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Can a server and hostess make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a server and hostess. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a server and hostess is $25,933. Even server and hostesses in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $34,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Server And Hostesses?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile server and hostess earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| New York | $50,000 |
| Washington | $46,000 |
| Arizona | $45,000 |
| California | $45,000 |
| Oregon | $44,000 |
| District of Columbia | $43,000 |
| Hawaii | $41,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| Michigan | $39,000 |
| West Virginia | $39,000 |
| Colorado | $37,000 |
| Vermont | $35,000 |
| Nevada | $34,000 |
| Rhode Island | $34,000 |
| Minnesota | $34,000 |
| Connecticut | $34,000 |
| Maryland | $34,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $33,000 |
| Arkansas | $33,000 |
| Virginia | $33,000 |
| Maine | $32,000 |
| Texas | $32,000 |
| New Jersey | $32,000 |
| New Hampshire | $31,000 |
| Ohio | $31,000 |
| Utah | $31,000 |
| Illinois | $31,000 |
| Florida | $30,000 |
| Missouri | $30,000 |
| Idaho | $30,000 |
| New Mexico | $30,000 |
| Delaware | $30,000 |
| Kentucky | $29,000 |
| Indiana | $29,000 |
| Kansas | $29,000 |
| Tennessee | $28,000 |
| Alaska | $28,000 |
| Mississippi | $28,000 |
| Georgia | $28,000 |
| Wyoming | $27,000 |
| North Dakota | $27,000 |
| Iowa | $27,000 |
| Louisiana | $26,000 |
| North Carolina | $26,000 |
| Alabama | $26,000 |
| Wisconsin | $26,000 |
| Oklahoma | $25,000 |
| South Carolina | $25,000 |
| South Dakota | $25,000 |
| Montana | $24,000 |
| Nebraska | $24,000 |
