Underserved: The Financial Reality of America’s Hourly Restaurant Workers
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Our 2026 Hourly Restaurant Worker study reveals some rather shocking statistics:
- 75% of hourly restaurant workers live paycheck to paycheck, a figure that jumps to 83% when excluding managers.
- Facing near-constant financial stress, 61% have skipped multiple meals a week due to affordability. To cope, many rely on costly workarounds like payday loans.
Explore the data for yourself to reveal the whole picture. Offering solutions like on-demand pay and instant tips restores financial control for workers and serves as a powerful recruiting and long-term retention tool for employers.
