SOC 35-9031 · Bend, OR metro

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Salary in Bend, OR

The average salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Bend, Oregon is $41,960 a year ($20.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,090: half of the 480 people in this job in the Bend, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% more than the U.S. average for this job ($32,690).

$41,960average per year

$20.17 / hourMedian $40,090Take-home ≈ $33,031

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

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

480people in this job
+28%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay range in Bend

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,240 or more. The middle half of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Bend earn between $32,180 and $46,920.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,960$3,497$20.17
Median$40,090$3,341$19.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,180$2,682$15.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,920$3,910$22.56

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

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Bend vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Bend earn about the same as the Oregon average ($42,600) and 28% more than the U.S. average ($32,690). At the median the gap is +28% against the U.S. median of $31,200.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bend$41,960$40,090$31,780$61,240480
Oregon$42,600$40,720$30,850$62,0305,740
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 Bend

On the average salary of $41,960, a single filer in Bend takes home about $33,031 a year, or $2,753 a month and $1,270 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Bend area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $41,960 buys what about $40,499 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bend ($54,570). A typical home costs $672,286, or 16.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Bend ranks 2nd of 7 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($44,390).

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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 Bend: questions

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

$20.17 an hour on average, and $19.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,031 a year ($2,753 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,960. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 28% 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 Bend, OR (13460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.59, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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