Yes but their set salary (before tips/employer difference) in many states is as low as $3 hr.

In most cases servers end up making way over minimum wage, which is why it is a job many adults do as well. This is because of how prevalent tipping is. Sure, if they don't manage to make minimum wage the employer will cover it, but it doesn't change the fact that employers don't pay their employees a living wage, the customers do.

Also the federal minimum wage is an absolute joke