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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Topeka, KS

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Topeka, KS earns $26,570 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,842 a month.

10th percentile
$20,120
25th percentile
$22,700
Median percentile
$26,570
75th percentile
$28,970
90th percentile
$40,380

Based on 260 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

$22,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,570
Federal income tax−$1,047
Social Security + Medicare−$2,033
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$1,382
Monthly take-home$1,842
Every two weeks$850

Does it go far here?

$29,914Median pay in Topeka, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($971 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Topeka, KS

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$451,910
Nurse Practitioners$132,740
Software Developers$111,870
Lawyers$102,500
Project Management Specialists$100,000
General and Operations Managers$85,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,860
Registered Nurses$81,820

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