Tip calculator
Enter the bill, pick a tip and the number of people. Each person's share appears right away.
Runs in your browser. What you type is not sent to a server.
Each person pays
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Tip on the amount before tax
How much to tip
| Where | Usual tip in the US |
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| Sit-down restaurant | 15% to 20% of the bill before tax, 20% or more for great service |
| Bar | $1 to $2 a drink, or 15% to 20% of the tab |
| Food delivery | 15% to 20%, at least $3 to $5 |
| Taxi or rideshare | 10% to 20% |
| Hair salon or barber | 15% to 20% |
| Hotel housekeeping | $2 to $5 a night |
These are common customs rather than rules, and they vary by city. In many countries tipping is smaller or not expected: in Japan and South Korea a tip can even cause confusion, much of Europe rounds up or leaves 5% to 10%, and in the UK a 12.5% service charge is often already on the bill. Check the receipt for a service charge or "gratuity included" line before adding a tip.
Before or after tax?
Etiquette guides generally say to tip on the amount before tax, since tax isn't part of the service. On a $100 meal with 8.875% tax, 20% before tax is $20.00; on the total it is $21.78. Open Tip on the amount before tax and enter the subtotal from your receipt to see the difference.
Splitting the bill
When the total doesn't divide evenly, each share is rounded up to the next cent so the bill is always covered, and any extra cents go to the tip. Tick Round each share up to a whole dollar to make paying in cash easier; the result shows how much that adds and the tip percentage everyone actually ends up paying.
How the group size changes things, for a $120 bill with a 20% tip ($144 in total):
| People | Each pays | Rounded to the cent adds | Each pays, whole dollars | Real tip % |
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| 2, 3, 4 or 6 | $72, $48, $36 or $24 | nothing | the same | 20% |
| 5 | $28.80 | nothing | $29 | 20.8% |
| 7 | $20.58 | $0.06 | $21 | 22.5% |
$144 split seven ways is $20.5714…, so each share goes up to $20.58 and the table pays 6 cents more than the bill; the calculator says so under the result ("Each share is rounded up to the cent, which adds 0.06 in total"). Rounding seven shares up to $21 adds $3, which is why the real tip climbs to 22.5%.
Sending the split to friends
Copy link makes a link that opens the calculator with the same bill, tip and number of people, so everyone at the table sees the same numbers on their own phone. Share sends it through your phone's share sheet, and Copy result gives a line of text such as "Bill 64.50 + 18% tip = 76.11. Split 2 ways: 38.06 each." The tip percentage, the number of people and the rounding choice are remembered on this device once you change them, so your usual 20% is ready next time; the bill amount is never kept.
Worked examples
These numbers come straight from the calculator above. The last two columns show what happens when everyone rounds their share up to a whole dollar.
| Bill | Tip | People | Tip amount | Total | Each pays | Rounded up | Real tip % |
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| $45.00 | 15% | 4 | $6.75 | $51.75 | $12.94 | $13 | 15.6% |
| $64.50 | 18% | 2 | $11.61 | $76.11 | $38.06 | $39 | 20.9% |
| $87.30 | 20% | 3 | $17.46 | $104.76 | $34.92 | $35 | 20.3% |
| $250.00 | 18% | 6 | $45.00 | $295.00 | $49.17 | $50 | 20% |
Step by step for the $87.30 dinner: 20% of $87.30 is $17.46, so the total is $104.76. Split three ways that is $34.92 each. If everyone pays $35, the table gets $105.00, 24 cents more, and the tip works out to $17.70, or 20.3% of the bill. On the $250 meal for six, rounding to $50 each adds a full $5, which turns an 18% tip into 20%.
Common mistakes
Tipping twice. Many restaurants add an automatic gratuity for large groups, often 18% for six or more, and some cities' restaurants add a service fee. Look for it on the bill before adding your own tip on top.
Tipping on the discounted price. With a coupon or a gift card, etiquette guides suggest tipping on what the meal would have cost, since the server did the same work.
Forgetting that rounding adds up. Rounding one share up costs at most a dollar, but every person rounds. For two people on $64.50 it adds $1.89 and lifts an 18% tip to 20.9%; for six people it can add close to $6. The calculator shows the extra amount and the real tip percentage, so you can drop the tip setting a little if the group is rounding anyway.
Questions
How do I work out 15% or 20% in my head?
For 10%, move the decimal point one place left: $64.50 becomes $6.45. Double it for 20% ($12.90). For 15%, add half of the 10% amount to it: $6.45 + $3.23 = $9.68. For any other percent of a number, use the percentage calculator.
Does it work with euros, pounds or other currencies?
Yes. The math is the same for any currency. Type the amount without the symbol, or with it; both work.
Is an automatic gratuity the same as a tip?
Not always. In the United States the IRS treats a charge the restaurant adds automatically as a service charge, which is paid to staff as wages, while a tip is an amount the customer chooses freely. If you want extra to go straight to your server, ask how the service charge is shared, or leave a small cash tip.