Paycheck Atlas

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Maryland

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Maryland earns $34,860 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,342 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$32,280
Median percentile
$34,860
75th percentile
$36,270
90th percentile
$38,180

Based on 7,390 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

$28,098 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,860
Federal income tax−$2,003
Social Security + Medicare−$2,667
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,092
Monthly take-home$2,342
Every two weeks$1,081

Does it go far here?

$33,213Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

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