what is average wage for a barista? - Barista Exchange2024-03-28T09:13:53Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/what-is-average-wage-for-a?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A984237&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYa it was either that, or a m…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-17:1688216:Comment:9851282010-12-17T08:10:26.204ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
<p>Ya it was either that, or a mililiter of milk every second I work. I figure id rather have the coffee, plus its easier to get it home on payday.</p>
<p>Ya it was either that, or a mililiter of milk every second I work. I figure id rather have the coffee, plus its easier to get it home on payday.</p> That comes to about 900 grams…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-17:1688216:Comment:9851212010-12-17T07:39:04.312ZDennis McQuoidhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DennisMcQuoid
<p>That comes to about 900 grams per hour. Not bad. Esmeralda?<br/> <br/> <cite>Dustin DeMers said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/what-is-average-wage-for-a?id=1688216%3ATopic%3A982324&page=2#1688216Comment984701"><div><p>I get paid in coffee beans, one coffee bean for every second i work. Seems fair to me....</p>
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<p>That comes to about 900 grams per hour. Not bad. Esmeralda?<br/> <br/> <cite>Dustin DeMers said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/what-is-average-wage-for-a?id=1688216%3ATopic%3A982324&page=2#1688216Comment984701"><div><p>I get paid in coffee beans, one coffee bean for every second i work. Seems fair to me....</p>
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</blockquote> The franchise I work for pays…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-17:1688216:Comment:9851062010-12-17T06:47:30.624ZAlexander Stephen Roothttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/AlexanderStephenRoot
<p>The franchise I work for pays from 6.5-7.5/hr for baristas. They make out the difference by taking out of our tips until the minimum wage is reached, taxing that amount.</p>
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<p>It's hard to not get angry about it. But hey, they have us using superautomatics and Hershey's chocolate syrup. They aren't focusing on greatness.</p>
<p>The franchise I work for pays from 6.5-7.5/hr for baristas. They make out the difference by taking out of our tips until the minimum wage is reached, taxing that amount.</p>
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<p>It's hard to not get angry about it. But hey, they have us using superautomatics and Hershey's chocolate syrup. They aren't focusing on greatness.</p> I get paid in coffee beans, o…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-16:1688216:Comment:9847012010-12-16T20:35:25.866ZDustin DeMershttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DustinDeMers998
<p>I get paid in coffee beans, one coffee bean for every second i work. Seems fair to me....</p>
<p>I get paid in coffee beans, one coffee bean for every second i work. Seems fair to me....</p> Well, here in Russia, Smolens…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-16:1688216:Comment:9846902010-12-16T20:26:49.073ZDaria Larussohttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DariaS
<p>Well, here in Russia, Smolensk I`m paid $2 per hour.</p>
<p>Well, here in Russia, Smolensk I`m paid $2 per hour.</p> Average in Sweden is about 15…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-16:1688216:Comment:9846712010-12-16T20:01:15.938ZOscar Nymanhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/egOscar
<p>Average in Sweden is about 15USD/hour, 14 being the legal minimum wage. tipping is minimal. Being a barista, or cafeworker as it's clasified, is the lowest paying job over here so not really a careerchoice for most. Costs are generally higher: a 8ounce double shot latte around 4.50USD incl 20% VAT gross.</p>
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<p>With high VAT, heavy corporate taxing and pretty stiff regulations around health/safety it's relatively hard to run a profitable coffeshop business.</p>
<p>Average in Sweden is about 15USD/hour, 14 being the legal minimum wage. tipping is minimal. Being a barista, or cafeworker as it's clasified, is the lowest paying job over here so not really a careerchoice for most. Costs are generally higher: a 8ounce double shot latte around 4.50USD incl 20% VAT gross.</p>
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<p>With high VAT, heavy corporate taxing and pretty stiff regulations around health/safety it's relatively hard to run a profitable coffeshop business.</p> 1600 in what time span? Andr…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-16:1688216:Comment:9846492010-12-16T19:09:51.600ZKatie Harkerhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/KatieHarker
<p>1600 in what time span?<br/> <br/> <cite>Andre Guimond said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/what-is-average-wage-for-a#1688216Comment982437"><div><p>minimum. 9.00 in NB, Canada. But I'm fixing at $1,600 in tips and I only work part time.</p>
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<p>1600 in what time span?<br/> <br/> <cite>Andre Guimond said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/what-is-average-wage-for-a#1688216Comment982437"><div><p>minimum. 9.00 in NB, Canada. But I'm fixing at $1,600 in tips and I only work part time.</p>
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</blockquote> When I first began as a baris…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-15:1688216:Comment:9842372010-12-15T20:48:24.208ZShellie Adamshttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/ShellieAdams
When I first began as a barista I was making 7 dollars an hour. Then when I hit about a year's experience I was making about 7.75 an hour. Now that I am a bit more experienced and am in charge of the other baristas I am making 9.75 (Which factors in other management duties). To me it seems very fair considering we make decent tips at our place.
When I first began as a barista I was making 7 dollars an hour. Then when I hit about a year's experience I was making about 7.75 an hour. Now that I am a bit more experienced and am in charge of the other baristas I am making 9.75 (Which factors in other management duties). To me it seems very fair considering we make decent tips at our place. well, there's two things that…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-15:1688216:Comment:9841102010-12-15T17:23:03.085ZJared Rutledgehttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JaredRutledge
<p>well, there's two things that help australian coffeeshops, in my experience - </p>
<p>1) they don't really serve drip coffee, so every order is a latte or a cappuccino. an 8 oz latte goes for $3-3.50 and a 12 oz goes for $3.50-4. it's slightly offset by milk costing a TON, but every order being close to $5 helps with the overall average.</p>
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<p>2) most cafés serve some type of food, and their hours end close to the workday, so being open 7am-6pm is common. usually there's only one…</p>
<p>well, there's two things that help australian coffeeshops, in my experience - </p>
<p>1) they don't really serve drip coffee, so every order is a latte or a cappuccino. an 8 oz latte goes for $3-3.50 and a 12 oz goes for $3.50-4. it's slightly offset by milk costing a TON, but every order being close to $5 helps with the overall average.</p>
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<p>2) most cafés serve some type of food, and their hours end close to the workday, so being open 7am-6pm is common. usually there's only one barista on duty and the rest of the café is staffed by teenagers running food. so that helps also. i only lived in sydney but that seems to be a pretty common setup.</p> Jared-
Then even more so I'm…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2010-12-15:1688216:Comment:9840332010-12-15T16:03:34.774ZJay Caragayhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JayCaragay
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<p>Then even more so I'm interested to know how their business models work in Australia. Or is it simply a matter that goods there cost more to the consumer than elsewhere?</p>
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<p>I mean, based on those numbers, a shop with say five baristas each making $40K per year would have to gross a minimum $750,000 per year - and I imagine that with that kind of revenue and volume, those would be some very hard working baristas indeed!</p>
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<p>Then even more so I'm interested to know how their business models work in Australia. Or is it simply a matter that goods there cost more to the consumer than elsewhere?</p>
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<p>I mean, based on those numbers, a shop with say five baristas each making $40K per year would have to gross a minimum $750,000 per year - and I imagine that with that kind of revenue and volume, those would be some very hard working baristas indeed!</p>