What is Tip Calculator?

The Tip Calculator works out the tip for any bill and splits the total evenly across your group. Pick a preset percentage or type your own, and the per-person amount updates as you go.

Type the bill total, tap one of the preset percentages (10, 15, 18, 20, 25) or enter your own, set how many people are paying, and the tip, grand total, and each person's share update as you type. A rounding control lets you keep the exact figure, snap to the nearest 50 cents, or round up to the next whole dollar when the table wants a clean number on the receipt. A comparison table shows the total at every common percentage at once, and a small bar breaks down how much of the bill is the food, the tax, and the tip.

How to use

1. Enter your bill total in the amount field.
2. Pick a tip percentage (15%, 18%, 20%, or custom), add a sales tax rate if you want it counted, and set how many people are splitting.
3. View the tip amount, total with tip, and each person's share.

When to use

• Splitting a restaurant bill at the end of a meal without doing the arithmetic in your head.
• Deciding a fair tip for a delivery driver, hair stylist, or taxi where pre-set percentages don't fit.
• Settling a bar tab among a group when one person pre-paid and needs to be reimbursed evenly.

Result

Dinner bill is $86.50 with 20% tip split 4 ways: tip = $17.30, total = $103.80, each person pays $25.95.

FAQ

What's the standard tip percentage in the United States?

Sit-down restaurants: 18–20% is standard, 15% for adequate service, 25% for exceptional. Bartenders: $1–2 per drink or 20% on tabs. Delivery: 10–15% with a $3–5 minimum. Buffets and counter service: 10% is usually enough.

Should the tip be calculated on the pre-tax or post-tax bill?

Etiquette guides say pre-tax, since tax isn't a service the server provided. Most people just tip on the post-tax total because it's the number printed on the bill. The difference on a $50 bill in a 9% tax state is roughly 90 cents.

Is tipping different in other countries?

Very. Japan and South Korea treat tipping as rude. Most of Europe builds service into the bill, with 5–10% rounding for good service. Australia and New Zealand don't expect tips. The 20% norm is mostly an American thing.

How do the rounding options work?

Exact leaves the total as calculated. Nearest 50¢ snaps it to the closest half-dollar, so $103.40 becomes $103.50. Round up $ pushes it to the next whole dollar, so $103.40 becomes $104. Rounding is applied to the grand total first and then divided by the number of people, so a $104 total split 4 ways is $26 each — not four separate roundings that would quietly inflate what everyone pays.

How do I tip on a discount or a coupon?

Tip on the original pre-discount total. The server did the same amount of work whether you used a 30%-off coupon or not, so basing the tip on the lower number short-changes them for circumstances that have nothing to do with service quality.

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