MI$29,300-6.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,290-6.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$29,280-6.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$29,180-6.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$29,170-6.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,150-6.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$29,140-6.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$29,130-6.6%
Carson City, NV$29,070-6.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$29,070-6.8%
Madison, WI$29,000-7.1%
Gainesville, FL$28,970-7.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,890-7.4%
Kenosha, WI$28,840-7.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$28,800-7.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28,780-7.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$28,690-8.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$28,690-8.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$28,680-8.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$28,670-8.1%
Springfield, MO$28,660-8.1%
Ocala, FL$28,650-8.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$28,640-8.2%
Reno, NV$28,620-8.3%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,600-8.3%
Columbia, MO$28,600-8.3%
Jefferson City, MO$28,600-8.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-8.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,600-8.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,560-8.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,540-8.5%
Iowa City, IA$28,510-8.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$28,500-8.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$28,500-8.7%
Albuquerque, NM$28,480-8.7%
Ames, IA$28,480-8.7%
Missoula, MT$28,470-8.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$28,420-8.9%
Minot, ND$28,360-9.1%
Dubuque, IA$28,340-9.2%
Bismarck, ND$28,300-9.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$28,270-9.4%
Rochester, MN$28,270-9.4%
Traverse City, MI$28,270-9.4%
Tallahassee, FL$28,250-9.5%
Wilmington, NC$28,250-9.5%
Billings, MT$28,190-9.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,190-9.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28,180-9.7%
Savannah, GA$28,180-9.7%
Huntsville, AL$28,160-9.7%
Roanoke, VA$28,160-9.7%
Flint, MI$28,150-9.8%
Lincoln, NE$28,150-9.8%
Battle Creek, MI$28,140-9.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,130-9.8%
Lancaster, PA$28,120-9.9%
Sebring, FL$28,100-9.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$28,080-10.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$28,050-10.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$28,040-10.1%
Boise City, ID$28,030-10.2%
Lebanon, PA$28,020-10.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$28,010-10.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$28,010-10.2%
Jackson, MI$27,980-10.3%
Eau Claire, WI$27,970-10.4%
Saginaw, MI$27,930-10.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$27,920-10.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$27,920-10.5%
St. George, UT$27,920-10.5%
State College, PA$27,920-10.5%
Sandusky, OH$27,900-10.6%
Appleton, WI$27,870-10.7%
Sheboygan, WI$27,850-10.7%
Winchester, VA-WV$27,830-10.8%
Chambersburg, PA$27,770-11.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$27,750-11.1%
Lynchburg, VA$27,750-11.1%
Monroe, MI$27,710-11.2%
Columbus, OH$27,650-11.4%
Niles, MI$27,650-11.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$27,640-11.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$27,630-11.4%
Greenville, NC$27,630-11.4%
Green Bay, WI$27,620-11.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,610-11.5%
Midland, TX$27,600-11.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,590-11.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$27,590-11.6%
St. Cloud, MN$27,560-11.7%
Wichita, KS$27,550-11.7%
Farmington, NM$27,540-11.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$27,480-11.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$27,470-12.0%
Lima, OH$27,470-12.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$27,460-12.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$27,460-12.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$27,440-12.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,420-12.1%
Fond du Lac, WI$27,350-12.3%
Gettysburg, PA$27,350-12.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$27,340-12.4%
Wausau, WI$27,340-12.4%
Reading, PA$27,330-12.4%
Akron, OH$27,320-12.4%
Spartanburg, SC$27,290-12.5%
Gainesville, GA$27,250-12.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$27,250-12.7%
Knoxville, TN$27,250-12.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$27,250-12.7%
Las Cruces, NM$27,220-12.8%
Logan, UT-ID$27,200-12.8%
Toledo, OH$27,200-12.8%
Burlington, NC$27,170-12.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$27,170-12.9%
Kokomo, IN$27,150-13.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,110-13.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$27,110-13.1%
Waco, TX$27,070-13.2%
Bay City, MI$27,060-13.3%
Cleveland, OH$27,060-13.3%
Lawrence, KS$27,040-13.3%
Odessa, TX$27,040-13.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,000-13.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$26,990-13.5%
Altoona, PA$26,980-13.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$26,900-13.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$26,870-13.9%
Jonesboro, AR$26,840-14.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$26,810-14.1%
Montgomery, AL$26,740-14.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26,730-14.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$26,660-14.6%
Fayetteville, NC$26,660-14.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$26,640-14.6%
Decatur, AL$26,630-14.6%
Topeka, KS$26,570-14.8%
Evansville, IN$26,520-15.0%
Bloomington, IN$26,450-15.2%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$26,450-15.2%
Birmingham, AL$26,440-15.3%
Paducah, KY-IL$26,440-15.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$26,430-15.3%
Columbus, IN$26,360-15.5%
Goldsboro, NC$26,330-15.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$26,260-15.8%
Manhattan, KS$26,240-15.9%
Williamsport, PA$26,220-16.0%
Mansfield, OH$26,190-16.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$26,170-16.1%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$26,160-16.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$26,150-16.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$26,150-16.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$26,150-16.2%
Cleveland, TN$26,130-16.3%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$26,120-16.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$26,080-16.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$25,990-16.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$25,940-16.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$25,920-16.9%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$25,850-17.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$25,840-17.2%
Springfield, OH$25,770-17.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$25,720-17.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$25,720-17.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$25,580-18.0%
Charleston, WV$25,470-18.4%
San Angelo, TX$25,470-18.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$25,370-18.7%
Lubbock, TX$25,290-18.9%
Warner Robins, GA$25,090-19.6%
Mobile, AL$25,070-19.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$25,060-19.7%
Longview, TX$25,010-19.8%
Tulsa, OK$24,960-20.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$24,890-20.2%
Morgantown, WV$24,790-20.5%
Tyler, TX$24,700-20.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$24,640-21.0%
Amarillo, TX$24,620-21.1%
Dalton, GA$24,520-21.4%
Victoria, TX$24,520-21.4%
Bowling Green, KY$24,500-21.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$24,380-21.9%
Rome, GA$24,340-22.0%
Twin Falls, ID$24,300-22.1%
Pocatello, ID$24,230-22.3%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$24,140-22.6%
Terre Haute, IN$24,120-22.7%
Hot Springs, AR$24,060-22.9%
Beckley, WV$24,050-22.9%
Owensboro, KY$24,050-22.9%
Albany, GA$23,970-23.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$23,950-23.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$23,950-23.2%
Morristown, TN$23,600-24.4%
Dothan, AL$23,570-24.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$23,570-24.5%
Jacksonville, NC$23,560-24.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$23,550-24.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$23,520-24.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$23,510-24.6%
Muncie, IN$23,470-24.8%
Abilene, TX$23,450-24.8%
Erie, PA$23,450-24.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$23,390-25.0%
Johnson City, TN$23,360-25.1%
Valdosta, GA$23,360-25.1%
Sumter, SC$23,350-25.2%
El Paso, TX$23,300-25.3%
Columbia, SC$23,070-26.1%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$23,060-26.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,920-26.5%
Florence, SC$22,910-26.6%
Gadsden, AL$22,750-27.1%
Lawton, OK$22,690-27.3%
Laredo, TX$22,530-27.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,520-27.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,510-27.9%
Puerto Rico$22,480-27.9%
Cheyenne, WY$22,460-28.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$22,430-28.1%
Johnstown, PA$22,360-28.3%
Casper, WY$22,040-29.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$22,010-29.5%
Arecibo, PR$21,990-29.5%
Jackson, MS$21,990-29.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$21,910-29.8%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-30.0%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-30.0%
Ponce, PR$21,840-30.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$21,780-30.2%
Lafayette, LA$21,650-30.6%
Hammond, LA$21,520-31.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$21,230-32.0%
Alexandria, LA$21,120-32.3%
Lake Charles, LA$20,930-32.9%
Monroe, LA$20,910-33.0%
Guam$20,450-34.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.