The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,700, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $34,380). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $35,700 |
$34,220 | 2,100 |
| 2 | New York | $34,380 |
$28,370 | 15,500 |
| 3 | Washington | $33,940 |
$30,140 | 6,170 |
| 4 | California | $32,190 |
$29,550 | 45,250 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $32,010 |
$29,740 | 10,590 |
| 6 | Virgin Islands | $31,200 |
$22,230 | 100 |
| 7 | Vermont | $31,000 |
$29,580 | 880 |
| 8 | Colorado | $30,250 |
$26,120 | 9,770 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $29,800 |
$22,350 | 2,490 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $29,660 |
$27,840 | 4,430 |
| 11 | Maine | $29,550 |
$27,490 | 1,330 |
| 12 | Oregon | $29,450 |
$27,210 | 4,470 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $29,420 |
$27,040 | 10,270 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $29,380 |
$23,880 | 6,800 |
| 15 | Arizona | $28,560 |
$27,270 | 9,940 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $28,440 |
$21,470 | 2,420 |
| 17 | Nevada | $28,310 |
$22,240 | 5,030 |
| 18 | Maryland | $28,280 |
$26,170 | 7,710 |
| 19 | Illinois | $27,890 |
$24,960 | 9,770 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $27,790 |
$27,360 | 1,100 |
| 21 | Florida | $27,700 |
$21,380 | 40,780 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $27,680 |
$20,110 | 940 |
| 23 | Alaska | $27,460 |
$23,740 | 500 |
| 24 | Virginia | $27,190 |
$22,880 | 10,660 |
| 25 | Utah | $27,140 |
$20,810 | 4,310 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $26,540 |
$22,810 | 470 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $26,480 |
$19,000 | 680 |
| 28 | Missouri | $26,050 |
$23,190 | 6,400 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $25,930 |
$23,920 | 2,420 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $25,010 |
$17,670 | 15,750 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $24,960 |
$22,880 | 2,600 |
| 32 | Michigan | $24,820 |
$21,080 | 10,460 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $23,750 |
$16,560 | 4,870 |
| 34 | Texas | $23,340 |
$18,060 | 35,800 |
| 35 | Idaho | $23,140 |
$16,770 | 2,130 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $23,000 |
$18,510 | 6,800 |
| 37 | Iowa | $22,910 |
$17,230 | 4,070 |
| 38 | Delaware | $22,740 |
$21,840 | 1,510 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $22,710 |
$19,160 | 9,990 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $22,570 |
$17,370 | 8,730 |
| 41 | Indiana | $22,340 |
$17,320 | 7,770 |
| 42 | Ohio | $22,250 |
$19,340 | 14,180 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $22,020 |
$21,060 | 1,860 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $21,990 |
$16,730 | 14,600 |
| 45 | Kansas | $21,970 |
$17,750 | 4,000 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $21,890 |
$17,630 | 4,180 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $21,570 |
$17,660 | 4,790 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $21,500 |
$18,200 | 1,570 |
| 49 | Georgia | $21,470 |
$17,220 | 13,310 |
| 50 | Montana | $21,430 |
$19,490 | 1,130 |
| 51 | Alabama | $21,270 |
$18,210 | 4,380 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,110 |
$16,650 | 2,770 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,440 |
$19,240 | 120 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,740 |
$17,720 | 1,570 |