SOC 35-9031 · Lubbock, TX metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lubbock, Texas is $25,390 a year ($12.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $25,290: half of the 630 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$25,390average per year

$12.21 / hourMedian $25,290Take-home ≈ $22,519

  • $17K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $25KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $36K90th

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

630people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#14 of 25Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,550 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lubbock earn between $21,040 and $27,960.

  • $17K10th
  • $21K25th
  • $25KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $36K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$25,390$2,116$12.21
Median$25,290$2,108$12.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,040$1,753$10.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,960$2,330$13.44

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Lubbock earn 6% less than the Texas average ($27,100) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$25,390$25,290$16,690$35,550630
Texas$27,100$27,080$17,270$36,87035,550
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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $25,390, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $22,519 a year, or $1,877 a month and $866 every two weeks. Taxes take 11% 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 Lubbock a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $25,390 buys what about $27,804 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lubbock ranks 14th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($28,960).

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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 Lubbock: questions

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

$12.21 an hour on average, and $12.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $22,519 a year ($1,877 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $25,390. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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