The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $17,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,740.
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 | $26,400 | 14.92% | 33.18% |
| 2021 | $22,460 | 14.43% | - |
| 2020 | $19,220 | -0.94% | - |
| 2019 | $19,400 | 3.81% | - |
| 2018 | $18,660 | 1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $18,340 | 1.36% | - |
| 2016 | $18,090 | -0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $18,160 | 0.39% | - |
| 2014 | $18,090 | 1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $17,850 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $17,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,400, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $26,390). In comparison, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lexington-Fayette is .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |