Restaurants in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania orders, without the 30% delivery-app cut.
Wages stay $7.25 ($2.83 tipped), and bills would force delivery apps to show total prices. Go direct; nothing added to the bill.
- 22,254restaurants in Pennsylvania
- 9,433sit-down (full-service)
- 17restaurants per 10,000 people
- #34of 51 by number of restaurants
What Pennsylvania owners are up against
The pressures, and how we take them off you.
- 1
Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
- 2
App pricing under review
Pending bills H 1216 and S 640 would require food delivery platforms to display total prices including fees.
Source · 2026
- 3
Servers earn $2.83 cash
Pennsylvania's tipped cash wage is $2.83, so servers' pay rides on covers. Filling slow hours with offers keeps good staff earning and staying.
Source · 2026-11-05
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Law watch
What’s changing for Pennsylvania restaurants.
Federal 'No Tax on Tips' deduction (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)
Tipped staff can deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips from federal income tax for 2025-2028; a recruiting talking point, not a cost change.
From 2025-01-01 · Source
Wages in 2026
Minimum wage $7.25; tipped minimum $2.83. Maya answering the phone frees paid hours for cooking and serving.
For information only, not legal advice. Check the source for your city.
Markets in Pennsylvania
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Does WhatsTable work for restaurants in Pennsylvania?
Yes. WhatsTable works for any restaurant on Clover, in any cuisine, anywhere in Pennsylvania. We set it up with you on a call.
What is the minimum wage for restaurant staff in Pennsylvania in 2026?
The state minimum wage is $7.25 and the tipped minimum is $2.83. Some cities set higher rates. Check the official source for your city.
What does it cost?
There is no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Restaurant owners in Pennsylvania are represented by Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association.
You cook. We’ll bring the orders, in Pennsylvania.
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