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Host/waiter salary

Average host/waiter salary

$12.3

$25,593 yearly

Entry-level host/waiter salary
$18,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average host/waiter salary by state

Highest paying states for host/waiters

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Arizona$29,280$14.08
2California$34,052$16.37
3Washington$34,141$16.41
4New York$32,264$15.51
5Connecticut$30,388$14.61
6Pennsylvania$25,775$12.39
7District of Columbia$35,424$17.03
8Vermont$30,892$14.85
9Missouri$25,480$12.25
10Minnesota$30,279$14.56
11Maryland$29,458$14.16
12Colorado$26,067$12.53
13Massachusetts$30,903$14.86
14New Jersey$28,018$13.47
15Arkansas$24,099$11.59
16Oregon$27,801$13.37
17West Virginia$22,957$11.04
18Delaware$25,688$12.35
19Michigan$25,308$12.17
20Rhode Island$26,901$12.93
21Tennessee$24,371$11.72
22Texas$25,182$12.11
23New Hampshire$24,613$11.83
24Ohio$23,007$11.06
25Hawaii$30,515$14.67
26Kansas$23,691$11.39
27Wisconsin$24,188$11.63
28Idaho$24,772$11.91
29Utah$23,980$11.53
30Florida$23,217$11.16
31North Dakota$24,006$11.54
32Wyoming$21,986$10.57
33Maine$23,591$11.34
34Virginia$22,880$11.00
35Alaska$24,624$11.84
36North Carolina$22,171$10.66
37Nevada$22,531$10.83
38Alabama$21,479$10.33
39Georgia$22,697$10.91
40Kentucky$21,099$10.14
41New Mexico$22,879$11.00
42Montana$21,732$10.45
43South Carolina$20,176$9.70
44Illinois$22,301$10.72
45Indiana$18,954$9.11
46Oklahoma$18,858$9.07
47Mississippi$19,206$9.23
48Iowa$21,303$10.24
49South Dakota$21,303$10.24
50Louisiana$19,747$9.49
51Nebraska$20,718$9.96

Host/waiter salary details

A host/waiter's salary ranges from $18,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $34,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average host/waiter salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a host/waiter's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$34,000$2,833$16
75th Percentile$29,000$2,417$14
Average$25,593$2,133$12
25th Percentile$21,000$1,750$10
10th Percentile$18,000$1,500$9

Highest paying host/waiter jobs

The highest paying types of host/waiters are head server, server manager, and bartender server.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Beverage Server$25,886$2,157$12.4579,100
Server Manager$61,639$5,137$29.63153,999
Server/Barista$30,749$2,562$14.78173,073
Banquet Server$29,017$2,418$13.95125,381
Server And Certified Trainer$30,423$2,535$14.63131,460
Food Runner$25,536$2,128$12.28240,853

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$27,000$26,600$26,200$25,800$25,400$25,000
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Host/waiter salary trends

The average host/waiter salary has risen by $5,574 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average host/waiter earned $20,019 annually, but today, they earn $25,593 a year. That works out to a 19% change in pay for host/waiters over the last decade.

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Average host/waiter salary over time

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Host/waiter salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$25,600$12.30+3.6%
2024$24,700$11.86+4.8%
2023$23,500$11.29+4.4%
2022$22,400$10.79+4.0%
2021$21,600$10.36+3.7%

Recently added host/waiter salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
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