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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Seattle, WA

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $38,430 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,755 a month.

10th percentile
$35,050
25th percentile
$35,890
Median percentile
$38,430
75th percentile
$45,910
90th percentile
$60,740

Based on 6,010 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

$33,059 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,430
Federal income tax−$2,432
Social Security + Medicare−$2,940
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,755
Every two weeks$1,271

Does it go far here?

$34,580Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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