Video: Introduction to Alexander Pope: Biography, Essays and Poems. Alexander Pope is one of the most quoted writers in the English language, which means you've probably heard his stuff before - you just don't know it yet. Watch this lesson for an overview of Pope's life and key works!
As of May 2011, bus staff and barbacks working in the United States earned an average of $9.40 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual income reported was $19,540. The median 50 percent reported hourly earnings of between $8.25 and $9.57 and salaries of between $17,170 and $19,900 per year.
As of 2015, the federal minimum average hourly wage for waiters and bartenders is $2.13 per hour before tip income is included. However, individual states are free to enact laws that raise the minimum wage above the federal level and 44 states have done this in some capacity.