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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $36,920 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,438 a month.

10th percentile
$35,000
25th percentile
$35,870
Median percentile
$36,920
75th percentile
$43,040
90th percentile
$46,060

Based on 15,340 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

$29,261 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,920
Federal income tax−$2,250
Social Security + Medicare−$2,824
California income tax (approx.)−$2,584
Monthly take-home$2,438
Every two weeks$1,125

Does it go far here?

$32,510Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
85%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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