Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary
The median pay for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in the United States is $31,200 a year. About 432,690 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $22,340
- 25th percentile
- $27,570
- Median percentile
- $31,200
- 75th percentile
- $36,250
- 90th percentile
- $43,990
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $47,070
- Oregon $40,720
- District of Columbia $37,570
- Washington $37,270
- Maine $36,800
- California $36,640
- New York $36,490
- Colorado $36,340
- Massachusetts $34,960
- Maryland $34,860
- Arizona $34,740
- Connecticut $34,210
- New Jersey $34,050
- New Hampshire $33,920
- Delaware $31,200
- Illinois $31,200
- Nevada $31,170
- Vermont $31,080
- Virginia $30,490
- South Dakota $30,310
- Alaska $30,210
- Minnesota $30,200
- Florida $29,810
- Utah $29,610
- Pennsylvania $29,170
- Missouri $29,130
- Michigan $28,950
- Montana $28,910
- North Dakota $28,660
- New Mexico $28,480
- Nebraska $28,450
- North Carolina $28,320
- Iowa $28,210
- Kansas $28,110
- Wisconsin $28,060
- Georgia $27,850
- Ohio $27,550
- Tennessee $27,490
- Idaho $27,280
- Kentucky $27,100
- Texas $27,080
- South Carolina $27,000
- Indiana $26,920
- Arkansas $26,760
- Alabama $26,130
- Oklahoma $24,740
- West Virginia $24,420
- Wyoming $22,660
- Louisiana $22,060
- Mississippi $21,990
By metro area
- Urban Honolulu, HI $47,110
- Kahului, HI $45,240
- Portland, OR $43,410
- San Jose, CA $42,400
- Grants Pass, OR $40,890
- Bend, OR $40,090
- San Francisco, CA $39,810
- Seattle, WA $38,430
- Boulder, CO $38,220
- Napa, CA $38,200
- Eugene, OR $38,120
- Bremerton, WA $37,890
- Santa Rosa, CA $37,720
- Vallejo, CA $37,520
- Portland, ME $37,100
- Los Angeles, CA $36,920
- Salem, OR $36,780
- New York, NY $36,500
- Longview, WA $36,390
- Salinas, CA $36,380
- Washington, DC $36,360
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,350
- Denver, CO $36,340
- Albany, OR $36,320
- San Diego, CA $36,140
- Santa Cruz, CA $36,050
- Olympia, WA $36,030
- Bellingham, WA $35,970
- Wenatchee, WA $35,850
- Kennewick, WA $35,780
- Kiryas Joel, NY $35,740
- Spokane, WA $35,730
- Yakima, WA $35,680
- Santa Maria, CA $35,620
- Walla Walla, WA $35,510
- San Luis Obispo, CA $35,380
- Greeley, CO $35,370
- Oxnard, CA $35,370
- Flagstaff, AZ $35,340
- Sacramento, CA $35,330
- Bridgeport, CT $35,270
- Chico, CA $35,170
- Boston, MA $35,140
- Phoenix, AZ $35,080
- Stockton, CA $35,070
- Redding, CA $35,050
- Modesto, CA $35,030
- Kingston, NY $34,980
- Fort Collins, CO $34,890
- Yuba City, CA $34,880
- Barnstable Town, MA $34,870
- Riverside, CA $34,830
- Trenton, NJ $34,830
- Glens Falls, NY $34,730
- Prescott Valley, AZ $34,720
- Ithaca, NY $34,690
- Merced, CA $34,690
- Bakersfield, CA $34,660
- Lewiston, ID $34,650
- Albany, NY $34,560
- Visalia, CA $34,510
- Bozeman, MT $34,440
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $34,350
- Baltimore, MD $34,320
- El Centro, CA $34,320
- Fresno, CA $34,320
- Hanford, CA $34,320
- Amherst Town, MA $34,250
- New Haven, CT $34,210
- Grand Junction, CO $34,190
- Elmira, NY $34,090
- Hartford, CT $34,010
- Norwich, CT $34,010
- Waterbury, CT $34,010
- Atlantic City, NJ $34,000
- Naples, FL $33,960
- Pueblo, CO $33,930
- Buffalo, NY $33,860
- Rochester, NY $33,750
- Worcester, MA $33,620
- Utica, NY $33,590
- Syracuse, NY $33,560
- Tucson, AZ $33,560
- Las Vegas, NV $32,950
- Vineland, NJ $32,910
- Watertown, NY $32,830
- Medford, OR $32,800
- Binghamton, NY $32,690
- Bangor, ME $32,500
- Miami, FL $32,280
- Philadelphia, PA $32,220
- Lexington Park, MD $31,900
- Chicago, IL $31,720
- Allentown, PA $31,270
- Decatur, IL $31,250
- Springfield, MA $31,250
- Pittsfield, MA $31,210
- Bloomington, IL $31,200
- Champaign, IL $31,200
- Davenport, IA $31,200
- Dover, DE $31,200
- Hagerstown, MD $31,200
- Kankakee, IL $31,200
- Manchester, NH $31,200
- Peoria, IL $31,200
- Rockford, IL $31,200
- St. Louis, MO $31,200
- Salisbury, MD $31,200
- Springfield, IL $31,200
- Burlington, VT $31,120
- Fairbanks, AK $31,020
- Yuma, AZ $30,970
- Sierra Vista, AZ $30,800
- Sioux Falls, SD $30,650
- Minneapolis, MN $30,600
- Santa Fe, NM $30,360
- Rapid City, SD $30,310
- Pittsburgh, PA $30,260
- Charlottesville, VA $30,210
- Anchorage, AK $30,140