Vast Majority of Restaurant Workers Support Raising the Tipped Minimum Wage

On July 1-7, 2021, Lake Research Partners designed and administered an online survey of 300 restaurant workers (who work as waiters, servers, or bartenders) in the District of Columbia. The results of the survey, which you can be downloaded here, show that an overwhelming majority of tipped workers support raising the base wage (currently $5.05 per hour) in the District of Columbia.

Here’s two slides from the survey: