SOC 35-9031 · Niles, MI metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Niles, MI

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Niles, Michigan is $31,230 a year ($15.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,650: half of the 280 people in this job in the Niles, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$31,230average per year

$15.02 / hourMedian $27,650Take-home ≈ $26,193

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $44K90th

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

280people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#4 of 15Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,020 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Niles earn between $26,420 and $34,010.

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $44K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,230$2,602$15.01
Median$27,650$2,304$13.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$26,420$2,202$12.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,010$2,834$16.35

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Niles vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Niles earn about the same as the Michigan average ($31,010) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Niles$31,230$27,650$25,960$44,020280
Michigan$31,010$28,950$25,960$37,27012,620
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 Niles

On the average salary of $31,230, a single filer in Niles takes home about $26,193 a year, or $2,183 a month and $1,007 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $31,230 buys what about $33,810 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Niles ranks 4th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($32,010).

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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 Niles: questions

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

$15.02 an hour on average, and $13.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $26,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $26,193 a year ($2,183 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,230.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Niles, MI (35660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.66, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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