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Tip Calculator

Split the bill any way — tip amount, total, and per-person share.

How the calculator works

The tip is a straightforward percentage of the bill: bill × tip% ÷ 100, added to the bill to form the total. When more than one person shares, the calculator divides the total and the tip separately, so each figure stays transparent — you can see that a $97.75 total split two ways is $48.88 per person, of which $6.38 is tip. Amounts are rounded to two decimals for display, and per-person figures are rounded independently, which can differ by a cent from dividing once; the note under the result explains this. The tip applies to the pre-tax bill, matching how tipping custom is usually defined.

Formula

Tip = Bill × Tip% ÷ 100
Total = Bill + Tip
Per person = Total ÷ People

Where:

  • Bill — the amount on the check, before tax
  • Tip% — the gratuity percentage you choose
  • People — the number of diners sharing the bill

Example

A dinner check of $85 with a 15% tip for a party of two: the tip is 85 × 15 ÷ 100 = $12.75, the total becomes $97.75, and each person pays $48.88 — including $6.38 of tip. Bump the tip to 20% and the total rises to $102.00, exactly $51.00 each; the two-step difference shows how sensitive shared bills are to the chosen percentage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should the tip be calculated before or after tax?
Custom and etiquette guides overwhelmingly say before tax — the tip rewards service, and tax goes to the government, not the server. This calculator follows that convention; if your circle tips on the total, just enter the after-tax bill.
What percentage is standard?
It varies enormously: 15–20% for table service is the norm in the United States and Canada, 5–10% is common in much of Europe and the Middle East, and in some countries service is included and no tip is expected. When unsure, a quick local search beats a fixed rule.
How do we split when people ordered very different amounts?
The fairest approach is per-item splitting, which this tool does not attempt. A practical compromise: have everyone cover their own items and use the calculator on the shared items only, entering the number of people who shared them.
Does the tip count toward the server's taxes?
In most jurisdictions, yes — tips are taxable income for the recipient, whether paid in cash or on card. That is another reason tipping on the pre-tax bill is the widely accepted standard.

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