Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Ithaca, New York

The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Ithaca is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Ithaca, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,830
25th Percentile Wage
$25,250
50th Percentile Wage
$26,130
75th Percentile Wage
$34,220
90th Percentile Wage
$39,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,830.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$26,130
4.63% 28.05%
2019
$24,920
2.21% -
2018
$24,370
5.99% -
2017
$22,910
13.01% -
2016
$19,930
2.41% -
2015
$19,450
5.60% -
2014
$18,360
0.11% -
2013
$18,340
-2.51% -
2012
$18,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,130 in Ithaca is in the middle of salary range for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Ithaca is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$34,220
Kingston
$33,170
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$29,430
Syracuse
$29,300
Rochester
$29,020
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,000
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,920
Utica-Rome
$28,850
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,770
Binghamton
$28,670
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,620
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$28,590
Glens Falls
$28,470
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$27,920
Ithaca
$26,130
Elmira
$25,670
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$22,320
Nassau-Suffolk
$22,130
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$21,150
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$18,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Ithaca, New York.