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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesonCourage" data-source="post: 6387026" data-attributes="member: 6668292">That's the case in many states, as far as I know. Federal minimum wage for such workers is $2.13/hour (I think). In comparison, in California, the minimum wage is $9/hour, and is going up to $10/hour in January of 2016.However, some states require restaurants to pay the full state minimum wage to waiters as well (like California; I'd voice my opinion of this, but I don't want to drive things towards the political end of the discussion). So, you make a full wage (not that it's a living wage) plus you get tips. However, you're legally supposed to report such earnings, making it taxable, and then the taxes come out of your paychecks (giving you very small paychecks if you're tipped well).At any rate, as someone who has worked two tipped-based jobs in my time, I will say that you can make a decent living (even in pizza delivery), but that it's nothing great. I definitely got by on my own (with roommates) while putting some money in the bank while working part time and going to school, but that wouldn't be the case for many people (people who wanted their own place; people with kids or a spouse to support; people with a lot of miscellaneous expenses, such as medical problems, child support, etc.).I found this online with a quick search, but I don't feel like doing more research at the moment (back to revising my novel!):</blockquote>