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

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

If Tennessee is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop was $27,490. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$27,490

$13 per hour at the median · That is $3,710 (11.9 percent) below the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$27,690Mean annual salary
$13Mean hourly wage
$11,280People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $22,310Median: $27,49075th: $30,180
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$22,310
Median (50th percentile)$27,490
75th percentile$30,180
Mean$27,690

The middle half of workers earned from $22,310 to $30,180 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$24,248 a year
$2,021 a month
Federal tax $1,139 · FICA $2,103 · State tax $0
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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