Ask anyone who works as a waiter, waitress or bartender and they’ll tell you how vital tips are to their income, yet time and time again people can be super cheap when adding a gratuity for a job well done. Not surprising, there are parts of the country where folks are way more generous than others, and a new report reveals just where those places are.
According to a report by Discover, the highest tippers live in Wyoming, where folks tip about 22%, with Idaho and Nebraska, also tipping pretty high. Meanwhile, the worst tippers are in Arkansas, with folks tipping just over 10%, with Nevada and Montana, also pretty cheap when it comes to tipping.
States With The Best Tippers
- Wyoming (22%)
- Idaho (18%)
- Nebraska (17.58%)
- Massachusetts (17.32%)
- Maine (16.96%)
- Michigan (16.56%)
- New Mexico (16.54%)
- Vermont (16.50%)
- North Carolina (16:48%)
- Hawaii (16.33%)
- Discover also set out to uncover which service workers receive the best tips, and not surprisingly, Servers, i.e. waiters and waitresses, get the highest gratuities, about 16%, while hairdressers get the second best, around 13%. As for the worst tips, those go to takeout cashiers, who only get around 4%, and casino dealers, who get 6%, although ride sharing drivers, like Uber and Lyft, get the shaft too, with tips only around 8%.
Source: Money