Typically, bussers do not get tips, though they are allowed to accept them when offered. ... Many restaurants and catering companies require servers to distribute a percentage of their total tips among the support staff, which includes hosts and bussers.

What percentage of tips do busboys get?

The California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the agency that enforces wage and hour laws, has found the following distribution to be legal in a traditional restaurant setting: 80% to wait staff, 15% to bussers, and 5% to bartenders.

How do tips work for bussers?

Many restaurants require or recommend their wait staff to tip a certain percent of their tips or net sales to the various support staff. All the wait staff may be required to put in 20% of their tips, or 1% of their net sales, into a shared pot that is divided by managers between bussers, bartenders and hosts.