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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in San Francisco, CA

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $39,810 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,615 a month.

10th percentile
$38,070
25th percentile
$39,060
Median percentile
$39,810
75th percentile
$43,770
90th percentile
$47,130

Based on 4,090 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

$31,381 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,810
Federal income tax−$2,597
Social Security + Medicare−$3,045
California income tax (approx.)−$2,787
Monthly take-home$2,615
Every two weeks$1,207

Does it go far here?

$34,434Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
95%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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