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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Denver, CO

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO earns $36,340 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,482 a month.

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$31,260
Median percentile
$36,340
75th percentile
$42,860
90th percentile
$58,360

Based on 5,320 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

$29,780 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,340
Federal income tax−$2,181
Social Security + Medicare−$2,780
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,599
Monthly take-home$2,482
Every two weeks$1,145

Does it go far here?

$34,354Median pay in Denver, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
76%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,874 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Denver, CO

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,600
Family Medicine Physicians$255,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$203,340
Financial Managers$193,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,440
Marketing Managers$182,470
Sales Managers$181,580

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