Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$31,200
10th percentile
$22,340
90th percentile
$43,990
Employment
432,690
- CAMedian $36,640 · Employment 41,100
- FLMedian $29,810 · Employment 37,100
- TXMedian $27,080 · Employment 35,550
- NYMedian $36,490 · Employment 18,640
- New York, NYMedian $36,500 · Employment 18,530
- PAMedian $29,170 · Employment 18,020
- GAMedian $27,850 · Employment 17,300
- ILMedian $31,200 · Employment 16,500
- OHMedian $27,550 · Employment 15,480
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $36,920 · Employment 15,340
- NCMedian $28,320 · Employment 15,160
- MAMedian $34,960 · Employment 13,540
- Chicago, ILMedian $31,720 · Employment 13,390
- MIMedian $28,950 · Employment 12,620
- Atlanta, GAMedian $28,560 · Employment 11,940
- TNMedian $27,490 · Employment 11,280
- VAMedian $30,490 · Employment 10,890
- AZMedian $34,740 · Employment 10,710
- Boston, MAMedian $35,140 · Employment 10,580
- Miami, FLMedian $32,280 · Employment 10,440
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.