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

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $26,730 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,969 a month.

10th percentile
$16,080
25th percentile
$22,650
Median percentile
$26,730
75th percentile
$29,060
90th percentile
$36,200

Based on 8,990 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

$23,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,730
Federal income tax−$1,063
Social Security + Medicare−$2,045
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,969
Every two weeks$909

Does it go far here?

$27,102Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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