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● LIVE RESULTS
$
How was the service?20% · Great
%
people
$17.30
$103.80
$8.65
$51.90
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Shared Bill Tip Calculator

The Shared Bill Tip Calculator considers the cost of the service, number of people, and chosen tip percentage to calculate the tip per person, as well as the total cost per person.

A tip or gratuity is an extra sum of money paid to certain service workers for a provided service. Tip amounts, as well as acceptance, vary in different parts of the world. In some countries in East Asia, such as Japan, tips are seen as insulting and can sometimes be interpreted as a bribe. In the United States, tipping is widely expected, and in many cases, tipping is factored into a service worker's compensation towards satisfying the minimum wage requirement. Many servers in the United States depend on tips to make a living, since tipping is voluntary but culturally expected.

Tourists benefit from researching tipping customs in the countries being visited. In the U.S. or any other country where tipping is expected, depending on the restaurant or the number of patrons at a table, gratuity may be automatically applied to the bill amount. Tipping can be offensive in some countries, so a citizen of the United States visiting another country should verify local customs before leaving a tip.

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Interactive Tip Calculator

The interactive tip calculator above calculates tip amount for various percentages of the cost of the service and provides a total amount that includes the tip. In the U.S., a tip of 15% of the before-tax meal price is typically expected. Enter a bill amount, select a tip percentage, and the tip calculator calculates tip amount instantly.

Interactive Tip Calculator Visualizer

Bill Amount$86.50
Tip (20%)$17.30
Total$103.80

What Is a Tip Calculator?

A tip calculator is a tool that computes the gratuity amount based on a bill total and a chosen tip percentage. The tip calculator calculates tip amount for various service scenarios, including restaurants, food delivery, hotel room service, hairstylists, barber shops, nail service, massage, taxi or limo drivers, and more.

The calculator accepts 3 inputs: the bill amount, the desired tip percentage, and the number of people splitting the bill. The tip calculator then returns 4 results: the tip amount, the total bill, the tip per person, and the total per person.

How Tipping Works

Tipping is a payment made directly to a service worker in addition to the cost of the service. Tipping customs differ by country. In the United States and Canada, tips are expected for most personal services. In Japan, tips are not expected and may cause offense. In many European countries, rounding up the bill is common, but a separate tip is not required.

Tipping in the United States serves 2 purposes: rewarding good service and supplementing the income of service workers who earn a lower base wage. The federal tipped minimum wage in the United States is $2.13 per hour (as of 2026), which means tips form the majority of a tipped worker's earnings.

The simple maths

The Tip Formula

Use these four clear steps to understand how your tip and shared total are calculated.

1
TIP AMOUNTTip Amount = Bill Amount × (Tip Percentage ÷ 100)
2
FINAL TOTALTotal Bill = Bill Amount + Tip Amount
3
SHARED TIPTip Per Person = Tip Amount ÷ Number of People
4
SHARED TOTALTotal Per Person = Total Bill ÷ Number of People
YOUR TIP, VISUALIZED
Bill amount$86.50
+
Tip · 20%$17.30
Total bill$103.80
Split between2 people
=
Per person$51.90

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