We all know someone, or have been that someone, who earns tips. For many, it might mean the difference between getting a bill paid this week or waiting until next week. The Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed into law by President Trump last year and guaranteed no tax on tips, had to be music to the ears of those who earn those gratifying bonuses for their hard work. If you are one of those Americans, where is the best place to live to get the best tips?
Democrats empowered the IRS to track your private transactions and tax every dime of your hard-earned tips.
— Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) September 16, 2026
Senate Republicans ended that invasive mandate and eliminated tax on tips.
We are protecting your paycheck; they want to shrink it.
It might be shocking to some, to others, not so much, that the bluest areas of the country are the worst tippers. According to data from the restaurant management platform Toast, during the second quarter of 2026, California, Washington State, and Washington, D.C., came in near the bottom in the nation for tipping. Restaurant customers in those states left on average less than 18 percent. It could be that Californians just can't afford a healthy tip, as they have one of the highest marginal tax rates in the country. California tippers on average leave 17.2 percent, Washington State comes in at 17.6, and the nation's capital leaves around 17.5 percent. The best places in the nation to make some decent tips are Delaware, West Virginia, and New Hampshire, which came in at the top with tip rates of 22.1, 21.0, and 20.9, respectively. Nationwide, the average came in at around 19 percent.
One of the reasons for the disparity might be the fact that many of these blue states have relatively high minimum wages. In California, the minimum wage is $16.90 an hour, whereas in Delaware, the minimum wage is $15 an hour.
If Democrats in Congress care about affordability, then why did every single one of them vote against eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security?
— White House Press Office (@PressSec) August 18, 2026
Instead, Democrats tried to massively hike taxes on working families.
They are affordability frauds.
In California, there will be a one-time five percent billionaires' tax on the November ballot, and in Washington State, Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a 9.9 percent tax on incomes over $1 million earlier this year. Chances are, if you fall into one of these tax brackets, you may have worked for tips at some point, but don't now.
But many Americans now think that tipping may have gotten a little out of hand. Where traditionally, you might tip servers in a restaurant, now everyone from baristas and hair stylists to those who deliver furniture and appliances are asking for tips. Where does it end? How about journalists?
Funny, though, how all of the places where elected officials voted against the Big Beautiful Bill, and the no tax on tips or overtime, seem to be the places that have the crummiest tippers. So, not only do they want those workers to not have tips, they want to tax them on the tips they manage to get.
It's not surprising to me, as someone who always tips my hairdresser, that stingy tippers are sadly the norm for those working hard in a blue state near you.
.@POTUS: EVERY SINGLE Democrat in Congress voted AGAINST our historic tax cuts — voting against No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security for our GREAT Seniors.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2026
DEMOCRATS ARE SICK!! pic.twitter.com/zIj9GXGn7R
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