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Take-home pay
Median hourly, US · May 2024
Waiter
$16.23
an hour
Full service, tipped
Fast-food server
$14.65
an hour
Counter service, no tips
At 30 hours a week the tipped waiter clears about $47 more — but the fast-food wage arrives the same every shift, while the tipped one swings with the room. Figures are US medians reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, before tax.