Overview

• A recent Bankrate survey found 41 percent of Americans now say tipping has gotten out of control, up from 35 percent last year.
• Pre-entered tip screens on payment terminals frustrate 38 percent of respondents as tipping prompts appear in coffee shops, self-checkouts and other unexpected settings.
• Roughly two-thirds of those surveyed argue that businesses should raise employee wages rather than pass the burden to customers, but only 16 percent would accept higher prices if tipping were eliminated.
• Generational gaps persist, with just 43 percent of Gen Z and 61 percent of Millennials always tipping at sit-down restaurants compared with 84 percent of baby boomers.
• The federal tipped minimum wage remains $2.13 per hour, and lawmakers are weighing tax breaks for tipped workers in an upcoming congressional budget proposal.