SOC 35-9031 · Punta Gorda, FL metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Punta Gorda, FL

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Punta Gorda, Florida is $32,250 a year ($15.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,170: half of the 300 people in this job in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$32,250average per year

$15.51 / hourMedian $29,170Take-home ≈ $28,093

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

300people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#10 of 22Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Punta Gorda

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,590 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Punta Gorda earn between $28,560 and $34,700.

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,250$2,688$15.50
Median$29,170$2,431$14.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,560$2,380$13.73
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,700$2,892$16.68

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Punta Gorda vs. Florida and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Punta Gorda earn about the same as the Florida average ($33,170) and about the same as the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Punta Gorda$32,250$29,170$27,780$37,590300
Florida$33,170$29,810$27,750$43,68037,100
United States$32,690$31,200$22,340$43,990432,690

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary after taxes in Punta Gorda

On the average salary of $32,250, a single filer in Punta Gorda takes home about $28,093 a year, or $2,341 a month and $1,080 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Punta Gorda a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Punta Gorda area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.5), so the average $32,250 buys what about $32,082 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Punta Gorda ($45,500). A typical home costs $298,144, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in other Florida cities

Punta Gorda ranks 10th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($35,050).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($47,650).

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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Punta Gorda: questions

How much do hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop make an hour in Punta Gorda?

$15.51 an hour on average, and $14.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop salary in Punta Gorda?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop take-home pay in Punta Gorda?

About $28,093 a year ($2,341 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,250. Florida has no state income tax.

Do hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earn more in Punta Gorda than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9031; area Punta Gorda, FL (39460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.85, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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