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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Fort Wayne, IN

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Fort Wayne, IN earns $25,920 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,848 a month.

10th percentile
$20,690
25th percentile
$22,730
Median percentile
$25,920
75th percentile
$29,190
90th percentile
$36,650

Based on 680 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

$22,178 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,920
Federal income tax−$982
Social Security + Medicare−$1,983
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$778
Monthly take-home$1,848
Every two weeks$853

Does it go far here?

$28,000Median pay in Fort Wayne, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,350
Financial Managers$130,900
Nurse Practitioners$127,050
Lawyers$126,520
Sales Managers$122,540
General and Operations Managers$107,780
Industrial Production Managers$105,680

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