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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $27,590 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,936 a month.

10th percentile
$20,800
25th percentile
$22,820
Median percentile
$27,590
75th percentile
$31,840
90th percentile
$37,150

Based on 1,990 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

$23,227 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,590
Federal income tax−$1,149
Social Security + Medicare−$2,111
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,104
Monthly take-home$1,936
Every two weeks$893

Does it go far here?

$29,643Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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