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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Columbus, IN

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Columbus, IN earns $26,360 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,877 a month.

10th percentile
$19,330
25th percentile
$22,350
Median percentile
$26,360
75th percentile
$29,500
90th percentile
$35,600

Based on 140 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

$22,527 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,360
Federal income tax−$1,026
Social Security + Medicare−$2,017
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$791
Monthly take-home$1,877
Every two weeks$866

Does it go far here?

$28,343Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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