Highest-paying Cities for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

The top 100 highest paying cities for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $36,700, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop. It is followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (average annual salary $36,150). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$36,700	$35,200	1,990
2	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$36,150	$23,580	590
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$35,930	$31,630	4,820
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$35,210	$31,230	3,310
5	Napa, California	$34,630	$31,530	510
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$34,520	$31,140	760
7	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,220	$29,340	290
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,220	$27,570	17,480
9	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$34,020	$30,500	80
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$33,590	$30,720	290
11	Boulder, Colorado	$33,420	$26,960	660
12	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$33,380	$29,240	250
13	Olympia, Washington	$33,340	$30,140	260
14	Bellingham, Washington	$33,340	$30,140	250
15	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$33,320	$30,140	260
16	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$33,190	$30,140	140
17	Salinas, California	$33,180	$30,370	580
18	Kingston, New York	$33,170	$28,340	160
19	Walla Walla, Washington	$33,050	$30,140	60
20	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,030	$30,140	140
21	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$32,900	$30,140	250
22	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$32,610	$30,140	270
23	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$32,420	$30,170	240
24	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$32,070	$31,420	210
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$32,010	$30,310	7,890
26	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$32,010	$29,870	80
27	Yakima, Washington	$31,990	$30,140	120
28	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$31,750	$30,250	310
29	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$31,660	$30,040	630
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$31,630	$30,020	5,250
31	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$31,590	$29,870	2,830
32	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$31,540	$30,230	770
33	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,380	$29,350	3,690
34	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$31,320	$29,470	60
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$31,310	$29,550	17,470
36	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,200	$30,030	200
37	Redding, California	$31,200	$29,120	170
38	Stockton, California	$31,100	$29,760	550
39	Spokane, Washington	$31,080	$30,140	520
40	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$31,000	$29,840	350
41	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$30,950	$29,820	200
42	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$30,920	$29,640	970
43	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$30,810	$29,890	610
44	Modesto, California	$30,800	$29,690	400
45	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$30,560	$26,120	5,690
46	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$30,390	$29,630	1,090
47	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$30,270	$21,460	560
48	Worcester, Massachusetts	$30,220	$29,640	770
49	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$30,220	$29,050	2,780
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$30,180	$29,120	670
51	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$30,170	$23,810	70
52	Longview, Washington	$30,160	$29,060	70
53	Merced, California	$30,100	$29,120	100
54	Springfield, Massachusetts	$30,020	$29,640	930
55	Fresno, California	$29,980	$29,120	930
56	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$29,980	$29,710	190
57	Visalia-Porterville, California	$29,960	$29,120	260
58	Chico, California	$29,960	$29,120	240
59	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$29,880	$27,440	670
60	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$29,780	$27,410	550
61	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$29,770	$27,040	790
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$29,760	$26,780	9,000
63	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$29,730	$23,940	5,080
64	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$29,680	$29,640	120
65	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$29,550	$27,620	70
66	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,430	$28,170	790
67	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$29,360	$26,120	1,100
68	New Haven, Connecticut	$29,310	$28,140	710
69	Syracuse, New York	$29,300	$27,660	680
70	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$29,140	$26,120	670
71	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$29,120	$16,430	160
72	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$29,080	$26,620	190
73	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$29,060	$22,450	430
74	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$29,030	$28,630	160
75	Rochester, New York	$29,020	$27,690	840
76	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$29,000	$27,570	160
77	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$28,950	$27,630	7,220
78	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$28,920	$27,460	90
79	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$28,920	$22,350	1,340
80	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$28,880	$27,040	100
81	Flagstaff, Arizona	$28,860	$27,780	380
82	Bangor, Maine	$28,860	$27,660	160
83	Utica-Rome, New York	$28,850	$27,460	170
84	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$28,850	$21,510	2,840
85	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$28,810	$26,120	560
86	Danbury, Connecticut	$28,780	$27,890	200
87	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$28,770	$27,760	250
88	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$28,760	$22,900	1,110
89	El Centro, California	$28,760	$27,070	120
90	Grand Junction, Colorado	$28,740	$26,120	220
91	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$28,720	$27,890	1,390
92	Fargo, North Dakota	$28,710	$21,490	320
93	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$28,670	$26,620	230
94	Binghamton, New York	$28,670	$27,460	220
95	Prescott, Arizona	$28,630	$26,860	290
96	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$28,620	$27,460	190
97	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$28,610	$27,040	400
98	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$28,590	$27,310	360
99	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$28,590	$27,460	1,190
100	Pueblo, Colorado	$28,580	$26,120	170

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