SOC 35-9031 · Area 19100 · May 2025
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,350 | $8.82 |
| 25th percentile | $22,980 | $11.05 |
| Median | $28,890 | $13.89 |
| 75th percentile | $32,330 | $15.55 |
| 90th percentile | $39,020 | $18.76 |
| Average | $28,570 | $13.73 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 10,140. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $22,980 to $32,330 in 2025, a span of $9,350.
The area median is $1,810 (6.7%) above Texas's $27,080 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 29 other published areas
- This area's median is $6,380 (28.3%) above the $22,510 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $6,360 (28.2%) above the $22,530 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,970 (26.0%) above the $22,920 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $5,590 (24.0%) above the $23,300 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $5,440 (23.2%) above the $23,450 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $5,380 (22.9%) above the $23,510 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $5,340 (22.7%) above the $23,550 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $5,320 (22.6%) above the $23,570 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,320 (22.6%) above the $23,570 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $4,370 (17.8%) above the $24,520 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $4,270 (17.3%) above the $24,620 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $4,190 (17.0%) above the $24,700 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $3,880 (15.5%) above the $25,010 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,600 (14.2%) above the $25,290 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $3,600 (14.2%) above the $25,290 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,420 (13.4%) above the $25,470 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $3,310 (12.9%) above the $25,580 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $2,950 (11.4%) above the $25,940 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $2,890 (11.1%) above the $26,000 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,460 (9.3%) above the $26,430 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $2,160 (8.1%) above the $26,730 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,890 (7.0%) above the $27,000 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $1,850 (6.8%) above the $27,040 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,850 (6.8%) above the $27,040 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $1,820 (6.7%) above the $27,070 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $1,290 (4.7%) above the $27,600 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $1,250 (4.5%) above the $27,640 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,140 (4.1%) above the $27,750 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $240 (0.8%) below the $29,130 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
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