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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,200
25th Percentile Wage
$17,770
50th Percentile Wage
$18,720
75th Percentile Wage
$21,170
90th Percentile Wage
$26,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,200.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$18,720
-0.37% -0.59%
2013
$18,790
-0.21% -
2012
$18,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,720, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is the lowest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $36,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 49.0 percent (49.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$36,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$35,930
Napa
$34,630
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$34,520
Vallejo-Fairfield
$33,590
Salinas
$33,180
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,420
Madera-Chowchilla
$32,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$31,750
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$31,630
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$31,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$31,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,380
Hanford-Corcoran
$31,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$31,310
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,200
Redding
$31,200
Stockton
$31,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,950
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$30,920
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$30,810
Modesto
$30,800
Bakersfield-Delano
$30,180
Merced
$30,100
Fresno
$29,980
Visalia-Porterville
$29,960
Chico
$29,960
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$28,850
El Centro
$28,760
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$24,910
Yuba City
$24,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$24,040
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,770
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,150
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$20,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,020
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$18,940
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$18,720