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Title: Policy Brief: Seattle's Tipped Workers Need a Raise

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Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: In this policy brief, we shine a spot light on all tipped workers in Seattle, so that city elected officials can focus on practical solutions for raising the minimum wage, instead of relying on speculation about who tipped workers are and what their incomes they earn. To inform our research, we combined an analysis of government data with interviews of workers in various tipped professions. Our analysis demonstrates that the average tipped worker in Seattle is roughly 32 years old, has at least some level of college education, and earns less than $15 an hour- even if you include tips in their hourly earnings.

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Authors: Puget Sound, Sage

Publisher: Puget Sound Sage

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare

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