It gets pointed out that the official hourly wage for servers is niggardly.
That part is correct.
What often gets missed is that's only a small portion of a server's wages.
Let's take an average lunch hour into account...
Average cost per seat at Chili's is about $20. It takes about an hour for each customer to filter through. Most tables have two customers. Even at 10% tip there's $4 an hour per table. The server is responsible for six tables. We're now at $24 an hour. At 10% tip...
However... Over the course of the day, all six tables aren't in continuous operation. It adds up to being about 50% over the course of the shift, or $12 an hour. Plus $5.03 an hour minimum server wage (Florida)...
$17.03 an hour.
Except that the average tip is actually 18%. So that's $26.63 an hour your server is pulling down.
So when someone tries to make you feel guilty about how much servers make, ask yourself if you make $55k a year. The average server does...
That part is correct.
What often gets missed is that's only a small portion of a server's wages.
Let's take an average lunch hour into account...
Average cost per seat at Chili's is about $20. It takes about an hour for each customer to filter through. Most tables have two customers. Even at 10% tip there's $4 an hour per table. The server is responsible for six tables. We're now at $24 an hour. At 10% tip...
However... Over the course of the day, all six tables aren't in continuous operation. It adds up to being about 50% over the course of the shift, or $12 an hour. Plus $5.03 an hour minimum server wage (Florida)...
$17.03 an hour.
Except that the average tip is actually 18%. So that's $26.63 an hour your server is pulling down.
So when someone tries to make you feel guilty about how much servers make, ask yourself if you make $55k a year. The average server does...