Wages, incomes, and poverty rates of tipped workers in the District of Columbia, by demographic group
Median hourly wage (2017$) | Median annual wage income (2017$) | Poverty rate | Average weekly work hours | |
---|---|---|---|---|
All tipped workers | $14.41 | $23,798 | 13.7% | 35.8 |
Gender | ||||
Women | $13.39 | $21,080 | 15.7% | 34.1 |
Men | $14.49 | $26,350 | 11.8% | 37.5 |
Gender gap (women/men) | -7.7% | -20.0% | 3.9 ppt. | -9.3% |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | $16.40 | $27,810 | 12.1% | 36.2 |
Black | $12.68 | $21,393 | 18.5% | 34.3 |
Hispanic, any race | $13.46 | $24,832 | 8.6% | 35.8 |
Asian or other race/ethnicity | $15.22 | $22,763 | 16.7% | 37.7 |
Black relative to white | -22.7% | -23.1% | 6.4 ppt. | -5.1% |
Hispanic relative to white | -17.9% | -10.7% | -3.5 ppt. | -1.0% |
Family status | ||||
Married parent | $15.92 | $26,741 | 6.0% | 36.6 |
Single parent | $11.96 | $20,694 | 21.0% | 33.4 |
Married, no children | $16.53 | $24,875 | 11.1% | 36.2 |
Single, no children | $13.74 | $23,083 | 15.3% | 35.9 |
Notes: Data are for workers whose place of work is in the District of Columbia. Tipped occupations are listed in Appendix Table A1. Wage and income values for tipped workers include both base wages and tips. Hispanic workers include Hispanics of any race, and the race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (e.g., “white” refers to non-Hispanic white).
Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, pooled years 2012–2016 (Ruggles et al. 2018)