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The average guarenteed waiter salary is very low, but tips and gratuity made greatly increase the rate of pay.
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Waiter SalaryA waiter is a male member of the service staff at a bar or restaurant. The waiter performs the essential function of taking the food and beverage orders of a customers, delivering their order to their table, and assuring that they have everything they need during their dining experience. In addition to these basic responsibilities, the waiter may also be responsible for settling the bill at the end of the meal, clearing away used dishes, and cleaning the tables after the customers have left. Almost all waiters will have some type of additional side work, typically tasks like rolling silverware, sweeping floors, or any other work that needs completed in the establishment.
To be a good waiter, you must have a positive and social personality. The majority of the work a waiter will be performing is customer service in a food service environment. This job will involve dealing with children and adults alike.  Most restaurants and bars only require that you have a high school diploma and some experience in the field. Having effective communication skills and strong math skills will always help, since you may be responsible for settling bills and dealing with cash provided from the customer.
You must also meet certain legal requirements for working in the establishment, mainly pertaining to liquor sale and distribution. Most states and countries have legal age limits to be allowed to serve or even handle alcohol in a restaurant or dining establishment. The average guaranteed waiter salary (their hourly base rate of pay) is between $2.50 and $8.00 an hour. It is very rare to find a waiter job that pays more than $5, making the median waiter salary around $4.25. This makes the average waiter salary range between $5,200 and $16,640 a year for a 40 hour a week waiter job. The median annual salary would then be around $8,840.
While this may seem very low, this is not including tips. In most areas, the standard for tipping is to leave between 15 and 20 percent of the customers bill for the service staff. This greatly increases the amount of money a waiter brings home on any given day. Some waiters can make $40 in a shift while other can easily pull in over $500 a shift. This fluctuation depends entirely on the clientele of the establishment and the type of restaurant the waiter is working in. Being a waiter may not be a glamorous job, but many people work as a restaurant server in order to make ends meet. While the job may have its hardships, working at the right place can lead to a very comfortable life. Typically, waiters at more upscale restaurants make more simply based on the average price of the bill. The phrase waiter can be applied to all restaurant servers, but they tend to be the ones who work in the high class restaurants.
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