Median wages, incomes, and poverty rates of all workers, tipped workers, and nontipped workers in the District of Columbia, San Francisco, and King County, Washington
| District of Columbia | San Francisco | San Francisco relative to D.C. | King County, Wash. | King County, Wash., relative to D.C. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly wages (2017 dollars) | |||||
| Overall workforce | $31.96 | $28.57 | 89% | $24.51 | 77% |
| Nontipped workers | $32.45 | $29.50 | 91% | $24.79 | 76% |
| Tipped workers | $14.41 | $15.50 | 108% | $15.12 | 105% |
| Relative to overall workforce | 45% | 54% | 62% | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 44% | 53% | 61% | ||
| Servers & bartenders | $14.24 | $17.16 | 121% | $15.22 | 107% |
| Relative to overall workforce | 45% | 60% | 62% | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 44% | 58% | 61% | ||
| Annual wage income (2017 dollars) | |||||
| Overall workforce | $67,387 | $57,971 | 86% | $49,032 | 73% |
| Nontipped workers | $69,462 | $60,269 | 87% | $50,593 | 73% |
| Tipped workers | $23,798 | $25,538 | 107% | $22,763 | 96% |
| Relative to overall workforce | 35% | 44% | 46% | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 34% | 42% | 45% | ||
| Servers & bartenders | $22,763 | $28,880 | 127% | $21,393 | 94% |
| Relative to overall workforce | 34% | 50% | 44% | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 33% | 48% | 42% | ||
| Poverty rate | |||||
| Overall workforce | 4.7% | 7.1% | 1.51 | 6.2% | 1.31 |
| Nontipped workers | 4.5% | 6.9% | 1.52 | 6.0% | 1.32 |
| Tipped workers | 13.7% | 14.5% | 1.06 | 13.0% | 0.95 |
| Relative to overall workforce | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| Servers & bartenders | 13.9% | 14.8% | 1.06 | 14.4% | 1.04 |
| Relative to overall workforce | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| Relative to nontipped workers | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
Note: Hourly and annual wages include both base wages and tips.
Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, pooled years 2012–2016 (Ruggles et al. 2018)