SALARY · HOSTS AND HOSTESSES, RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, AND COFFEE SHOP · RHODE ISLAND

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Rhode Island

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In Rhode Island, hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop earned a median of $31,400 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$31,400

$15 per hour at the median · That is $200 (0.6 percent) above the national median of $31,200 for this occupation.

$34,330Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
Not publishedPeople employed in this job in Rhode Island

Salary range

25th: $31,240Median: $31,40075th: $35,830
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$31,240
Median (50th percentile)$31,400
75th percentile$35,830
Mean$34,330

The middle half of workers earned from $31,240 to $35,830 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$26,849 a year
$2,237 a month
Federal tax $1,588 · FICA $2,402 · State tax $561
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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