In some restaurants, higher-paid employees, such as waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, contribute a portion of their tips to a tip pool. Employees such as buspersons may increase their earnings by receiving a portion of this tip pool. Buspersons sometimes receive a portion of tips left for waiters and waitresses.
Buspersons who work full time may receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers (SOC 35-9011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $13.00 | $14.32 | $16.72 |
| Yearly | $27,046 | $29,786 | $34,776 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $14.01 | $14.34 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,136 | $29,837 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $13.00 | $14.40 | $16.85 |
| Yearly | $27,046 | $29,962 | $35,036 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $13.52 | $14.74 | $16.85 |
| Yearly | $28,134 | $30,644 | $35,036 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.97 | $14.85 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,070 | $30,883 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.18 | $14.28 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,405 | $29,696 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $13.34 | $14.64 | $17.80 |
| Yearly | $27,735 | $30,448 | $37,022 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.27 | $14.36 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,618 | $29,864 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.74 | $16.41 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,578 | $34,131 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.35 | $14.42 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,756 | $30,012 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.39 | $16.10 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $27,858 | $33,472 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.81 | $17.14 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,720 | $35,645 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $12.61 | $13.71 | $15.68 |
| Yearly | $26,226 | $28,529 | $32,610 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $13.55 | $14.64 | $17.95 |
| Yearly | $28,171 | $30,448 | $37,339 | |
| United States | Hourly | $11.21 | $14.00 | $16.28 |
| Yearly | $23,320 | $29,120 | $33,860 | |