Some wait staff tip out the kitchen with some percentage of tips, but cooks are generally paid the non-tipped minimum wage. Some places try to forbid these agreements and I think they may be illegal in some places.

I also got tipped out working as a bar back/security/whateverElseNotBartending in bars.

AFAIK WAS state passed a law that unless the cooks were front facing (aka in front of guests) tips could not be split with them.

Law may have changes as this was 2010 or so

Don't forget to add salt.