Calculate the tip, total bill, and how much each person pays when splitting the check.
How to use the tip calculator
Enter the bill amount, choose a tip percentage (tap one of the quick buttons or type your own), and enter the number of people sharing the check. Press Calculate tip to see the tip, the total bill, and what each person owes.
If you are paying alone, leave the number of people at 1. The per-person figures will simply match the totals.
How the tip is calculated
The math is simple, and it helps to know it when you are checking a receipt:
- Tip = bill × tip percentage ÷ 100
- Total = bill + tip
- Each person pays = total ÷ number of people
Example: a $64.50 dinner with an 18% tip, split three ways. The tip is $64.50 × 0.18 = $11.61, so the total is $76.11. Divided by 3, each person pays $25.37, of which $3.87 is their share of the tip.
How much should you tip?
Tipping customs vary a lot from country to country, so there is no single right answer. In the United States, these are common starting points:
- Sit-down restaurants: 15–20% is typical, and many people tip 20% or more for great service.
- Large groups: many restaurants add an automatic gratuity of about 18% for parties of six or more. Check the bill so you don’t tip twice.
- Bars and coffee shops: often $1–2 per drink, or 15–20% of the tab.
- Delivery, taxis, and rideshares: 10–20% is common.
- Hair stylists and barbers: around 15–20%.
In many other countries, including Japan and South Korea, tipping is not expected at all, while in much of Europe a service charge is often already included. When you travel, it is worth looking up local custom first.
Quick mental-math tricks
- 10%: move the decimal point one place to the left. 10% of $48 is $4.80.
- 20%: find 10% and double it. 20% of $48 is $9.60.
- 15%: find 10%, then add half of that again. $4.80 + $2.40 = $7.20.
Common questions
Should I tip on the amount before or after tax?
Either is accepted. Tipping on the pre-tax amount is traditional, but many people simply tip on the final total because it is easier. The difference is usually small.
What if one person ordered a lot more than everyone else?
This calculator splits the total evenly. For an uneven split, run the calculator once for each person’s share of the bill instead.
Does the calculator round the amounts?
Results are shown to the cent. When you split a bill, the per-person amounts may differ from the total by a cent because of rounding.
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