Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in St. Cloud, MN earns $27,560 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,869 a month.

10th percentile: $23,570
25th percentile: $24,230
Median percentile: $27,560
75th percentile: $31,850
90th percentile: $36,070

Based on 190 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

$22,432 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,560
Federal income tax	−$1,146
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,108
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$1,874
Monthly take-home	$1,869
Every two weeks	$863

Does it go far here?

$31,450Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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