SOC 35-9031 · Springfield, MO metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Springfield, MO

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Springfield, Missouri is $31,110 a year ($14.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,660: half of the 580 people in this job in the Springfield, MO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$31,110average per year

$14.96 / hourMedian $28,660Take-home ≈ $26,652

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $36K90th

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

580people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#4 of 8Missouri metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,080 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Springfield earn between $28,600 and $30,470.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $36K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,110$2,592$14.96
Median$28,660$2,388$13.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,600$2,383$13.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,470$2,539$14.65

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Springfield vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Springfield earn 4% less than the Missouri average ($32,440) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Springfield$31,110$28,660$28,600$36,080580
Missouri$32,440$29,130$28,600$37,4408,510
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 Springfield

On the average salary of $31,110, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $26,652 a year, or $2,221 a month and $1,025 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.6), so the average $31,110 buys what about $35,119 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($45,780). A typical home costs $272,938, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Springfield ranks 4th of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; Kansas City pays the most ($32,540).

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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 Springfield: questions

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

$14.96 an hour on average, and $13.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $26,652 a year ($2,221 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,110. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Springfield, MO (44180). 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 state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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