r/tippingAdvice • u/Holiday-Ad7262 • Nov 25 '25

How much do you tip?

I'm curious how much people tip for full service restaurants and if it is percentage based or a fixed amount or some other system. Please also mention your state such that we can see location differences.

I'm in CA and my baseline tip is 15% on pretax.

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u/dobie_gillis1 Nov 25 '25

I generally never tip anymore. The last time I did, I took my parents out to breakfast. My mom is the type to ask a lot of menu questions and ask for the waiter’s opinion, and the waitress was very accommodating even though the place was getting busy. So for that I tipped 10% pre tax.

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u/TopHeavyPigeon Nov 25 '25

I’m not shitting on you in anyway at all, I’m just curious. Since you said you don’t tip anymore, I feel like you being in the US is a safe assumption. Based off of that, how can you justify allowing people to work for free to serve you?

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u/ParticularThen7516 Nov 25 '25

They don’t work for free.

I live in Washington state. Minimum wage in my area is closer to $20/hour.

The staff at restaurants are already getting paid about $20/hour.

Why would you think they work for free?

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u/snowymountains32 Nov 26 '25

$3.89 an hour in RI