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Median waiter salary in USA seems to be $15/hr currently. Did you think it was significantly less? There are large differences in the median between states. Where did she work?
Reminder that 15/hr was the goal about ten years ago and inflation spiked hard between 2020-2023. 15/hr is no longer a "generous" wage.
$15/hr with tips included, maybe. That's why I specified that the $16/hr equivalent from 1972 did not include tips.
Couple of my friends were servers at their family's resturaunt growing up (early 2000s) and I think they only made about 2 and some change before tips. 30 year difference from your example and their wages were roughly the same amount. It's ridiculous.
I don't think tips are included in official salary figures? Are they?
Depends. Provide a link to your source and someone might be able to tell you.
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes353031.htm
https://www.talent.com/salary?job=waiter
https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/waiter-and-waitress/salary
https://www.indeed.com/career/server/salaries
All talk about roughly $14-16 range. But then there are sources like https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Waiter%2FWaitress/Hourly_Rate that say it's $8/hr.
Not even close. Server wage is like $3 in some states. Stop lyin
You may need to look up the meaning of the word "median".
You might need to look up some actual data instead of making things up.
Actual data is exactly what I was basing this on.
Another comment by the same person:
Assume good faith.
Servers in most of America make $2.13 an hour plus tips. Id say depending on COL, anywhere from $12/hr at shitholes to $30+/hr at nice spots or high COL
$15/hr seems like a decent number, considering most servers will not claim cash tips. considering lack of cash these days compared to credit usage, id say $20-25/hr is a decent average.
But again, the other commenter said that $2.20 was WITHOUT tips, so certainly the 1972 waittress made more still
I'm seeing multiple numbers
$10 here https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/waiter-hourly-wages
$14 here, but also some are paid just $2/h and are expected to make the rest they need from tips: https://en.as.com/latest_news/how-much-does-a-waiter-in-the-us-earn-per-hour-what-is-the-average-salary-n/
Yeah, I agree. There are no clear figures on this.
Livable wage is now more like $30.
Sure. But was ~$3/hr a livable wage in 1976?
Definitely was. Inflation has been ridiculous over the years. My father pumped gas part time at Sears and was able to have an apartment with roommates as well as pay all of his tuition for college.