>I tip generously because in the US wait staff generally get way below minimum wage so you want to make them whole. There are 16 states that follow the federal

>I tip generously because in the US wait staff generally get way below minimum wage so you want to make them whole. There are 16 states that follow the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13/hour. The other states have either set higher tipped minimum wages or set the tipped minimum wage the same as the minimum wage. (In California, the tipped minimum wage is $13/hour if you have 25 or fewer employees and $14/hour if you have 26 or more employees.) https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/federal-state-tipped-minimum-wage-rates/ https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/federal-state-t...