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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Trenton, NJ

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $34,830 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,369 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$33,440
Median percentile
$34,830
75th percentile
$35,760
90th percentile
$39,440

Based on 400 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

$28,424 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,830
Federal income tax−$2,000
Social Security + Medicare−$2,664
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,742
Monthly take-home$2,369
Every two weeks$1,093

Does it go far here?

$33,757Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
69%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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