Tip Calculator
Calculate tips and split bills easily
Last updated: January 2025
About This Tool
A tip calculator helps you quickly determine how much to tip for services like dining, delivery, or personal care. Understanding proper tipping etiquette ensures fair compensation for service workers while staying within your budget.
What is Tip Calculator?
A tip (or gratuity) is an extra amount of money given to service workers as appreciation for their service. In many countries, tips are an important part of service workers' income. A tip calculator helps you compute the appropriate tip amount based on your bill and desired tip percentage, and can also split the total among multiple people.
How It Works
The calculator takes your bill amount and multiplies it by your chosen tip percentage (expressed as a decimal) to determine the tip amount. It then adds this to the original bill for the total. If splitting among multiple people, it divides both the tip and total evenly among the group.
Formula
Tip = Bill Amount x (Tip Percentage / 100)
Tip Amount
$15.3
Total
$100.3
Tip Guide
Standard Service
15-18%
Good Service
18-20%
Excellent Service
20-25%
Outstanding
25%+
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When to Use This Calculator
- 1After dining at restaurants to calculate server gratuity
- 2When ordering delivery or takeout food
- 3For personal services like haircuts, spa treatments, or massages
- 4When splitting a group bill evenly among friends
- 5To quickly estimate total cost including tip before ordering
Pro Tips
- •In the US, 15-20% is standard for good restaurant service
- •For exceptional service, consider tipping 20-25% or more
- •Calculate tip on the pre-tax amount for accuracy
- •Round up to the nearest dollar for convenience
- •Consider cash tips as they go directly to the server
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- •Forgetting that some restaurants include automatic gratuity for large groups
- •Calculating tip on the after-tax total instead of pre-tax amount
- •Not adjusting tip percentage based on quality of service
- •Forgetting to tip for delivery services or curbside pickup
- •Not accounting for each person's share when splitting unevenly