The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $28,180 | 4.51% | 32.22% |
| 2021 | $26,910 | 10.96% | - |
| 2020 | $23,960 | 3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $23,210 | 2.67% | - |
| 2018 | $22,590 | 4.43% | - |
| 2017 | $21,590 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $20,220 | 4.65% | - |
| 2015 | $19,280 | 0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $19,100 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $19,030 | -0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $19,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,180, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $27,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Danville | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |