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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Georgia

What Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$27,793
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
16 of 17
published states
Workers in state
18,330
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$28,560$24,217$8,016
2Haralson County, GA$28,560$24,217$7,824
3Butts County, GA$28,560$24,217$6,168
4Lumpkin County, GA$28,560$24,217$4,548
5Morgan County, GA$28,560$24,217$2,580
6Fulton County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
7Gwinnett County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
8Cobb County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
9DeKalb County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
10Clayton County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
11Cherokee County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
12Forsyth County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
13Henry County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
14Paulding County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
15Coweta County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
16Douglas County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
17Carroll County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
18Fayette County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
19Newton County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
20Bartow County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
21Walton County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
22Rockdale County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
23Barrow County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
24Spalding County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220
25Pickens County, GA$28,560$24,217−$2,220

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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Georgia is $27,793, based on 18,330 workers. Among the 17 states with published data, that ranks number 16. The BLS national median for the occupation is $31,200, so Georgia averages 10.9% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $28,560.

Cost of living for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $8,016. In Heard County, GA the basics cost $2,220 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 29 counties.

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop are California ($36,816), District of Columbia ($36,360), New York ($35,922) and New Jersey ($34,899).

Frequently asked questions: Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Georgia

How much do Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $27,793.

Which Georgia county is best for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($8,016). Haralson County, GA follows at $7,824.