Calculate tips and split the bill between any number of people. Adjust the tip percentage, include or exclude tax, and round the total per person.
| Bill | $85.00 |
| Tip (20.0% of bill) | $17.00 |
| Total | $102.00 |
Work out the tip, add sales tax if you want it included, and split the total across any number of people. The comparison panel shows what each common tip rate costs so you can decide quickly without doing mental arithmetic at the table.
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For 20%: move the decimal one place left to get 10%, then double it. A $85 bill → $8.50 → $17.00.
For 15%: take 10%, then add half of that. $85 → $8.50 + $4.25 = $12.75.
For 18%: take 20% and subtract 10% of that result. $17.00 − $1.70 = $15.30.
Enter the bill
Use the pre-tax subtotal from your receipt for the standard calculation.
Choose a tip rate
Tap a preset or drag the slider for any value from 0 to 40%. Results update instantly.
Set the number of people
Use the plus and minus buttons to split. The per-person amount includes their share of the tip.
Add tax and rounding
Optionally include sales tax, choose whether to tip on the pre-tax or post-tax amount, and round the per-person total to a clean figure.
Group dinners
Split a large bill evenly with rounding so nobody has to deal with change.
Business meals
Calculate a consistent tip rate for expense reports and keep the arithmetic defensible.
Travel
Check tipping norms and compute quickly in an unfamiliar tax jurisdiction.
Checking a receipt
Verify that an automatic gratuity matches the advertised rate before you add anything further.
For sit-down table service, 18-20% is the current customary range, with 15% considered the low end and 25% for exceptional service. Counter service, coffee shops and takeout carry no strong obligation, though 10% or rounding up is common.
Tipping on the pre-tax subtotal is standard and entirely acceptable - sales tax goes to the government, not the server. On a $100 bill with 8% tax, tipping 20% pre-tax is $20 versus $21.60 post-tax. Either is fine; pre-tax is the convention.
Food delivery: 15-20% with a $5 minimum, more in bad weather. Bartenders: $1-2 per drink or 20% on a tab. Taxi and rideshare: 15-20%. Hairdressers: 20%. Hotel housekeeping: $3-5 per night, left daily. Movers: $20-40 per person for a full day.
Usually no. Many restaurants add an automatic 18-20% gratuity for large parties, and some add a service charge that they distribute to staff. Read the bill carefully - double-tipping is common and expensive. If a service charge appears, additional tipping is optional.
Calculate the tip on the full bill, then divide it in proportion to what each person ordered rather than equally. The simplest fair approach is for everyone to add the same tip percentage to their own items, which this calculator gives you directly as the effective tip rate.