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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Connecticut

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Connecticut earns $34,210 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,330 a month.

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$34,010
Median percentile
$34,210
75th percentile
$35,500
90th percentile
$44,060

Based on 3,670 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

$27,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,210
Federal income tax−$1,925
Social Security + Medicare−$2,617
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,711
Monthly take-home$2,330
Every two weeks$1,075

Does it go far here?

$33,018Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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