Answers. Best Answer: Waiters do fairly well in South Africa... The norm is to tip between 10 and 15% on a bill but if the service is good you can get up to 20%. An average meal for 2 people cost about R500 (US$50) which means that the waiter will earn between R50 and R100 (US$5-$10) per table served.This is at an average restaurant.At upper class restaurants a bill for two people could easily fetch R1000 for 2 people. I'd say that a good waiter earns about R12000 per month. This is a decent salary in South Africa.Cheers Johann http://www.makeextramoney.co.za.est Answer: Waiters do fairly well in South Africa... The norm is to tip between 10 and 15% on a bill but if the service is good you can get up to 20%.