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An 18% tip on the $85.00 you spent before tax is $15.30. With the tip, the total comes to $107.80. Split between 2 people, each pays $53.90, including $7.65 of tip. Tipping 18% on the whole bill, tax included, would be $16.65 instead.

$53.90
Each person pays, split 2 ways
$15.30
Tip
$107.80
Total with Tip
$7.65
Tip per Person
18%
Tip as % of Bill Before Tax

The total at different tip rates

  • Bill
  • Tip
  • Your tip
Tip at Other Rates
Tip RateTipTotalEach Person
10%$8.50$101.00$50.50
15%$12.75$105.25$52.62
18% (yours)$15.30$107.80$53.90
20%$17.00$109.50$54.75
22%$18.70$111.20$55.60
25%$21.25$113.75$56.87

Tip = (bill − tax) × rate, rounded to the cent. Total = bill + tip, and Each Person = total ÷ 2. When a total doesn't split evenly to the cent, some people pay one cent more.

What Is a Tip?

A tip, or gratuity, is extra money you give for good service on top of the bill. It's usually a percentage of the bill, so a bigger meal means a bigger tip. When friends share a meal, the total with the tip is often split evenly, so everyone wants to know their share.

How much to tip

Customs vary by country, city and place. In the US, these ranges are common:

  • Sit-down restaurants: 15% to 20% for good service, more for great service or a large group.
  • Bars: about $1 to $2 a drink, or 15% to 20% of the tab.
  • Food delivery: 10% to 20%, with a few dollars as a minimum on small orders.
  • Hair and beauty services, taxis and rideshares: 15% to 20%.

Check the bill first: some restaurants add a service charge for large groups, and then no extra tip is expected.

How to Calculate a Tip

Most people tip on the bill before sales tax. Take the tax off the bill, then multiply by the tip percentage:

Tip=(Bill−Tax)× Tip %100

Then add the tip to the bill and divide by the number of people:

Each pays= Bill+TipPeople
  • Bill: the total on your receipt, tax included.
  • Tax: the sales tax on the receipt. Use 0 to tip on the whole bill. If the receipt shows only the total, the Sales Tax Calculator can take the tax out of it.
  • Tip %: the percentage you want to tip, such as 18.
  • People: how many people are sharing the bill.

A quick way to do it in your head: 10% is the bill with the decimal point moved one place left, so on $85.00 it's $8.50. Double that for 20% ($17.00), or add half of it for 15% ($12.75). For other percent questions, use the Percentage Calculator.

Example

Two friends have a bill of $92.50 that includes $7.50 of sales tax, and they want to tip 18%:

  • Bill before tax: $92.50 − $7.50 = $85.00
  • Tip: $85.00 × 18 ÷ 100 = $15.30
  • Total: $92.50 + $15.30 = $107.80
  • Each pays: $107.80 ÷ 2 = $53.90

If a third friend joins and everyone rounds their share up to the next dollar, each pays $36.00, the total is $108.00, and the tip grows to $15.50, which is 18.24% of the bill before tax.

How to Use the Tip Calculator

"Our bill is $92.50 with $7.50 of tax. If we tip 18% and split it two ways, how much does each of us pay?" This calculator answers that.

Let's enter the numbers for this example in each box. They are already filled in when the calculator opens, so you can follow along and then change any box to match your own bill.

  • Bill Amount: Enter 92.50, which is the total on the receipt, tax included. It must be more than 0 and less than $1 billion.
  • Tax on the Bill: Enter 7.50, which is the sales tax on the receipt. The tip is worked out on the bill without it. Enter 0 to tip on the whole bill. It must be less than the bill.
  • Tip: Enter 18, which is the tip percentage. It can be from 0 to 100, with decimals.
  • Split Between: Enter 2, which is the number of people sharing the bill. Enter 1 if you're paying alone. It can be up to 100.
  • Round Up: Choose No rounding. Choose Total to the dollar to leave a round amount, or Each share to the dollar so nobody has to pay in cents. The extra goes to the tip.

Calculate and Reset

Click Calculate to see your results. If a box has a problem, such as letters, an empty box or tax larger than the bill, a message pops up under that box instead. With the default numbers you get:

  • Your Results: a short summary in words: the $15.30 tip, the $107.80 total, each person's $53.90, and what the tip would be on the whole bill with tax ($16.65).
  • Each Person Pays: the headline number, $53.90. When you pay alone, it shows the total with tip.
  • Tip: $15.30, the amount to leave. With rounding, it includes the extra.
  • Total with Tip: $107.80, the bill and the tip together.
  • Tip per Person: $7.65, each person's part of the tip.
  • Tip as % of Bill Before Tax: 18%, which moves above your tip percentage when rounding up adds to the tip.
  • The total at different tip rates: a chart of the bill with the tip on top at 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, 22%, 25%, with your tip in amber and each total above its bar.
  • Tip at Other Rates: the same rates as a table with the tip, total and each person's share. Download Excel saves it with the formulas.
  • Share Results: a link that opens this calculator with your numbers filled in. Copy it, or share it on Facebook or X.

Click Reset to put every box back to its default and show the default results again. When a total doesn't split evenly to the cent, the results say who pays one cent more.