Tip Calculator
Tip, total and the split, without doing it at the table.
How this was worked out57.50
- 100.00 × 15%15.00
- 100.00 + 15.00115.00
- 115.00 ÷ 257.50
Rounding the total up is not a small extra: taking 57.50 to 60 turns a 15% tip into 20%.
Guide: How much to tip, by country2 min read
How much to tip, by country
There is no universal answer and getting it wrong in either direction is uncomfortable. In the United States, 18 to 20 per cent is the current norm in a sit-down restaurant, and staff wages assume it. In the United Kingdom, 10 to 12.5 per cent, and often already added as a service charge.
In much of continental Europe, rounding up is enough. In Japan, tipping can cause genuine offense. The presets here cover the common range; the country is a judgment only you can make.
Check whether service is already on the bill
Many restaurants add an optional service charge, typically 12.5 per cent, and tipping on top of it means paying twice without meaning to.
If the charge is there and you are happy with it, the tip is zero. If you want to tip on the pre-service-charge amount, enter that figure rather than the total.
Tip on the food, or on the tax?
Where sales tax is added at the till, the convention in the United States is to tip on the pre-tax subtotal — the tax is not the restaurant’s revenue and the staff see none of it.
In practice many people tip on the total because it is simpler, and on a typical bill the difference is small. Enter whichever figure you have decided to use.
Nothing is sent anywhere
Every figure on this page is worked out in your own browser. No request is made, nothing is stored between visits, and the page keeps working with the connection switched off.
Frequently asked questions
How do I split a bill unevenly?
This splits evenly, which is what most tables want. For an uneven split, work out each person's share of the food first and use the percentage against that. A calculator that tried to handle every arrangement would be slower than the sum it replaced.
Should I round the total?
Rounding up to a whole number is normal and welcome. The figures here are exact so you can see what you are rounding from — the tool does not round on your behalf and then hide it.
What is a service charge?
A fixed percentage the restaurant adds to the bill, usually described as optional. It is not the same as a tip: how much reaches the staff varies by establishment, and you are entitled to ask for it to be removed.
Is the bill sent anywhere?
No. The arithmetic happens in this tab and nothing is transmitted or stored.