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

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Georgia earns $27,850 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,925 a month.

10th percentile
$19,890
25th percentile
$21,920
Median percentile
$27,850
75th percentile
$31,790
90th percentile
$34,900

Based on 17,300 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

$23,099 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,850
Federal income tax−$1,175
Social Security + Medicare−$2,131
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,445
Monthly take-home$1,925
Every two weeks$888

Does it go far here?

$28,922Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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