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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Burlington, NC

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Burlington, NC earns $27,170 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,902 a month.

10th percentile
$18,850
25th percentile
$21,800
Median percentile
$27,170
75th percentile
$28,160
90th percentile
$34,990

Based on 240 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

$22,830 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,170
Federal income tax−$1,107
Social Security + Medicare−$2,079
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,155
Monthly take-home$1,902
Every two weeks$878

Does it go far here?

$29,154Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

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