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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Wisconsin

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Wisconsin earns $28,060 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,936 a month.

10th percentile
$17,830
25th percentile
$22,050
Median percentile
$28,060
75th percentile
$32,900
90th percentile
$37,440

Based on 6,430 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

$23,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,060
Federal income tax−$1,196
Social Security + Medicare−$2,147
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,487
Monthly take-home$1,936
Every two weeks$893

Does it go far here?

$29,821Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin