NYC restaurant pay · updated daily
What NYC restaurant jobs really pay
Hourly base pay from the restaurant and bar jobs hiring in New York City right now. Most front-of-house jobs add tips on top.
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Chef
$24–$50.48/hr
$36.06
typical /hr
Management
$19–$53.15/hr
$31.35
typical /hr
Bottle Service
$25–$25/hr + tips
$25
typical /hr
Catering & Events
$16.50–$37.74/hr
$22.63
typical /hr
Pastry
$18.50–$31.91/hr
$21.50
typical /hr
Line Cook
$17–$25.50/hr
$20.50
typical /hr
Barista
$17–$25/hr
$19
typical /hr
Host
$16–$27/hr
$18.50
typical /hr
Barback
$11.35–$26.91/hr + tips
$18.32
typical /hr
Dishwasher
$16–$21.50/hr
$18
typical /hr
Bartender
$11.35–$28/hr + tips
$17.88
typical /hr
Counter & Delivery
$16–$21.50/hr
$17.50
typical /hr
Server
$11.35–$24/hr + tips
$17
typical /hr
Runner & Busser
$11.35–$23.25/hr + tips
$17
typical /hr
Sommelier
$11.35–$22/hr + tips
$17
typical /hr
VIP Host & Door
$16.04–$24.50/hr
$16.50
typical /hr
💸 Servers, bartenders, barbacks and other tipped jobs: $11.35/hr is NYC’s legal tipped minimum — and tipped jobs can often bring in hundreds of dollars in tips on top.
Typical = the middle of the pay posted on live NYC listings; the range runs from the lower tenth to the top tenth. Yearly salaries are shown per hour (÷ 2,080).
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