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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $29,350 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,080 a month.

10th percentile
$22,920
25th percentile
$25,470
Median percentile
$29,350
75th percentile
$34,550
90th percentile
$37,700

Based on 3,790 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

$24,956 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,350
Federal income tax−$1,342
Social Security + Medicare−$2,245
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$807
Monthly take-home$2,080
Every two weeks$960

Does it go far here?

$30,775Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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