Pay distribution $39,310 10th $39,880 25th $43,960 75th $53,710 90th
Half of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in the San Jose metro area earn more than $42,400 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $39,880 and $43,960.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $39,310 $39,880 $42,400 $43,960 $53,710 Hourly $18.90 $19.17 $20.39 $21.14 $25.82
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares San Jose metro areathis metro area
$42,400 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $39,880 to $43,960
$36,640 median for California; middle half earns $35,200 to $42,860
$31,200 median for United States; middle half earns $27,570 to $36,250
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +16% vs California overall and +36% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $20,910 $29,643 $38,377 $47,110 Monroe, LA — $20,910 Lake Charles, LA — $20,930 Alexandria, LA — $21,120 Hattiesburg, MS — $21,230 Hammond, LA — $21,520 Lafayette, LA — $21,650 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $21,780 Aguadilla, PR — $21,840 Mayaguez, PR — $21,840 Ponce, PR — $21,840 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $21,910 Arecibo, PR — $21,990 Jackson, MS — $21,990 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $22,010 Casper, WY — $22,040 Johnstown, PA — $22,360 Baton Rouge, LA — $22,430 Cheyenne, WY — $22,460 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $22,510 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,520 Laredo, TX — $22,530 Lawton, OK — $22,690 Gadsden, AL — $22,750 Florence, SC — $22,910 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $22,920 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $23,060 Columbia, SC — $23,070 El Paso, TX — $23,300 Sumter, SC — $23,350 Johnson City, TN — $23,360 Valdosta, GA — $23,360 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $23,390 Abilene, TX — $23,450 Erie, PA — $23,450 Muncie, IN — $23,470 Wichita Falls, TX — $23,510 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $23,520 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $23,550 Jacksonville, NC — $23,560 Dothan, AL — $23,570 Texarkana, TX-AR — $23,570 Morristown, TN — $23,600 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $23,950 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $23,950 Albany, GA — $23,970 Beckley, WV — $24,050 Owensboro, KY — $24,050 Hot Springs, AR — $24,060 Terre Haute, IN — $24,120 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $24,140 Pocatello, ID — $24,230 Twin Falls, ID — $24,300 Rome, GA — $24,340 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $24,380 Bowling Green, KY — $24,500 Dalton, GA — $24,520 Victoria, TX — $24,520 Amarillo, TX — $24,620 Tuscaloosa, AL — $24,640 Tyler, TX — $24,700 Morgantown, WV — $24,790 Columbus, GA-AL — $24,890 Tulsa, OK — $24,960 Longview, TX — $25,010 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $25,060 Mobile, AL — $25,070 Warner Robins, GA — $25,090 Lubbock, TX — $25,290 Elizabethtown, KY — $25,370 Charleston, WV — $25,470 San Angelo, TX — $25,470 Corpus Christi, TX — $25,580 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $25,720 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $25,720 Springfield, OH — $25,770 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $25,840 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $25,850 Fort Wayne, IN — $25,920 College Station-Bryan, TX — $25,940 Rocky Mount, NC — $25,990 Wheeling, WV-OH — $26,080 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $26,120 Cleveland, TN — $26,130 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $26,150 Oklahoma City, OK — $26,150 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $26,150 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $26,160 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $26,170 Mansfield, OH — $26,190 Williamsport, PA — $26,220 Manhattan, KS — $26,240 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $26,260 Goldsboro, NC — $26,330 Columbus, IN — $26,360 Killeen-Temple, TX — $26,430 Birmingham, AL — $26,440 Paducah, KY-IL — $26,440 Bloomington, IN — $26,450 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $26,450 Evansville, IN — $26,520 Topeka, KS — $26,570 Decatur, AL — $26,630 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $26,640 Canton-Massillon, OH — $26,660 Fayetteville, NC — $26,660 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $26,730 Montgomery, AL — $26,740 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $26,810 Jonesboro, AR — $26,840 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $26,870 Duluth, MN-WI — $26,900 Altoona, PA — $26,980 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $26,990 Sherman-Denison, TX — $27,000 Lawrence, KS — $27,040 Odessa, TX — $27,040 Bay City, MI — $27,060 Cleveland, OH — $27,060 Waco, TX — $27,070 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $27,110 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $27,110 Kokomo, IN — $27,150 Burlington, NC — $27,170 Idaho Falls, ID — $27,170 Logan, UT-ID — $27,200 Toledo, OH — $27,200 Las Cruces, NM — $27,220 Gainesville, GA — $27,250 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $27,250 Knoxville, TN — $27,250 Winston-Salem, NC — $27,250 Spartanburg, SC — $27,290 Akron, OH — $27,320 Reading, PA — $27,330 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $27,340 Wausau, WI — $27,340 Fond du Lac, WI — $27,350 Gettysburg, PA — $27,350 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $27,420 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $27,440 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $27,460 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $27,460 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $27,470 Lima, OH — $27,470 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $27,480 Farmington, NM — $27,540 Wichita, KS — $27,550 St. Cloud, MN — $27,560 Clarksville, TN-KY — $27,590 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $27,590 Midland, TX — $27,600 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $27,610 Green Bay, WI — $27,620 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $27,630 Greenville, NC — $27,630 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $27,640 Columbus, OH — $27,650 Niles, MI — $27,650 Monroe, MI — $27,710 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $27,750 Lynchburg, VA — $27,750 Chambersburg, PA — $27,770 Winchester, VA-WV — $27,830 Sheboygan, WI — $27,850 Appleton, WI — $27,870 Sandusky, OH — $27,900 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $27,920 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $27,920 St. George, UT — $27,920 State College, PA — $27,920 Saginaw, MI — $27,930 Eau Claire, WI — $27,970 Jackson, MI — $27,980 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $28,010 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $28,010 Lebanon, PA — $28,020 Boise City, ID — $28,030 Homosassa Springs, FL — $28,040 Cedar Rapids, IA — $28,050 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $28,080 Sebring, FL — $28,100 Lancaster, PA — $28,120 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $28,130 Battle Creek, MI — $28,140 Flint, MI — $28,150 Lincoln, NE — $28,150 Huntsville, AL — $28,160 Roanoke, VA — $28,160 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $28,180 Savannah, GA — $28,180 Billings, MT — $28,190 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $28,190 Tallahassee, FL — $28,250 Wilmington, NC — $28,250 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $28,270 Rochester, MN — $28,270 Traverse City, MI — $28,270 Bismarck, ND — $28,300 Dubuque, IA — $28,340 Minot, ND — $28,360 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $28,420 Missoula, MT — $28,470 Albuquerque, NM — $28,480 Ames, IA — $28,480 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $28,500 Omaha, NE-IA — $28,500 Iowa City, IA — $28,510 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $28,540 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $28,560 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,600 Columbia, MO — $28,600 Jefferson City, MO — $28,600 Joplin, MO-KS — $28,600 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $28,600 Reno, NV — $28,620 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $28,640 Ocala, FL — $28,650 Springfield, MO — $28,660 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $28,670 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $28,680 Harrisonburg, VA — $28,690 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $28,690 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $28,780 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $28,800 Kenosha, WI — $28,840 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $28,890 Gainesville, FL — $28,970 Madison, WI — $29,000 Carson City, NV — $29,070 Fargo, ND-MN — $29,070 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $29,130 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $29,140 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $29,150 Punta Gorda, FL — $29,170 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $29,180 Kansas City, MO-KS — $29,280 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $29,290 Jackson, TN — $29,300 Midland, MI — $29,300 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $29,320 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $29,340 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $29,350 Port St. Lucie, FL — $29,390 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $29,440 Jacksonville, FL — $29,440 Richmond, VA — $29,480 York-Hanover, PA — $29,490 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $29,550 Great Falls, MT — $29,550 Ann Arbor, MI — $29,570 Ogden, UT — $29,590 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $29,620 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $29,640 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $29,880 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $29,890 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $29,940 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $30,010 Grand Island, NE — $30,020 Asheville, NC — $30,090 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $30,100 Anchorage, AK — $30,140 Charlottesville, VA — $30,210 Pittsburgh, PA — $30,260 Rapid City, SD — $30,310 Santa Fe, NM — $30,360 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $30,600 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $30,650 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $30,800 Yuma, AZ — $30,970 Fairbanks-College, AK — $31,020 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $31,120 Bloomington, IL — $31,200 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $31,200 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $31,200 Dover, DE — $31,200 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $31,200 Kankakee, IL — $31,200 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $31,200 Peoria, IL — $31,200 Rockford, IL — $31,200 St. Louis, MO-IL — $31,200 Salisbury, MD — $31,200 Springfield, IL — $31,200 Pittsfield, MA — $31,210 Decatur, IL — $31,250 Springfield, MA — $31,250 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $31,270 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $31,400 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $31,720 Lexington Park, MD — $31,900 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $32,220 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $32,280 Bangor, ME — $32,500 Binghamton, NY — $32,690 Medford, OR — $32,800 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $32,830 Vineland, NJ — $32,910 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $32,950 Syracuse, NY — $33,560 Tucson, AZ — $33,560 Utica-Rome, NY — $33,590 Worcester, MA — $33,620 Rochester, NY — $33,750 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $33,860 Pueblo, CO — $33,930 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $33,960 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $34,000 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $34,010 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $34,010 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $34,010 Elmira, NY — $34,090 Grand Junction, CO — $34,190 New Haven, CT — $34,210 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $34,250 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $34,320 El Centro, CA — $34,320 Fresno, CA — $34,320 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $34,320 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $34,350 Bozeman, MT — $34,440 Visalia, CA — $34,510 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $34,560 Lewiston, ID-WA — $34,650 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $34,660 Ithaca, NY — $34,690 Merced, CA — $34,690 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $34,720 Glens Falls, NY — $34,730 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $34,830 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $34,830 Barnstable Town, MA — $34,870 Yuba City, CA — $34,880 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $34,890 Kingston, NY — $34,980 Modesto, CA — $35,030 Redding, CA — $35,050 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $35,070 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $35,080 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $35,140 Chico, CA — $35,170 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $35,270 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $35,330 Flagstaff, AZ — $35,340 Greeley, CO — $35,370 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $35,370 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $35,380 Walla Walla, WA — $35,510 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $35,620 Yakima, WA — $35,680 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $35,730 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $35,740 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $35,780 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $35,850 Bellingham, WA — $35,970 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $36,030 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $36,050 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $36,140 Albany, OR — $36,320 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $36,340 Colorado Springs, CO — $36,350 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $36,360 Salinas, CA — $36,380 Longview-Kelso, WA — $36,390 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $36,500 Salem, OR — $36,780 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $36,920 Portland-South Portland, ME — $37,100 Vallejo, CA — $37,520 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $37,720 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $37,890 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $38,120 Napa, CA — $38,200 Boulder, CO — $38,220 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $38,430 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $39,810 Bend, OR — $40,090 Grants Pass, OR — $40,890 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $42,400 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $43,410 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $45,240 Urban Honolulu, HI — $47,110 San Jose metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The San Jose metro area has the 4th-highest published median for this occupation among the 381 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in California Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
San Jose metro areathis page
$42,400 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $39,880 to $43,960
$39,810 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $39,060 to $43,770
$38,200 median for Napa metro area; middle half earns $37,190 to $45,050
$37,720 median for Santa Rosa metro area; middle half earns $36,010 to $38,990
$37,520 median for Vallejo metro area; middle half earns $36,590 to $38,610
$36,920 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $35,870 to $43,040
$36,380 median for Salinas metro area; middle half earns $35,290 to $42,440
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .