Table 1

Median hourly pay of tipped workers, non-tipped workers, and waitstaff/bartenders by state tipped minimum wage level (2016 dollars)

State tipped-minimum-wage level
Nationwide Low ($2.13 tipped min. wage) Medium (between $2.13 and regular min. wage) Equal treatment (Regular min. wage before tips)
Non-tipped workers $17.54 $16.80 $17.85 $18.38
Relative to equal treatment states -8.6% -2.9%
All tipped workers $11.00 $10.19 $10.99 $12.04
Relative to equal treatment states -15.3% -8.7%
Waitstaff & bartenders $10.67 $10.05 $10.76 $12.09
Relative to equal treatment states -16.9% -11.0%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2014-2016

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