SOC 35-9031 · Yuma, AZ metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Yuma, AZ

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Yuma, Arizona is $33,850 a year ($16.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,970: half of the 180 people in this job in the Yuma, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$33,850average per year

$16.27 / hourMedian $30,970Take-home ≈ $28,926

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $39K90th

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

180people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7Arizona metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Yuma

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,360 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Yuma earn between $30,580 and $35,370.

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $39K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,850$2,821$16.27
Median$30,970$2,581$14.89
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,580$2,548$14.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,370$2,948$17.00

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Yuma vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Yuma earn 11% less than the Arizona average ($37,960) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Yuma$33,850$30,970$30,580$39,360180
Arizona$37,960$34,740$30,710$46,85010,710
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 Yuma

On the average salary of $33,850, a single filer in Yuma takes home about $28,926 a year, or $2,410 a month and $1,113 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Yuma a good place for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Yuma area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $33,850 buys what about $36,513 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Yuma ($44,170). A typical home costs $281,359, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Yuma ranks 6th of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Phoenix pays the most ($38,730).

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Highest-paying cities for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

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 Yuma: questions

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

$16.27 an hour on average, and $14.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $28,926 a year ($2,410 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,850.

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

The average here is 4% more 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 Yuma, AZ (49740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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