Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary by location
National median: $31,200 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $47,110 | +51.0% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $47,070 | +50.9% | 2,650 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $45,240 | +45.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $43,410 | +39.1% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $42,400 | +35.9% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $40,890 | +31.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $40,720 | +30.5% | 5,740 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $40,090 | +28.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $39,810 | +27.6% | 4,090 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $38,430 | +23.2% | 6,010 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $38,220 | +22.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $38,200 | +22.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $38,120 | +22.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $37,890 | +21.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $37,720 | +20.9% | 650 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $37,570 | +20.4% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $37,520 | +20.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $37,270 | +19.5% | 9,530 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $37,100 | +18.9% | 830 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $36,920 | +18.3% | 15,340 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $36,800 | +17.9% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $36,780 | +17.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $36,640 | +17.4% | 41,100 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $36,500 | +17.0% | 18,530 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $36,490 | +17.0% | 18,640 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $36,390 | +16.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $36,380 | +16.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $36,360 | +16.5% | 9,270 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $36,350 | +16.5% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $36,340 | +16.5% | 5,320 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $36,340 | +16.5% | 9,490 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $36,320 | +16.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $36,140 | +15.8% | 4,720 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $36,050 | +15.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $36,030 | +15.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $35,970 | +15.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $35,850 | +14.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $35,780 | +14.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $35,740 | +14.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $35,730 | +14.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $35,680 | +14.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $35,620 | +14.2% | 700 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $35,510 | +13.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $35,380 | +13.4% | 570 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $35,370 | +13.4% | 930 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $35,370 | +13.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $35,340 | +13.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $35,330 | +13.2% | 2,300 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $35,270 | +13.0% | 910 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $35,170 | +12.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $35,140 | +12.6% | 10,580 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $35,080 | +12.4% | 8,090 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $35,070 | +12.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $35,050 | +12.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $35,030 | +12.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $34,980 | +12.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $34,960 | +12.1% | 13,540 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $34,890 | +11.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $34,880 | +11.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $34,870 | +11.8% | 680 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $34,860 | +11.7% | 7,390 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $34,830 | +11.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $34,830 | +11.6% | 4,330 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $34,740 | +11.3% | 10,710 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $34,730 | +11.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $34,720 | +11.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $34,690 | +11.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $34,690 | +11.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $34,660 | +11.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $34,650 | +11.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $34,560 | +10.8% | 920 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $34,510 | +10.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $34,440 | +10.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | metropolitan | $34,350 | +10.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $34,320 | +10.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $34,320 | +10.0% | 790 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $34,320 | +10.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $34,320 | +10.0% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $34,250 | +9.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $34,210 | +9.6% | 500 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $34,210 | +9.6% | 3,670 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $34,190 | +9.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $34,090 | +9.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $34,050 | +9.1% | 9,420 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $34,010 | +9.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $34,010 | +9.0% | 520 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $34,010 | +9.0% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $34,000 | +9.0% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $33,960 | +8.8% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $33,930 | +8.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $33,920 | +8.7% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $33,860 | +8.5% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $33,750 | +8.2% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $33,620 | +7.8% | 970 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $33,590 | +7.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $33,560 | +7.6% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $33,560 | +7.6% | 570 | 2025 |
| VI | state | $33,540 | +7.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $32,950 | +5.6% | 5,640 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $32,910 | +5.5% | 80 | 2025 |