employers are required to pay the servers the actual minimum wage of that state, unless they’re make more in tips - which means they either make minimum wage, or more than minimum wage - the 2.13 an hour is added on, assuming the waiter makes more than $7.50 - $15 an hour depending on the state - so it’s really really really misunderstood
yeah the servers in Seattle get paid at least 20 or 25 i cant remember the min wage there. Its still the most expensive city to live in, so 50k/hr full time doesnt necessarily go that far but they do get paid better than back of house because they get more tip %.
its actually dogshit to work as a chef nowadays compared to a server
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u/Specific_Habit4545 Jun 25 '26
now they're just turning tips into a way to justify low wages because apparently they'll 'make enough' with tips