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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop take-home pay in Kentucky

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Kentucky earns $27,100. After taxes that leaves about $22,843 a year, or $1,904 a month. Your effective tax rate is about 15.7%.

$22,843 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,100
Federal income tax−$1,100
Social Security + Medicare−$2,073
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,084
Monthly take-home$1,904
Every two weeks$879

Estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal rules. State tax uses an approximate effective rate; local taxes and pre-tax deductions are not included.

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