Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Kenosha, WI

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Kenosha, WI earns $28,840 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,985 a month.

10th percentile: $20,130
25th percentile: $22,430
Median percentile: $28,840
75th percentile: $33,850
90th percentile: $39,280

Based on 190 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

$23,824 take-home a year

Gross pay	$28,840
Federal income tax	−$1,281
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,206
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$1,529
Monthly take-home	$1,985
Every two weeks	$916

Does it go far here?

$28,521Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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