SOC 35-9031 · Odessa, TX metro

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

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Odessa, Texas is $27,050 a year ($13.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,040: half of the 290 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$27,050average per year

$13.00 / hourMedian $27,040Take-home ≈ $23,886

  • $18K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $36K90th

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

290people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#5 of 25Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,100 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Odessa earn between $22,050 and $29,370.

  • $18K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $36K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,050$2,254$13.00
Median$27,040$2,253$13.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,050$1,838$10.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,370$2,448$14.12

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

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

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Odessa earn about the same as the Texas average ($27,100) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Odessa$27,050$27,040$18,010$36,100290
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 Odessa

On the average salary of $27,050, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $23,886 a year, or $1,990 a month and $919 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Odessa a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $27,050 buys what about $28,808 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Odessa ranks 5th 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 Odessa: questions

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

$13.00 an hour on average, and $13.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,886 a year ($1,990 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,050. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 17% 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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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