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TiPPED wORKERS wHO In Illinois there are over 220,000 tipped wORK iN RESTAURANTS workers, and nearly 65% of these work in the restaurant industry. The restaurant industry employs nearly 10% of the workforce and is one of the fastest growing sectors of 3 LOwEST PAiD the economy. Unfortunately, the restaurant TiPPED OccUPATiONS industry offers several of Illinoiss lowest paid SHAMPOOERS jobs. Five of the ten lowest paid occupations SERVERS are in the restaurant industry, and three COUNTER ATTENDANTS of the ten are tipped occupations.
62%
The state minimum wage is $8.25, but the tipped minimum wage is even lower at $4.95. Including tips, tipped workers in Illinois earn a median wage of only $9.00 equivalent to $18,720 for a full-time year-round employee. However, tipped workers generally are allowed part-time schedules that vary by season. Seven states have eliminated the tipped minimum wage in those states tipped workers receive the full minimum wage. Higher wages reduce turnover and pour millions of dollars back into the local economy.
MiNiMUM wAGE
GENDER
64%
36%
EDUCATiON
42%
HiGHER EDUcATiON
PARENTAL
STATUS
Married 34% Parents 33% Dads 27% Moms 36% Single Moms 16%
MARiTAL &
AGE RACE 31
MEDiAN AGE
44
% of tipped
POVERTY
ES
TAU R ANT
35%
wORKERS ON fOOD STAMPS
the poverty rates for workers of color is nearly double that of the seven states without a tipped minimum wage, with one in four living in poverty.
White PeOple OF COlOr All
15%
INDUSTRY GROWTH
The industry projects employment will continue to grow at the rate of 7% over the next decade.
HINDUSTRY PROJEcTED SALES 2014 22.4 biLLiON
MiNiMiM
Living off tips is precarious, but it doesnt have to be this way. Raising the minimum wage and eliminating the tipped credit would provide a signicant stimulus to the U.S. economy in tipped wages alone, providing a boost to local economies and the broader food industry, as well.
WAGE
TiPPED
OR
KERS
PP
16%
OV
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ED wORKE
18%
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TIPPED