[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

I've worked as a delivery driver and a server to put myself through school. I can share my experiences.

I delivered for Pizza Hut between 2003 and 2006. I'm sure things have changed a bit since then, but I made $2.85 a delivery when I started and by the time I left it was $3.15, and tips. A good night would be 22-25 deliveries. On average, I'd walk out of there with $100-$125. Not bad for a high school kid who was working 3/4 shifts a week.

Once in a while you'd have a bad shift where you'd do 8-10 deliveries. You walk out with $40-$50 in 3 hours.

There was the occasional insane night where I'd do 30-32 deliveries and walk out with over $200. I used about a half tank of gas on a busy shift and drove an old beater - my maintenance costs were basically just more frequent oil changes.

On average I would say I made about $16-17 an hour after you subtract gas.

I also worked at a mid-level chain restaurant (think BP's, Milestone's, etc.,) as a server in 2013 and 2014.

My hourly wage was $10.20 per hour. I worked about 280 hours in 2013 from Sept. to Dec. and made $2,956.02 and $7,775.00 in tips. That works out to $38.33 per hour. I worked quite a lot in December/over Christmas break and this particular restaurant was located in a mall.

In 2014 I worked about 280 hours as well from Jan. to Apr., and made $2,967.77 and $5,388 in tips. That works out to $29.84 per hour.

Thanks for this!

Really goes against what a lot of posters have been saying. I'm supposed to break the bank for ####ty service and they're already making damn good money for what is talked about like a minimum wage job. Plenty of people with degrees make a fair bit less than servers. No more tips! No more tips!