Washingtontimes iconWashingtontimesSep 15, 2026

Stingy tippers, steep taxes: California and Washington state anchor the bottom of the tipping charts

Restaurant-goers in California, Washington state and D.C. are tipping less than almost anyone else in the country, and the pattern is showing up right alongside a wave of newly enacted and proposed taxes on high earners in two of those jurisdictions.

Stingy tippers, steep taxes: California and Washington state anchor the bottom of the tipping charts

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