As of today, Feb 21, 2011, Wait staff must receive 1/2 minimum wage ($7.25 = $3.63 hr). However the server must make the minimum $7.25 per/hr once tips and wages are combined. Any shortage of the $7.25/hr must be made up by the employer. Tips and wager divided by hours worked must equal at least $7.25/hr. The $2.13 Federal min server rate is trumped by the state of Missouri because the Federal law states the employee receives which ever is greater, state or federal.
A waitress usually makes around $2.50 to 3.50 an hour from the company itself. That's because waiters main income comes from tips. If you aren't making at least like 6.75 an hour (tips included/ whatever minimum wage is now for Missouri) then I believe the company is to pay you more. But don't quote me on that last part.
A waitress in training makes minimum wage (or whatever hourly is for a hostess/non-tipped position). The waitress who does the training keeps the tips.
Currently the minimum wage in Massachusetts is $8.00. It doesn't matter what job it is.
The minimum wage in 1983 in Missouri was $3.35 an hour. This was the least amount of money that a worker could make legally. Today the minimum wage in Missouri is $7.50.
minimum wage. trust me. i know.
$ 7.25
If you're a good enough waitress minimum wage shouldn't mean anything. A good waitress can make 20 to 30 bucks an hour in tips alone if you work in a good restaurant.
Florida's minimum wage at $6.79 is 16+% greater than the Federal minimum wage of $5.85 as of July 2008.
The Federal minimum wage in the United States is $6.55. For more information and lists of minimum wage by state, see the Related Links.
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In 1976, the minimum wage in Missouri was $2.30 per hour, consistent with the federal minimum wage set at that time. The minimum wage has been adjusted several times since then to reflect inflation and changes in the cost of living.
Minimum wage in 2008 was $6.55 per hour and now in 2011 it is $7.25 per hour.