“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
$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.