SOC 35-9031 · Casper, WY metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Casper, WY

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Casper, Wyoming is $23,710 a year ($11.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $22,040: half of the 120 people in this job in the Casper, WY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$23,710average per year

$11.40 / hourMedian $22,040Take-home ≈ $21,135

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  • $18K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $33K90th

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

120people in this job
-27%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Wyoming metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Casper

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $33,480 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Casper earn between $18,410 and $27,940.

  • $15K10th
  • $18K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $33K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$23,710$1,976$11.40
Median$22,040$1,837$10.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$18,410$1,534$8.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,940$2,328$13.43

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Casper vs. Wyoming and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Casper earn 7% less than the Wyoming average ($25,430) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -29% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Casper$23,710$22,040$15,390$33,480120
Wyoming$25,430$22,660$17,280$33,800660
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 Casper

On the average salary of $23,710, a single filer in Casper takes home about $21,135 a year, or $1,761 a month and $813 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 Casper a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Casper area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.8), so the average $23,710 buys what about $25,269 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Casper ($48,880). A typical home costs $313,211, or 13.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Casper ranks 2nd of 2 Wyoming metro areas for this job; Cheyenne pays the most ($25,230).

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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 Casper: questions

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

$11.40 an hour on average, and $10.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $18,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $21,135 a year ($1,761 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $23,710. Wyoming has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 27% 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 Casper, WY (16220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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