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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

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U.S. mean $32,690 · median $31,200

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $45,330 $47,070 $22
+38.7%
$29,710–$62,560
Oregon #2 $42,600 $40,720 $20
+30.3%
$30,850–$62,030
Washington #3 $42,140 $37,270 $20
+28.9%
$34,650–$59,430
District of Columbia #4 $41,340 $37,570 $20
+26.5%
$36,740–$47,090
New York #5 $40,100 $36,490 $19
+22.7%
$32,910–$53,060
California #6 $39,900 $36,640 $19
+22.1%
$34,360–$46,060
Colorado #7 $39,250 $36,340 $19
+20.1%
$30,800–$55,660
Maine #8 $39,050 $36,800 $19
+19.5%
$30,840–$51,040
Arizona #9 $37,960 $34,740 $18
+16.1%
$30,710–$46,850
Connecticut #10 $36,000 $34,210 $17
+10.1%
$34,010–$44,060
New Jersey #11 $35,800 $34,050 $17
+9.5%
$32,220–$43,160
Vermont #12 $35,670 $31,080 $17
+9.1%
$29,780–$47,670
Massachusetts #13 $35,420 $34,960 $17
+8.4%
$31,200–$41,740
Maryland #14 $35,110 $34,860 $17
+7.4%
$31,200–$38,180
Nevada #15 $35,010 $31,170 $17
+7.1%
$25,150–$48,810
Illinois #16 $34,750 $31,200 $17
+6.3%
$31,200–$44,720
Rhode Island #17 $34,330 $31,400 $17
+5%
$31,200–$46,690
Alaska #18 $33,840 $30,210 $16
+3.5%
$24,770–$44,270
Virginia #19 $33,240 $30,490 $16
+1.7%
$27,230–$44,630
Florida #20 $33,170 $29,810 $16
+1.5%
$27,750–$43,680
New Hampshire #21 $32,900 $33,920 $16
+0.6%
$26,330–$38,460
Delaware #22 $32,600 $31,200 $16
-0.3%
$31,200–$35,360
Missouri #23 $32,440 $29,130 $16
-0.8%
$28,600–$37,440
Utah #24 $31,670 $29,610 $15
-3.1%
$22,040–$45,100
Minnesota #25 $31,620 $30,200 $15
-3.3%
$24,000–$38,960
Nebraska #26 $31,480 $28,450 $15
-3.7%
$28,080–$38,750
Michigan #27 $31,010 $28,950 $15
-5.1%
$25,960–$37,270
South Dakota #28 $31,000 $30,310 $15
-5.2%
$25,380–$36,800
Iowa #29 $30,690 $28,210 $15
-6.1%
$21,880–$40,550
New Mexico #30 $30,220 $28,480 $15
-7.6%
$26,830–$35,180
Pennsylvania #31 $30,020 $29,170 $14
-8.2%
$20,800–$41,380
North Dakota #32 $29,970 $28,660 $14
-8.3%
$22,020–$37,670
Ohio #33 $29,370 $27,550 $14
-10.2%
$22,870–$37,320
Montana #34 $29,320 $28,910 $14
-10.3%
$22,700–$35,980
Kansas #35 $28,650 $28,110 $14
-12.4%
$18,040–$39,040
Wisconsin #36 $28,440 $28,060 $14
-13%
$17,830–$37,440
North Carolina #37 $28,120 $28,320 $14
-14%
$19,100–$36,460
Indiana #38 $27,730 $26,920 $13
-15.2%
$19,290–$37,060
Tennessee #39 $27,690 $27,490 $13
-15.3%
$20,180–$35,770
Arkansas #40 $27,560 $26,760 $13
-15.7%
$23,460–$33,560
Georgia #41 $27,170 $27,850 $13
-16.9%
$19,890–$34,900
Texas #42 $27,100 $27,080 $13
-17.1%
$17,270–$36,870
Kentucky #43 $26,900 $27,100 $13
-17.7%
$19,150–$35,300
South Carolina #44 $26,870 $27,000 $13
-17.8%
$17,740–$37,230
Oklahoma #45 $26,860 $24,740 $13
-17.8%
$18,810–$39,310
Alabama #46 $26,530 $26,130 $13
-18.8%
$21,230–$34,400
Idaho #47 $26,370 $27,280 $13
-19.3%
$18,400–$35,770
West Virginia #48 $25,510 $24,420 $12
-22%
$19,640–$30,460
Wyoming #49 $25,430 $22,660 $12
-22.2%
$17,280–$33,800
Mississippi #50 $23,510 $21,990 $11
-28.1%
$17,240–$28,890
Louisiana #51 $23,320 $22,060 $11
-28.7%
$16,280–$31,610

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.