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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Atlanta, GA

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $28,560 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,970 a month.

10th percentile
$20,000
25th percentile
$21,930
Median percentile
$28,560
75th percentile
$33,700
90th percentile
$35,020

Based on 11,940 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,646 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,560
Federal income tax−$1,247
Social Security + Medicare−$2,185
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,482
Monthly take-home$1,970
Every two weeks$909

Does it go far here?

$28,543Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
85%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia