A Maitre D's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Maitre D Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Maitre Ds. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $46,529.
California: $46,352.
Massachusetts: $45,734.
District of Columbia$46,529
California$46,352
Massachusetts$45,734
Washington$45,566
New Jersey$45,549
Alaska$45,491
Connecticut$44,911
New York$44,675
Hawaii$43,923
Rhode Island$43,570
Maryland$43,331
Minnesota$43,003
Colorado$42,877
Illinois$42,835
Oregon$42,675
Delaware$42,557
New Hampshire$42,483
Virginia$42,318
Pennsylvania$41,835
Nevada$41,591
North Dakota$41,511
Michigan$41,385
Wisconsin$41,339
Vermont$41,246
Texas$40,990
Maine$40,973
Arizona$40,948
Ohio$40,918
Georgia$40,532
Indiana$40,339
Wyoming$40,301
Utah$40,242
Iowa$40,217
Kansas$40,015
Louisiana$39,956
North Carolina$39,935
Missouri$39,927
Florida$39,763
Montana$39,675
Nebraska$39,591
Kentucky$39,544
South Carolina$39,376
Tennessee$39,271
Idaho$39,229
New Mexico$38,922
Oklahoma$38,855
Alabama$38,607
South Dakota$38,191
Arkansas$37,964
West Virginia$37,842
Mississippi$37,477
Top Paying Cities for Maitre Ds
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $53,004
San Francisco: $52,424
Oakland: $51,319
San Jose, CA$53,004
San Francisco, CA$52,424
Oakland, CA$51,319
New York, NY$48,386
Paramus, NJ$47,797
Queens Village, NY$47,795
Passaic, NJ$47,755
Bergenfield, NJ$47,752
Stamford, CT$47,659
Huntington, NY$47,642
Newark, NJ$47,331
Bridgeport, CT$47,243
Vallejo, CA$47,159
New Brunswick, NJ$47,142
Petaluma, CA$47,117
Middlesex, NJ$47,037
Somerset, NJ$47,008
Santa Cruz, CA$46,953
Boston, MA$46,697
Monterey, CA$46,549
Seattle, WA$46,453
Santa Rosa, CA$46,445
Los Angeles, CA$46,432
Juneau, AK$46,323
Washington, DC$46,276
Orange, CA$46,127
Santa Ana, CA$46,016
Long Beach, CA$45,974
Anaheim, CA$45,966
Anchorage, AK$45,945
Santa Maria, CA$45,818
Everett, WA$45,810
Danbury, CT$45,662
Bremerton, WA$45,604
Tacoma, WA$45,453
New Suffolk, NY$45,452
Sacramento, CA$45,440
Santa Barbara, CA$45,394
Trenton, NJ$45,348
San Diego, CA$45,348
Brockton, MA$45,302
Fairbanks, AK$45,199
Lompoc, CA$45,091
Lowell, MA$45,057
Ventura, CA$45,049
Nashua, NH$45,041
Stockton, CA$45,037
Modesto, CA$44,730
Poughkeepsie, NY$44,638
Olympia, WA$44,558
Kennewick, WA$44,558
New Haven, CT$44,541
Lawrence, MA$44,390
Hartford, CT$44,348
Riverside, CA$44,339
New Bedford, MA$44,297
Richland, WA$44,297
Bakersfield, CA$44,238
San Bernardino, CA$44,222
New Britain, CT$44,217
Atlantic City, NJ$44,217
New London, CT$44,201
Norwich, CT$44,188
Portsmouth, NH$44,180
Boulder, CO$44,090
Portland, OR$44,032
Worcester, MA$44,028
Minneapolis, MN$43,898
Philadelphia, PA$43,839
Honolulu, HI$43,700
Saint Paul, MN$43,680
Vineland, NJ$43,671
Providence, RI$43,549
Chicago, IL$43,427
Bellingham, WA$43,377
Springfield, MA$43,343
Baltimore, MD$43,331
Chico, CA$43,226
Pittsfield, MA$43,112
Manchester, NH$43,032
Spokane, WA$42,847
Denver, CO$42,843
Albany, NY$42,646
Troy, NY$42,629
Nassau, NY$42,584
Schenectady, NY$42,541
Wilmington, DE$42,507
Burlington, VT$42,448
Salem, OR$42,431
Portland, ME$42,301
Yakima, WA$42,259
Rochester, MN$42,129
Reno, NV$42,108
Fresno, CA$42,108
Milwaukee, WI$42,070
Detroit, MI$42,028
Ann Arbor, MI$42,021
Allentown, PA$42,015
Colorado Springs, CO$41,944
Syracuse, NY$41,923
Carson City, NV$41,923
Houston, TX$41,864
Eugene, OR$41,843
Gary, IN$41,793
Springfield, OR$41,759
Bismarck, ND$41,751
Galveston, TX$41,721
Medford, OR$41,658
Fort Collins, CO$41,641
Concord, NH$41,620
Austin, TX$41,608
Mesa, AZ$41,519
Reading, PA$41,515
Phoenix, AZ$41,511
Dallas, TX$41,498
Saint Cloud, MN$41,458
Madison, WI$41,402
Utica, NY$41,288
Rochester, NY$41,221
Des Moines, IA$41,217
Raleigh, NC$41,213
Atlanta, GA$41,150
Battle Creek, MI$41,137
Salt Lake City, UT$41,124
Lancaster, PA$41,061
Harrisburg, PA$41,003
Kansas City, MO$40,961
Champaign, IL$40,952
Kansas City, KS$40,952
Fort Worth, TX$40,948
Columbus, OH$40,941
Boca Raton, FL$40,931
Pittsburgh, PA$40,914
Richmond, VA$40,897
Indianapolis, IN$40,889
Cleveland, OH$40,885
Las Vegas, NV$40,834
Cincinnati, OH$40,834
Petersburg, VA$40,771
Huntsville, AL$40,708
Lansing, MI$40,680
Lebanon, PA$40,675
Pueblo, CO$40,671
Appleton, WI$40,658
Buffalo, NY$40,641
Dayton, OH$40,629
Racine, WI$40,620
Charlotte, NC$40,616
Saint Louis, MO$40,603
York, PA$40,578
Elkhart, IN$40,578
Gastonia, NC$40,570
Billings, MT$40,560
Beaumont, TX$40,549
Lorain, OH$40,540
Benton Harbor, MI$40,532
Toledo, OH$40,523
Binghamton, NY$40,502
Rock Hill, SC$40,498
Rockford, IL$40,477
Springfield, IL$40,460
Elyria, OH$40,456
Fargo, ND$40,456
Flagstaff, AZ$40,427
Fort Lauderdale, FL$40,402
Duluth, MN$40,376
Miami, FL$40,376
Cheyenne, WY$40,347
Grand Forks, ND$40,347
Bangor, ME$40,255
Cedar Rapids, IA$40,208
Durham, NC$40,191
Louisville, KY$40,187
Grand Rapids, MI$40,179
Hialeah, FL$40,175
Casper, WY$40,116
Scranton, PA$40,065
New Orleans, LA$40,053
Virginia Beach, VA$40,049
Akron, OH$40,028
Peoria, IL$39,973
Sarasota, FL$39,965
Nashville, TN$39,935
Omaha, NE$39,935
Green Bay, WI$39,935
Baton Rouge, LA$39,914
Charleston, SC$39,906
Jamestown, NY$39,885
Davenport, IA$39,885
Tucson, AZ$39,864
Saint Petersburg, FL$39,838
Tampa, FL$39,830
Evansville, IN$39,805
Port Arthur, TX$39,805
Bradenton, FL$39,788
Santa Fe, NM$39,712
Orlando, FL$39,637
Clearwater, FL$39,624
Canton, OH$39,536
La Crosse, WI$39,536
Albuquerque, NM$39,511
Newport News, VA$39,506
High Point, NC$39,494
Ogden, UT$39,477
Corpus Christi, TX$39,443
Norfolk, VA$39,418
Laramie, WY$39,418
Rock Island, IL$39,393
Saginaw, MI$39,385
Jacksonville, FL$39,380
Salisbury, NC$39,372
Boise, ID$39,364
Moline, IL$39,343
Fort Myers, FL$39,330
Memphis, TN$39,322
Tulsa, OK$39,301
Waterloo, IA$39,275
Spartanburg, SC$39,233
Lincoln, NE$39,212
Fort Wayne, IN$39,204
Provo, UT$39,200
Cedar Falls, IA$39,149
San Antonio, TX$39,132
Greensboro, NC$39,116
South Bend, IN$39,111
Savannah, GA$39,065
Muskegon, MI$39,048
Birmingham, AL$39,044
Winston Salem, NC$39,024
Lake Charles, LA$38,922
Anderson, IN$38,914
Lexington, KY$38,901
Augusta, GA$38,889
Greenville, SC$38,889
Lima, OH$38,855
Wichita, KS$38,851
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,851
Columbia, SC$38,813
Springfield, OH$38,805
Asheville, NC$38,737
Bloomington, IN$38,708
Knoxville, TN$38,557
Shreveport, LA$38,553
Wilmington, NC$38,498
Roanoke, VA$38,498
Topeka, KS$38,422
Frankfort, KY$38,418
Oklahoma City, OK$38,389
Chillicothe, OH$38,372
Longview, TX$38,368
Melbourne, FL$38,363
Sioux Falls, SD$38,296
Mobile, AL$38,292
Terre Haute, IN$38,275
Altoona, PA$38,250
Amarillo, TX$38,221
Killeen, TX$38,208
Fayetteville, AR$38,174
Chattanooga, TN$38,162
Sioux City, IA$38,124
Idaho Falls, ID$38,115
Lynchburg, VA$38,082
Gainesville, FL$38,027
Portsmouth, OH$38,006
Little Rock, AR$37,998
Lafayette, LA$37,981
Youngstown, OH$37,981
Daytona Beach, FL$37,956
Clarksville, TN$37,952
Pensacola, FL$37,947
Temple, TX$37,944
Hopkinsville, KY$37,821
Erie, PA$37,813
Florence, SC$37,796
Charleston, WV$37,729
Great Falls, MT$37,708
Macon, GA$37,649
Tallahassee, FL$37,645
Fayetteville, NC$37,636
Waco, TX$37,628
Helena, MT$37,599
Pine Bluff, AR$37,583
Vincennes, IN$37,531
Lubbock, TX$37,515
Alamogordo, NM$37,489
Twin Falls, ID$37,452
Rapid City, SD$37,439
Jackson, MS$37,363
Huntington, WV$37,360
Greenville, MS$37,359
Parkersburg, WV$37,316
Montgomery, AL$37,309
Wichita Falls, TX$37,267
Springfield, MO$37,267
Biloxi, MS$37,246
Monroe, LA$37,204
Johnstown, PA$37,174
Sumter, SC$37,157
Columbus, GA$37,153
Pascagoula, MS$37,073
Abilene, TX$37,073
Kingsport, TN$36,964
Albany, GA$36,964
Gulfport, MS$36,951
Alexandria, LA$36,813
Fort Smith, AR$36,708
El Paso, TX$36,594
Las Cruces, NM$36,405
Harlingen, TX$36,298
Pocatello, ID$36,292
Florence, AL$36,237
Brownsville, TX$36,229
Mcallen, TX$36,140
Dothan, AL$36,082
Columbus, MS$35,832
Altus, OK$35,636
Lawton, OK$35,556
Pierre, SD$35,405
How Education impacts a Maitre D's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Maitre Ds enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Maitre D with a No Diploma is between
$35,787
and $39,985).
Maitre D Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Maitre D's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$34,484
Average$42,024/year
$52,200
$2,874
Average$3,502/month
$4,350
$663
Average$808/week
$1,004
$17
Average$20/hour
$25
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$52,200
$4,350
$1,004
$25
Average
$42,024
$3,502
$808
$20
25th Percentile
$34,484
$2,874
$663
$17
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R & D Senior Manager$177,740
R & D Manager$145,230
R & D Engineer$117,000
R & D Supervisor$114,410
R & D Support Associate II$82,400
R & D Support Associate I$70,900
Maitre$24,763
Most common benefits for Maitre D
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401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
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