Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$34,930avg. a year
$16.80 an hour · 13,390 employed
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $34,930 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $34,750. The U.S. average is $32,690.
$31,720Median pay
$16.80Average hourly
+1%vs. Illinois average
13,390Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1110 jobs
Decatur, IL
$34,780
$16.72 an hour
2440 jobs
Peoria, IL
$33,670
$16.19 an hour
3340 jobs
Rockford, IL
$33,480
$16.10 an hour
4260 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$33,430
$16.07 an hour
5300 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$32,930
$15.83 an hour
6140 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$32,810
$15.77 an hour
7260 jobs
Springfield, IL
$32,790
$15.77 an hour
84,100 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$32,510
$15.63 an hour
9410 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$31,110
$14.96 an hour
10150 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$29,880
$14.36 an hour
11190 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$25,780
$12.39 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $33,710 |
| Dishwashers | $37,460 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,690 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $35,650 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,450 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $47,000 |
Questions and answers
How much do hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $34,930 a year, and the median is $31,720. About 13,390 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $34,750.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-9031. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.