SOC 35-9031 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Provo, UT

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Provo, Utah is $32,570 a year ($15.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,100: half of the 740 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$32,570average per year

$15.66 / hourMedian $30,100Take-home ≈ $27,084

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

740people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,950 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Provo earn between $27,530 and $34,880.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,570$2,714$15.66
Median$30,100$2,508$14.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,530$2,294$13.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,880$2,907$16.77

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Provo vs. Utah and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Provo earn about the same as the Utah average ($31,670) and about the same as the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Provo$32,570$30,100$21,700$48,950740
Utah$31,670$29,610$22,040$45,1004,950
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 Provo

On the average salary of $32,570, a single filer in Provo takes home about $27,084 a year, or $2,257 a month and $1,042 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $32,570 buys what about $33,156 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 16.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Provo ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($32,660).

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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 Provo: questions

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

$15.66 an hour on average, and $14.47 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $27,084 a year ($2,257 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,570. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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