How does one calculate, in the "hospitality business" .. "tips" certainly when the salary is so low ?

Question

How does one calculate, in the "hospitality business" .. "tips" certainly when the salary is so low ?

Answer 1

what do you mean by calculate tips? Do you mean add to your taxable income? This is a bit ambiguous.....however i have worked in hospy before and made $300 extra per week in tips. You need to work in exclusive areas for this.

Answer 2

it really is just a hit and miss thing. sometimes you can make a whole lot of money, and other times you may not make minimum wage. its kind of a risk, but its a fun one. depending on what kind of placce you work at, you could make a couple hundred a week. i would say, just bank on getting about 10 dollars an hour.

Answer 3

I calculate it just fine, and it's been paying the bills for a long time!!

In Cali the current wage is $8.00/hr, tipped employee or not.

Answer 4

You need to add 15-20% to your total bill.  The base salary is lower for workers in the business where tips are expected as the total sum of both are expected to be above minimum wage.