It is not rude for you not to tip your carhop at Sonic. Carhops do not expect customers to tip them, but they always appreciate it. ... So you are not being rude to the carhop if you do not give them a tip.

How much do Sonic carhops make in tips?

Tips depend a lot on location of restaurant. Average tips on a good day are about $50 to $70 and on a bad day as low as $20 a day. However many Sonic pay carhops $7.25 an hour. $10/hr on average after an afternoon shift/ good day (which is typical), $2 total at the end of a bad morning shift.

Is there a way to tip on the Sonic app?

Sonic Drive-In is rolling out a first-of-its-kind change to their mobile app, which will allow customers to tack on a tip to their credit or debit card payments, the company announced last week.