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

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Massachusetts earns $34,960 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,377 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$34,960
75th percentile
$36,490
90th percentile
$41,740

Based on 13,540 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

$28,522 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,960
Federal income tax−$2,015
Social Security + Medicare−$2,674
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,748
Monthly take-home$2,377
Every two weeks$1,097

Does it go far here?

$33,057Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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