SALARY · HOSTS AND HOSTESSES, RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, AND COFFEE SHOP · ALABAMA

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Alabama

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Alabama was $26,130 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$26,130

$13 per hour at the median · That is $5,070 (16.2 percent) below the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$26,530Mean annual salary
$13Mean hourly wage
$5,400People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $22,390Median: $26,13075th: $28,470
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$22,390
Median (50th percentile)$26,130
75th percentile$28,470
Mean$26,530

The middle half of workers earned from $22,390 to $28,470 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$22,134 a year
$1,845 a month
Federal tax $1,003 · FICA $1,999 · State tax $994

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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