The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $21,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,670.
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 | $27,660 | 10.45% | 28.05% |
| 2021 | $24,770 | 7.55% | - |
| 2020 | $22,900 | 7.42% | - |
| 2019 | $21,200 | 0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $21,080 | -0.62% | - |
| 2017 | $21,210 | 3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $20,540 | 5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $19,400 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $19,230 | -2.24% | - |
| 2013 | $19,660 | -1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $19,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,660, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary $26,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.