SOC 35-9031 · Sebring, FL metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Sebring, FL

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Sebring, Florida is $30,510 a year ($14.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,100: half of the 80 people in this job in the Sebring, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$30,510average per year

$14.67 / hourMedian $28,100Take-home ≈ $26,695

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $37K90th

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

80people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#22 of 22Florida metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Sebring

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,540 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Sebring earn between $27,080 and $34,480.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $37K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,510$2,542$14.67
Median$28,100$2,342$13.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,080$2,257$13.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,480$2,873$16.58

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

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

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Sebring earn 8% less than the Florida average ($33,170) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sebring$30,510$28,100$27,040$36,54080
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 Sebring

On the average salary of $30,510, a single filer in Sebring takes home about $26,695 a year, or $2,225 a month and $1,027 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 Sebring a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sebring area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $30,510 buys what about $32,994 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sebring ($40,400). A typical home costs $235,991, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Sebring ranks 22nd of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($35,050).

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Highest-paying cities for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

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 Sebring: questions

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

$14.67 an hour on average, and $13.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $26,695 a year ($2,225 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,510. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 7% less than 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 Sebring, FL (42700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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