Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop among Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,060
25th Percentile Wage
$21,110
50th Percentile Wage
$23,340
75th Percentile Wage
$27,340
90th Percentile Wage
$29,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $18,060.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$23,340
5.10% 22.54%
2021
$22,150
8.13% -
2020
$20,350
2.31% -
2019
$19,880
2.31% -
2018
$19,420
-0.26% -
2017
$19,470
2.88% -
2016
$18,910
2.86% -
2015
$18,370
1.52% -
2014
$18,090
0.00% -
2013
$18,090
0.06% -
2012
$18,080
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Texas ranges from $19,500 to $26,060. The highest paying area for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Texas is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with a median annual salary of $26,060. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Midland (mean annual salary $26,020). The lowest paying area is Fort Worth-Arlington with a median annual salary of $19,500.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$26,060
Midland
$26,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$25,810
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$24,240
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$23,440
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$23,040
San Angelo
$23,010
Sherman-Denison
$22,990
College Station-Bryan
$22,980
Lubbock
$22,960
Waco
$22,910
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$22,890
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,710
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,700
Amarillo
$22,690
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,590
Texarkana-Texarkana
$22,580
Abilene
$22,510
Corpus Christi
$22,370
Victoria
$22,210
Wichita Falls
$22,200
Tyler
$22,200
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,170
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,140
Longview
$21,990
Odessa
$21,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$21,560
Brownsville-Harlingen
$21,460
Laredo
$21,330
El Paso
$21,250
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$21,150
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$19,640
Fort Worth-Arlington
$19,500