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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Baltimore, MD

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $34,320 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,308 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,840
Median percentile
$34,320
75th percentile
$35,440
90th percentile
$36,740

Based on 3,590 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

$27,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,320
Federal income tax−$1,938
Social Security + Medicare−$2,625
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,059
Monthly take-home$2,308
Every two weeks$1,065

Does it go far here?

$32,846Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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