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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Pittsburgh, PA earns $30,260 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,130 a month.

10th percentile
$21,860
25th percentile
$27,540
Median percentile
$30,260
75th percentile
$36,010
90th percentile
$43,860

Based on 3,730 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

$25,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,260
Federal income tax−$1,451
Social Security + Medicare−$2,315
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$929
Monthly take-home$2,130
Every two weeks$983

Does it go far here?

$31,963Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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