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

What Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 21 counties.

Average in TX
$27,210
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
17 of 17
published states
Workers in state
35,290
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
21 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,890$25,342−$158Dallas County, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388Harris County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$28,890$25,342$7,570
2Austin County, TX$26,730$23,587$6,716
3San Jacinto County, TX$26,730$23,587$3,704
4Brazoria County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,976
5Harris County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
6Fort Bend County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
7Montgomery County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
8Galveston County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
9Liberty County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
10Waller County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
11Chambers County, TX$26,730$23,587$1,388
12Tarrant County, TX$28,890$25,342$502
13Johnson County, TX$28,890$25,342$502
14Parker County, TX$28,890$25,342$502
15Dallas County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
16Collin County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
17Denton County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
18Ellis County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
19Kaufman County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
20Rockwall County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158
21Hunt County, TX$28,890$25,342−$158

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Texas is $27,210, based on 35,290 workers. Among the 17 states with published data, that ranks number 17. The BLS national median for the occupation is $31,200, so Texas averages 12.8% below it.

Inside Texas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $28,890 in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area and the lowest is $26,730 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a difference of $2,160 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 21 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $7,570. In Hunt County, TX the basics cost $158 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 14 of the 21 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 Texas

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $27,210, from $26,730 to $28,890 depending on the labor market.

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

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($7,570). Austin County, TX follows at $6,716.