Quick answers
What does it pay?
$75 per show or $25/hour at companies that publish rates.
Do I need experience?
No. Some companies hire and train beginners.
How long is a shift?
About 2.5 hours for a two-hour quiz, plus travel.
How do I apply?
Send a resume and your available nights. Some companies also ask for a short video.
What equipment do I need?
Usually supplied by the company. On your own, a laptop and a screen.
Can I run my own night?
Yes. Offer a bar a paid trial run and keep the whole fee.
Figures from public recruiting pages, checked October 24, 2026, and ZipRecruiter. Pay varies by employer and city.
How much do trivia host jobs pay?
Published rates
- STA Trivia
- $75 per show (starting)
- Trivia with Olivia
- $25/hour (contractor)
- Geeks Who Drink
- $60–$80 per event (2021 scale)
- US average (ZipRecruiter, Sep 2026)
- $15.86/hour
Your real hourly rate
$75 show ÷ 3 hours (hosting, setup, travel)
= $25/hour
Before expenses and tax. Tips and bar tabs are extra, not guaranteed.
Ask before you accept
- Is setup and travel time paid?
- When is payment issued?
- What if an event is cancelled?
- Employee or contractor?
- How many nights are available?
How to become a trivia host
You don't need trivia knowledge. You need a clear voice and to be reliable.
- 1
Go to a local quiz
See which company runs it and how the format works.
- 2
Record a two-minute practice run
Welcome, rules, one question, the reveal. Listen back and tighten it.
- 3
Apply with exactly what they ask for
List your available nights and how far you can travel.
What each company asks for
- Last Call Trivia
- Online form. Beginners welcome, training provided.
- Geeks Who Drink
- Online form plus a 30–60 second intro video.
- STA Trivia
- Email a resume, your city, and available nights.
- Trivia with Olivia
- Resume and letter of interest. Hires substitute hosts too.
Take a job, or run your own night
A job
Host for a trivia company
- They find the venue and write the questions
- Training and equipment often provided
- Someone covers you when you're off
A small business
Run your own trivia night
- You pitch the venue and keep the whole fee
- You bring questions, scoring, and software
- You arrange your own backup host
Pitching a venue? Offer a paid trial of a few weeks, then review it together before signing up for more.
Where to start, based on where you are
First-time applicants
- Use teaching, hospitality, or presenting experience
- Show a practice run, labelled as practice
- Be clear about your nights and travel radius
Current company hosts
- Check your agreement before pitching venues
- Start with a bar your company doesn't serve
- Keep company nights until your own ones stick
Bar and restaurant staff
- Offer to run your venue's quietest night
- Agree hosting pay on top of your shift
- Agree who covers service while you host
DJs, MCs, and performers
- Pitch trivia to venues that already book you
- Music rounds use skills you already have
- Your sound kit is already in the van
Running your own night?
Host the room. Skip the busywork.
Hosting is the fun part. Trivia Flow handles everything else.
- Writing a fresh quiz every week eats your evenings50,000+ questions and ready-made packs, so prep takes minutes
- Marking answer sheets while the room goes quietAnswers arrive already graded, even typed ones, and you can override any call
- Teams arguing over who actually wonFair automatic scoring and a live leaderboard the whole room can see
- The venue has no buzzers, kit, or tech supportJust your laptop and their TV. Teams join by QR code on their own phones
- Bar managers won't book a night they haven't seenRun a live demo on their screen in a few minutes: join, question, reveal, leaderboard
- Teams quietly Googling answers under the tableQuestions lock when you move on, and copy-paste is blocked on players' phones
Trivia Flow is hosting software, not an employer. Using it isn't a hiring credential.
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Choose the plan that works best for your business.
Up to 5 devices
Ready to play trivia packages
Automatic AI Grading
Trivia Rounds
Anti-Cheat Protection
Create your own trivia
Join via QR Code
Live Multiplayer Mode
Host control view
Premium
All Free tier features plus:
Up to 100 devices
Unlimited trivia events
Post-game session Analytics
50,000+ Questions
Priority content updates
Custom host join code
Trivia host jobs FAQs
- How much do trivia hosts make?
- It depends on the employer. STA Trivia advertises $75 per show to start, and Trivia with Olivia advertises $25/hour (checked October 2026).
- Can I get a trivia host job without experience?
- Yes. Last Call Trivia says experience is not required and offers training.
- Do I need to be good at trivia to host?
- No. The answers are in front of you. Clear delivery, reliability, and calm handling of disputes matter more.
- Where do I find trivia host jobs near me?
- Find the companies running quizzes near you, then apply on their own careers pages. Companies hire by area.
- What equipment does a trivia host need?
- Companies tell you what they supply. For your own night, a laptop, a TV or projector, and browser-based trivia software are enough.
- Does Trivia Flow hire trivia hosts?
- No. Trivia Flow is the software hosts run their nights on. We don't employ hosts or place them in venues.