After posting a TikTok clip in which she discussed how much she gets in tips, a Hooters waitress became viral.
She said that she made $408 in one shift and that $60 came from talking to customers.
She earned tips on top of her hourly pay of $2.13
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A Hooters waitress posted a TikTok video showing how much she usually earns in tips after discussing the differences in the Hooters Girl short design.
After Kirsten Songer posted the video, it went viral. She claims she works in a South Carolina branch. She detailed her tip earnings over multiple shifts and said that she gets them on top of her $2.13 an hour wage.
Songer stated in the clip, "This is how much money I make in one week at Hooters." "This week was great, because I had some really hot shifts, and then some less-so-hot."
She stated that she received $50 in tips in one shift and $408 in another, with $60 coming from a man who just wanted to talk to her.
She also shared that she earned $50 from participating in a photoshoot to create the Hooters calendar.
Indy100 calculated that her tip earnings for the week were $1,308.
According to the outlet, the annual earning potential could reach $70,000. It also stated that the median South Carolina salary is $54,672.
The video has been viewed over 240,000 times since it was posted. Insider reached out to Hooters for comment but they did not respond immediately.
Songer's hourly rate reported at $2.13 is the federal min wage for servers and other tipped workers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas. Some commenters were still shocked that Songer's hourly rate wasn't higher, despite this.
Hooters was recently in the news after employees protested at its new, more provocative shorts. Insider's Bethany Biron reported.
Insider's Mary Meisenzahl reported that servers and bartenders opposed the idea of the new shorts being worn by their customers.
Songer not only discussed the tips she receives but also created a TikTok clip comparing the sizes of the shorts.
The company made the controversial shorts optional by changing its policy.
