The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $17,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,420.
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 | $26,390 | 14.21% | 32.51% |
| 2021 | $22,640 | 5.92% | - |
| 2020 | $21,300 | 3.71% | - |
| 2019 | $20,510 | 5.46% | - |
| 2018 | $19,390 | 2.78% | - |
| 2017 | $18,850 | 2.76% | - |
| 2016 | $18,330 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $18,030 | 0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $17,920 | -0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $17,930 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $17,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,390, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $26,400). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Louisville-Jefferson County is .0 percent (.0%) lower.
| 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 |