You are at a restaurant and the check arrives. You want to leave a fair tip, but the math feels awkward — especially when splitting between a group and trying to figure out what everyone owes. This tip calculator solves that instantly. Enter your bill, pick a tip percentage, set the number of people splitting the cost, and the calculator shows you the exact tip amount, total bill, and what each person should pay.

How to calculate a tip: the formula is simple — multiply your bill by the tip percentage and divide by 100. A 20% tip on an $85 bill is $85 × 20 ÷ 100 = $17.00, making the total $102.00. If four people are splitting, each person pays $25.50. The hard part is not the math — it is agreeing on a percentage and doing the arithmetic quickly at the table. This tool eliminates that friction entirely.

US tipping etiquette has shifted upward over the past decade. For sit-down restaurant service, 15% is now considered the minimum for acceptable service, 18–20% is the current standard, and 25% signals exceptional service. Most modern point-of-sale tablets default to suggesting 18%, 20%, and 25%, so if you tap 18% you are right on the expected baseline. For bars, taxi and rideshare drivers, and food delivery, 15–20% is standard. Hotel bellhops typically receive $1–$2 per bag, and housekeeping $3–$5 per night.

Splitting the bill between friends requires one extra step: calculate the full total including tip first, then divide by the number of people. Splitting before adding tip is a common mistake that leaves the server underpaid. With this calculator, set the "Number of People" slider and the per-person share is recalculated automatically — every time, correctly.

Rounding the tip is useful when paying with cash or when you want a clean number. Instead of collecting $28.73 from each of four friends, the round-up feature in this calculator lets you choose to round each person's share up to the nearest dollar or nearest $5. The calculator then shows the effective tip percentage so you know the server is getting a slightly higher amount — which most people consider a bonus rather than a problem.

This tool works for any currency amount — just treat the dollar sign as your local currency. Whether you are at a restaurant in New York or converting a meal out anywhere in the world, the percentage math is the same. This tip calculator runs fully in your browser — no data is uploaded to any server, and your inputs are saved locally so you can reopen the tab and find your last values ready to go.

Features

Tip presets — 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, and 25% in one click
Custom tip percentage — slider from 0–50% with manual input for exact control
Split between 1 to 20 people — slider and number input both update live
Round up per person to the nearest $1 or $5 for easy cash splitting
Per-person breakdown showing bill share, tip share, and total separately
Bill vs tip stacked bar chart with percentage labels for each segment
Instant auto-calculation — results update as you type, no submit button needed
Works for any currency amount — use your local currency symbol as the dollar

How to Use This Tip Calculator

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Enter your bill amountType the total bill amount in the "Bill Amount" field at the top of the left panel. Enter the pre-tax amount if you want to tip on the pre-tax total (common practice), or enter the total after tax if the restaurant included tax on the check and you prefer to tip on the full amount. Either way, the calculator works from whatever number you enter.
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Pick a tip percentageClick one of the six preset buttons: 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, 25%, or Custom. The active selection is highlighted in amber. For most sit-down restaurants, 18% or 20% is the right choice. Click "Custom" if you want to enter a specific percentage — a slider (0–50%) and a number input appear, and both stay in sync as you adjust.
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Set the number of people splittingDrag the slider or type a number (1–20) in the "Number of People" field. When set to 1, the hero card shows "Total to pay" — your bill plus tip. When set to 2 or more, it shows "Each of N people pays" with the equal share for each person. The split table below the results shows a row-by-row breakdown for every person up to 10, plus a summary row for larger groups.
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Optionally round up per personChoose "To $1" or "To $5" in the "Round up per person" section if you want clean amounts for cash payments. "To $1" rounds each person's share up to the next whole dollar. "To $5" rounds up to the next multiple of five — great for groups where everyone is paying with $5 or $10 bills. The effective tip percentage is shown in the hero card when rounding is active so you always know what the server receives.
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Read your per-person amountThe large amber number in the hero card at the top right is the answer: either the total to pay (1 person) or each person's share. Below it, the four metric cards show tip amount, total bill, tip rate, and bill per person. The stacked bar shows the split between bill and tip as a percentage of the total. Everything updates instantly as you change any input.
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Copy the summaryTap "Copy summary" in the header to copy the key figures — bill, tip percentage, tip amount, total, and per-person share — as plain text to your clipboard. Paste it into a group chat to show everyone what they owe. Your inputs are also saved automatically to your browser, so if you close the tab and come back later, everything is exactly as you left it.

Common Use Cases

Restaurants

Restaurant tip calculator

20% tip is the current standard for good restaurant service in the US. Enter your bill, tap 20%, and instantly know the tip amount and total before the server comes back.

Rides

Taxi & rideshare tip

Tip 15–20% for taxi and rideshare drivers. For a $24 Uber ride, 20% is about $4.80. Use this calculator to check before you tap the in-app tip prompt.

Groups

Split bill between friends

Divide a group dinner equally between 2 to 20 people. The calculator adds tip first then splits, ensuring the server gets the correct amount while everyone pays a fair share.

Delivery

Food delivery tip

Tip 15–20% for food delivery, with a $3–$5 minimum for small orders. Enter your order total and pick 15% or 20% to see the right tip before you submit the order.

Travel

Hotel & service tip

Calculate tips for hotel services like bellhops ($1–$2 per bag) and housekeeping ($3–$5 per night). Use the custom percentage for any service outside the standard restaurant scenario.

Custom

Custom tip percentage

Use the custom slider for any tip percentage from 0 to 50%. Useful when a restaurant auto-adds a gratuity and you want to calculate what an additional tip would cost, or when you want to tip an exact dollar amount and reverse-calculate the percentage.

Frequently Asked Questions

In the United States, the standard restaurant tip is 18–20% of the pre-tax bill for good service. For exceptional service, 25% or more is appreciated. For counter service or takeout, 10–15% is common though not always expected. If the service was poor, it is still customary to leave at least 10% unless there was a serious problem, since servers typically earn below minimum wage and rely on tips as the majority of their income.

To calculate a 20% tip, multiply your bill by 0.20 — or use a simpler mental math trick: move the decimal point one place left to get 10%, then double it to get 20%. For example, on a $85 bill: 10% is $8.50, so 20% is $17.00. This tip calculator does the math instantly — just enter the bill amount and select 20% from the preset buttons.

To split a bill equally, add the tip to the total first and then divide by the number of people. For example, a $100 bill with an 18% tip equals $118 total, divided by 4 people equals $29.50 each. This tip calculator does this automatically — set the number of people using the slider or number input and the per-person amount updates instantly. You can also use the round-up feature to round each person's share to the nearest dollar or $5 for easier cash splitting.

For a $50 restaurant bill, a 15% tip is $7.50, an 18% tip is $9.00, and a 20% tip is $10.00. At 25% for exceptional service, the tip would be $12.50. The standard recommendation is $9–$10 for a $50 bill, bringing the total to $59–$60. If splitting with a friend, that is about $29.50–$30 each.

On a $100 restaurant bill, a 15% tip is $15, an 18% tip is $18, and a 20% tip is $20. For a group dinner at a restaurant where service was great, $20 is the standard choice, bringing your total to $120. If splitting between 4 people, that comes to exactly $30 each — a convenient round number. This calculator can show you all these scenarios in seconds.

15% was the traditional standard tip for many years and is still acceptable for average service. However, US tipping norms have shifted upward, and 18–20% is now the baseline expectation for sit-down restaurant service. Many point-of-sale systems now suggest 18%, 20%, and 25% as the default options. If the service was average or the restaurant was busy, 15% is fine; if the service was attentive and the server went out of their way, 20% or more is more appropriate.

Rounding up when splitting makes cash payments much easier. Instead of everyone owing an awkward amount like $28.73, you can round up to $29 or $30. This calculator's "Round up per person" feature does this automatically: choose "To $1" to round each person's share up to the nearest dollar, or "To $5" to round up to the nearest $5. The calculator then shows the effective tip percentage so you know how much extra the server actually receives.

The customary tipping percentages in the US vary by service type. For sit-down restaurant servers, 18–20% is standard with 25% for excellent service. For bartenders, $1–$2 per drink or 15–20% of the tab. For taxi and rideshare drivers, 15–20%. For food delivery, 15–20% with a $3–$5 minimum for small orders. For hotel bellhops, $1–$2 per bag. For housekeeping, $3–$5 per night. Coffee shops and counter service typically show a tip prompt but 10–15% is optional.

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