It's worth noting that it's not just over minimum wage, your hourly can often be miles ahead of any other unskilled labor depending on how busy you are. Both of

It's worth noting that it's not just over minimum wage, your hourly can often be miles ahead of any other unskilled labor depending on how busy you are. Both of my sisters would frequently clear $400+ a night on weekends, amounting to over $50 an hour. The state minimum wage is $10/hour, so they can make over a week's worth of minimum wage pay in a single Saturday. Ultimately waiters and waitresses are hustling so they get paid like engineers, not Wal-Mart greeters.