How Much Should Employee Waitresses Tip Bartenders?

Restaurant management sometimes requires wait staff to "tip out" to bartenders.

Share up to 10 Percent

Exact percentages vary, but generally fall somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of total tips, according to Webtender.com. Management may have a clear policy, but otherwise it is at the discretion of the waiter or waitress.

Share Nothing

Unless required by management, wait staff do not have to share tips with bartenders and could keep the entirety of the tips.

Bottom Line

So-called "tipping out" might be required at some restaurants, but is expected as a matter of etiquette if not a house rule. At least 5 percent of a waitress's tips should go to the bartender, according to the Chicago Tribune.

References

• Chicago Tribune: Tips -- Where they go

Resources

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