The bid-ask spread works to the advantage of the market maker. Continuing with the above example, a market maker who is quoting a price of $10.50 / $10.55 for security A is indicating a willingness to buy A at $10.50 (the bid price) and sell it at $10.55 (the asked price). The spread represents the market maker's profit.
Waiter/Waitress Salary. (United States). The average pay for a Waiter/Waitress is $4.94 per hour. For the first five to ten years in this position, pay increases sharply, but any additional experience does not have a big effect on pay.People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience.$8,525 - $40,463.United States). The average pay for a Waiter/Waitress is $4.94 per hour. For the first five to ten years in this position, pay increases sharply, but any additional experience does not have a big effect on pay. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience.
The federal minimum wage for a waitress is $2.13 per hour, and has been since 1991, according to an April 2013 article in Bloomberg News. The U.S. Department of Labor notes that each state has three options to pay tipped employees such as waitresses. First, the state can pay only the minimum cash wage of $2.13.