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Calculate Your Tip
This free tip calculator works out the tip amount, the total bill, and an even per-person split for any restaurant, cafe, or dining bill. Whether you need to calculate a restaurant tip, work out gratuity on a bill, or split a bill with tip between several people, enter the bill amount and a tip percentage above and every figure updates instantly.
Tip = bill × tip percentage ÷ 100. Total = bill + tip. On a $120 bill, a 20% tip is $24, for a total of $144.
How to Calculate a Tip in Your Head
Start from 10%: move the decimal point one place to the left. Every other common tip builds on that figure. On a $47.00 bill, 10% is $4.70.
- 20%: double the 10% figure. $4.70 × 2 = $9.40.
- 15%: add half of the 10% figure to itself. $4.70 + $2.35 = $7.05.
- 18%: take the 20% figure and subtract a tenth of it. $9.40 − $0.94 = $8.46.
- 25%: divide the bill by 4. $47.00 ÷ 4 = $11.75.
Rounding the bill to the nearest dollar first makes the mental math easier and moves a 20% tip by at most 10 cents.
How to Use the Tip Calculator
- 1
Enter the bill amount
Type the total from the receipt. To tip on the amount before tax, also type the tax shown on the receipt into the optional tax field.
- 2
Choose a tip percentage
Pick a preset (10, 15, 18, 20 or 25 percent) or drag the slider for any percentage up to 35.
- 3
Enter the number of people
Leave it at 1 if you are not splitting the bill, or set the group size to divide the total evenly.
- 4
Round up if you like, and read the results
Optionally round the tip or the total up to a whole dollar. The tip amount, total bill, each person’s share and a table of tips at 10% to 25% update instantly, with shares reconciled so they add up to the exact total.
The slider moves in whole percentages from 0 to 35, and the tip is rounded to the nearest cent, so the figure shown is exactly what you can write on the tip line of a card slip. For an in-between rate such as 22.5%, the Percentage Calculator works out that share of the bill directly.
Tip Percentage Guide
- 10% — a light tip, sometimes used for counter service or when a service charge already applies.
- 15% — read as adequate for average table service, and a common baseline outside the US.
- 18% — the most common default preset on US card terminals, comfortably within the normal range for good service.
- 20% — the US and Canadian convention for good sit-down service.
- 25% — generous, typically reserved for exceptional service.
Use the preset buttons for a quick 10-25% tip calculation, or drag the slider for any custom percentage up to 35%.
Calculate a Tip Before or After Tax
The traditional convention is to calculate the tip on the pre-tax subtotal, not the amount after sales tax or VAT is added. Many people simply tip on the total bill instead, purely for simplicity, which usually changes the tip by well under a dollar.
To tip before tax, enter the receipt total as the bill and type the tax line from the receipt into the optional tax field. The tip is then worked out on the amount before tax, and the total still includes the tax. To tip with tax included, leave the tax field blank. Either way is acceptable; consistency matters more than which base you choose.
If the receipt only shows the final total, you can work back to the subtotal. A $43.20 total that includes 8% sales tax comes from a $40.00 subtotal (43.20 ÷ 1.08), so the tax is $3.20. A 20% tip on the subtotal is $8.00, while 20% of the total is $8.64, a difference of 64 cents. The Sales Tax Calculator does that reverse step for any US rate, the GST/HST Calculator handles each Canadian province, and the VAT Calculator can strip UK VAT out of a gross price if you want to see the net figure.
Split a Restaurant Bill With Tip
Set the number of people and the calculator adds the tip to the bill first, then divides that total evenly. Splitting a bill often does not divide into a round number of cents: on a $40 bill with a 10% tip split three ways, the $44 total settles as $14.67, $14.67, and $14.66, not three identical amounts, so the shares add up to the total exactly rather than being a cent over or under.
The number of people must be a whole number of 1 or more; a fractional or blank group size is rejected rather than silently rounded, so the per-person amount is always based on how many people are actually splitting the bill.
Tipping When You Used a Coupon or Discount
A voucher or happy-hour deal lowers what you pay, but not the amount of service you received, so the usual etiquette is to tip on the price before the discount. If a 25% coupon brings an $80 meal down to $60, a 20% tip on the original price is $16, compared with $12 on the discounted bill. Enter the original $80 here to get the full-price tip, and use the Discount Calculator if you need to confirm the original price and how much the deal saved.
Tipping Guide for the USA, Canada, and UK
Tipping etiquette varies significantly by country, so the same percentage that reads as generous in one place can read as light in another.
- USA: 15-20% is the standard range for sit-down restaurant service, with 20% common for very good service and 18% the usual default on card-terminal prompts. Tips are expected because service workers are often paid a lower base wage that assumes tip income.
- Canada: Tipping follows a similar 15-20% range to the US for restaurant dining, and Canadian sales tax (GST/HST or provincial tax) is added on top of the bill, so check whether you are tipping on the pre-tax or post-tax amount.
- UK: 10-12.5% is typical, and many restaurants already add an optional service charge to the bill, usually 10-12.5%, in which case an additional tip is a bonus rather than an expectation. UK menu prices already include VAT, so there is no separate tax line to account for.
Whichever country you are in, the calculation itself is identical: this is a tip percentage calculator, not a currency converter, so enter your bill in your own currency and the tip and total will be worked out the same way. When you are planning a trip, build tips into the food line of the Vacation Budget Calculator so a 15-20% gratuity on every meal does not catch your budget out.
Common uses
- Working out a restaurant or cafe tip and splitting the bill with a group
- Calculating gratuity on food delivery or takeout, where tipping conventions are lighter
- Tipping for a hair salon, barber, taxi ride, or hotel service
- Splitting a bill between couples or a large group evenly and exactly
- Working out a tip while traveling in a country with different tipping norms
Tip calculator terms explained
| Term | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Tip / gratuity | The extra amount paid on top of the bill for service; the two words mean the same thing |
| Tip percentage | The tip written as a share of the bill, such as 15%, 18%, 20% or 25% |
| Service charge | A fee some venues add automatically to the bill; unlike a tip, it is often not optional and may not go entirely to staff |
| Subtotal | The bill amount before tax is added; the traditional base for calculating a tip |
| Sales tax / VAT | A government tax added to the bill; a US or Canadian receipt shows sales tax, a UK receipt usually already includes VAT in the price |
| Total with tip | The bill plus the tip amount, before splitting it between people |
| Per-person cost | Each person’s exact share of the total, reconciled so the shares add up to the total to the cent |
Tip on common bill amounts
Pre-calculated 10% through 25% tips with per-person splits for the bills people look up most.
Frequently Asked Questions
Multiply the bill by the tip percentage and divide by 100: tip = bill × percentage ÷ 100. Add the tip to the bill for the total. On a $120 bill at 20%, the tip is $24 and the total is $144.
In the US and Canada, 15-20% for good sit-down service is standard, with 20% common for very good service. In the UK, 10-12.5% is typical, and many restaurants already add a service charge to the bill, so check before tipping again.
There is no single worldwide standard. US and Canadian diners commonly tip 15-20%, while UK diners typically tip 10-12.5%, often only when a service charge is not already included. Always check your bill and local convention.
Multiply the bill by 0.15. A $60 bill × 0.15 is a $9 tip, for a $69 total. The calculator does this instantly when you pick the 15% preset or set the slider to 15.
Multiply the bill by 0.20. A $60 bill × 0.20 is a $12 tip, for a $72 total. Use the 20% preset button for the same result without doing the arithmetic.
Convention is to tip on the pre-tax subtotal. Many people simply tip on the total for simplicity, which usually changes the tip by well under a dollar. To tip before tax here, enter the bill total and type the tax from your receipt into the optional tax field; leave the tax field blank to tip on everything.
Enter the bill, choose the tip percentage, and set the number of people. The calculator adds the tip to the bill first, then divides that total evenly, reconciling the cents so every share adds up to the exact total.
Work out the total tip first (bill × percentage), then divide it by the number of people. The calculator shows this as "Tip Per Person" alongside each person’s full share of the bill.
Yes. Leave the tax field blank and the tip is worked out on the whole bill, tax included. Fill in the tax field and the tip is worked out on the amount before tax instead, while the total still includes the tax.
Yes. Under "Round Up to a Whole Dollar", choose "Round the tip" to make the tip a whole dollar amount, or "Round the total" to make the total a whole dollar amount, in which case the tip absorbs the difference. The tip card then shows the percentage the rounded tip really works out to.
A tip is a voluntary amount you choose to give for good service. A service charge is a fee the venue adds automatically, which is often not optional and does not always go entirely to the staff who served you. Check your bill for an existing service charge before adding a further tip.
Yes. "Gratuity" and "tip" describe the same voluntary payment for service; menus and receipts sometimes use the more formal word "gratuity" for the same thing this calculator works out.
Add the tip amount to the original bill: total = bill + tip. On a $120 bill with a $24 tip, the total is $144. The calculator shows this as "Total Bill" the moment you enter an amount and a percentage.
The Tools Kit has more money tools for the rest of the bill in its calculators collection, from sales tax and VAT to percentages and discounts.
Reviewed by Raja Jahangir · Last reviewed: September 28, 2026
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How do you calculate a tip?
Multiply the bill by the tip percentage: an 18% tip on a $50 bill is $50 × 0.18 = $9. For 20% in your head, move the decimal one place left and double it, so $4.70 becomes $9.40 on a $47 bill. In US restaurants, 15% is the low end and 18% to 20% is standard.