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

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $28,800 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,110 a month.

10th percentile
$21,330
25th percentile
$24,210
Median percentile
$28,800
75th percentile
$34,290
90th percentile
$38,510

Based on 4,110 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

$25,321 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,800
Federal income tax−$1,276
Social Security + Medicare−$2,203
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,110
Every two weeks$974

Does it go far here?

$29,895Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,528 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nashville, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,640
Chief Executives$218,190
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Family Medicine Physicians$211,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,720
Financial Managers$156,860

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