SALARY · HOSTS AND HOSTESSES, RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, AND COFFEE SHOP · ILLINOIS

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Illinois

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Illinois, that middle figure was $31,200 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$31,200

$15 per hour at the median · That matches the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$34,750Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$16,500People employed in this job in Illinois

Salary range

25th: $31,200Median: $31,20075th: $35,610
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$31,200
Median (50th percentile)$31,200
75th percentile$35,610
Mean$34,750

The middle half of workers earned from $31,200 to $35,610 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$25,850 a year
$2,154 a month
Federal tax $1,564 · FICA $2,387 · State tax $1,400
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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