Excluding tips from Social Security payroll taxes could lower tipped workers' future benefits

Hypothetical Monthly Earnings of a Server in Washington, D.C.

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Labor

Note: Figures based on the mean hourly wage for waiters and waitresses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area and the minimum wage for tipped workers in the District of Columbia.