Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
United States. Estimated employment 432,690, with pages for 52 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 35-9031
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$31,200 · 50th
$22,34010th
$27,57025th
$31,20050th
$36,25075th
$43,99090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $42,400 | 1,860 |
| San Francisco, CA | $39,810 | 4,090 |
| Napa, CA | $38,200 | 490 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $37,720 | 650 |
| Vallejo, CA | $37,520 | 280 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $36,920 | 15,340 |
| New York, NY | $36,500 | 18,530 |
| Salinas, CA | $36,380 | 610 |
| San Diego, CA | $36,140 | 4,720 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $35,740 | 630 |
| Boston, MA | $35,140 | 10,580 |
| Kingston, NY | $34,980 | 140 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $34,870 | 680 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $34,730 | 140 |
| Albany, NY | $34,560 | 920 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $34,250 | 210 |
| Naples, FL | $33,960 | 1,030 |
| Buffalo, NY | $33,860 | 1,300 |
| Worcester, MA | $33,620 | 970 |
| Miami, FL | $32,280 | 10,440 |
| Chicago, IL | $31,720 | 13,390 |
| Decatur, IL | $31,250 | 110 |
| Springfield, MA | $31,250 | 620 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $31,210 | 230 |
| Bloomington, IL | $31,200 | 300 |
| Champaign, IL | $31,200 | 260 |
| Kankakee, IL | $31,200 | 140 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,200 | 440 |
| Rockford, IL | $31,200 | 340 |
| Springfield, IL | $31,200 | 260 |
| North Port, FL | $30,010 | 1,590 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $29,940 | 1,330 |
| Crestview, FL | $29,890 | 700 |
| Tampa, FL | $29,880 | 5,810 |
| Orlando, FL | $29,640 | 5,620 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $29,440 | 2,690 |
| Austin, TX | $29,130 | 3,250 |
| Dallas, TX | $28,890 | 10,140 |
| Atlanta, GA | $28,560 | 11,940 |
| Savannah, GA | $28,180 | 990 |
| San Antonio, TX | $27,640 | 3,740 |
| Midland, TX | $27,600 | 300 |
| Gainesville, GA | $27,250 | 210 |
| Waco, TX | $27,070 | 340 |
| Odessa, TX | $27,040 | 290 |
| Sherman, TX | $27,000 | 110 |
| Houston, TX | $26,730 | 8,990 |
| Macon, GA | $26,120 | 260 |
| Brunswick, GA | $25,850 | 260 |
| Athens, GA | $25,840 | 370 |
| Augusta, GA | $25,720 | 690 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $25,090 | 250 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 432,690 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-9031, Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Mapped to our taxonomy as hosts-and-hostesses-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop.
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