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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $24,640 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,733 a month.

10th percentile
$21,190
25th percentile
$21,790
Median percentile
$24,640
75th percentile
$27,900
90th percentile
$37,080

Based on 290 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

$20,792 take-home a year
Gross pay$24,640
Federal income tax−$854
Social Security + Medicare−$1,885
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,109
Monthly take-home$1,733
Every two weeks$800

Does it go far here?

$28,089Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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