Tip Calculator

Work out the tip and split the check. Each person's share is shown to the cent.

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Tip calculator

Step 1 Enter the bill

If your check lists tax on its own line, enter the amount before tax here.

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Step 2 Pick the tip
Step 3 Split it
Step 4 Calculate

How to use

  1. Type in the bill. If tax is listed on its own line, enter it under Sales tax.
  2. Tap a tip button or type your own percent.
  3. Enter how many people are paying. Leave it at 1 if you're paying alone.
  4. Press Calculate to see the tip, the total and each person's share.

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Tip and split in one step

This tip calculator works out the tip on a restaurant check and splits the total between the group. Pick a tip of 15%, 18%, 20%, 22% or 25%, or type any percent you like. Add sales tax if you want the tip worked out before or after tax, and round up if you'd rather not deal with coins.

When the total doesn't divide evenly, each share is rounded up to the next cent. That way the group always covers the check, and you can see exactly how many cents are left over.

Examples

An $86.40 check with a 20% tip: the tip is $17.28 and the total is $103.68. Split three ways, that's $34.56 each, with nothing left over.

A $100 check with an 18% tip, split three ways, comes to $118.00. That doesn't divide evenly, so each person pays $39.34. Together that's $118.02, which leaves $0.02 over. Most people just add it to the tip.

An $80 meal with $6.40 tax and a 20% tip: on the amount before tax the tip is $16.00; on the amount after tax it's $17.28. The difference is $1.28.

For uneven orders where people had different things, use the itemized bill splitter. For a rough idea of what to tip for different services, see the US tipping guide.

Questions

Should I tip on the amount before or after tax?

Etiquette guides such as the Emily Post Institute give restaurant tips as a percent of the bill before tax. Plenty of people tip on the full total anyway because it's easier. Pick either option above and the calculator shows you the result.

Why do the shares add up to more than the bill?

When a total can't be split evenly to the cent, each share is rounded up so nobody is short. The few cents over are shown as left over. Most groups add them to the tip.

What does the round-up option do?

You can round the whole total up to the next dollar, which adds the difference to the tip. Or you can round each person's share up to a whole dollar, which is handy when everyone pays cash.