The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,700 | 1.80% | 47.47% |
| 2021 | $36,040 | 17.54% | - |
| 2020 | $29,720 | 12.48% | - |
| 2019 | $26,010 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $24,680 | -0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $24,770 | 3.71% | - |
| 2016 | $23,850 | 16.23% | - |
| 2015 | $19,980 | 5.01% | - |
| 2014 | $18,980 | 0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $18,870 | -2.17% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,700, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $35,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.