Originally Posted by
cbn42
One thing to remember is that California requires all staff to be paid the same minimum wage, without deductions for tips. Therefore, tipped employees in California make much more than their counterparts in other states. It's still expected to tip, but it's not as essential as in other states where tips literally make up the worker's livelihood.
The minimum is $9.00 in California, and $9.47 in Washington state.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm
It's $11 in Seattle (and will be $15 in a few years).
It's $15 in SeaTac (a town located south of Seattle).
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworst...-minimum-wage/