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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Birmingham, AL

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Birmingham, AL earns $26,440 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,849 a month.

10th percentile
$22,090
25th percentile
$23,300
Median percentile
$26,440
75th percentile
$29,020
90th percentile
$33,540

Based on 1,270 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

$22,194 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,440
Federal income tax−$1,034
Social Security + Medicare−$2,023
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,190
Monthly take-home$1,849
Every two weeks$854

Does it go far here?

$28,851Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

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