tip income
Server's extra money
Tip income is money received as gratuities, typically by service workers like servers, bartenders, and hairdressers.
The term appears mainly in tax and employment contexts, where tip income must be reported separately from wages: Servers must declare their tip income to the IRS.
Also called tip wages.
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
- serverOne who attends tables
- waitressFemale restaurant attendant
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- front of houseGuest-facing venue operations
back of house · cash · earnings · service · restaurant · hospitality · taxes · tax reporting · unreported · under the table · pooling · jar · percentage · hustle · shifts · tables · customers · generosity
tip incomesalary
Fixed periodic employment payment
base pay · wages · guaranteed income · hourly wage · annual salary
tip incomefixed income
Stable recurring revenue
steady income · steady paycheck · guaranteed income · pension · annuity