This is quite a fluttering topic, since WORK is, after all, the first word in the program's name. At the end of the day, you reap what you sow, and your upcoming travels after the job ends largely depend on how hard you work during the summer. Besides, work is a great opportunity to feel truly adult, independent, and so on, and so forth :)

Salaries vary on average from $7.50 to $9. Depending on the state and the position, these values fluctuate, but they generally stay within this range. Overtime (any time exceeding 40 hours per week) is usually paid at time-and-a-half, but no one can guarantee those hours. For example, we worked at a rate of $7.75, so every hour of overtime was paid at ~$11.60. Pretty good, right?

Usually, we had ~100 hours every two weeks, and each paycheck was ~$600-700 after taxes and rent. I think that's very, very decent.

Then, tips. When working as a housekeeper, you get significantly fewer tips than, for example, a waiter, but it's still not bad. In my opinion, dishwashers get even fewer tips, but to be honest, I don't know for sure. We did it this way: once a week we collected all the tips and split them. On average, it came out to $20-100, which was also a great little bonus to the salary. Tips are usually perfect for small purchases like fruit, snacks, cigarettes, and so on.

In any case, if you work, and you work diligently, there will always be enough money for everything. A plus here is that working in a national park, there's not really anywhere to spend money ;) but online shopping can always help you out~ :)