Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in the US
A hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earns a national median of $31,200 a year (mean $32,690) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #824 of 825.
How much does a hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earn in the US?
A hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in the United States earns a median of $31,200 a year (mean $32,690), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 432,690 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-9031), ranked #824 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$31,200
per year
Mean
$32,690
per year
Employment
432,690
US workers
National rank
#824
of 825 by median
What a hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop (SOC 35-9031) earns a median annual wage of $31,200 and a mean (average) of $32,690. The median is the midpoint — half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earn more and half earn less — and is 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop is $31,200, and the mean (average) is $32,690. The median is the midpoint — half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earn more and half earn less.
- How does hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop pay compare to the US average?
- At $31,200, a hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earns 39% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 432,690 hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop employed nationally (SOC 35-9031), across all industries.
- Where does this hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-9031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-9031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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