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Originally Posted by marykae
Servers get regular minimum wage in Oregon (which is still not a living wage but closer) and the prices aren't any more bonkers in Portland than in another large city.
I still tip 20% but if one or two people don't tip during a shift it's annoying but doesn't break you the way it might somewhere else.
My boyfriend is a server and minimum wage plus tips has him making close to what I make in an office. We eat out a lot including a cocktail or beer and I pay between 15-50 each time including tip with the average being closer to 20-25.
Maybe I'm remembering other cities prices wrong?
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Federally, you can pay servers under minimum wage as long as their wage WITH tips meet minimum wage. So if they make minimum wage plus tips that's most likely higher than average.