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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Dallas, TX

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $28,890 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,116 a month.

10th percentile
$18,350
25th percentile
$22,980
Median percentile
$28,890
75th percentile
$32,330
90th percentile
$39,020

Based on 10,140 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

$25,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,890
Federal income tax−$1,287
Social Security + Medicare−$2,210
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,116
Every two weeks$977

Does it go far here?

$28,024Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
76%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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