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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Kingsport, TN

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $27,250 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,004 a month.

10th percentile
$20,750
25th percentile
$22,200
Median percentile
$27,250
75th percentile
$29,520
90th percentile
$34,840

Based on 310 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

$24,050 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,250
Federal income tax−$1,115
Social Security + Medicare−$2,085
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,004
Every two weeks$925

Does it go far here?

$31,522Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingsport, TN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$132,280
General and Operations Managers$97,450
Project Management Specialists$87,290
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,820
Registered Nurses$76,730
Accountants and Auditors$75,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,390
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,610

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