A fast, no-fuss way to work out the tip
The check arrives, everyone reaches for a phone, and somebody tries to do 18% of $87.40 in their head. TipSlice exists to end that moment. Type the amount, tap a percentage, set how many people are paying, and you get the tip, the grand total, and each person's share at once. There is nothing to install and no account to create, so it works the same on a phone at the table as it does on a laptop at home.
The calculator handles the situations that make tipping awkward: splitting between a group, adding sales tax, and deciding whether to tip on the pre-tax or after-tax amount. Every number updates the instant you change something, so you can compare 15% with 20% without re-entering anything.
How to use this tip calculator
- Enter the bill. Use the subtotal from your receipt. If your receipt already includes tax and you don't want to separate it, just enter the full amount and leave the tax switch off.
- Pick a tip. Tap one of the preset buttons from 10% to 25%, or choose Custom and type any rate, including decimals like 17.5.
- Set the party size. Use the plus and minus buttons or type a number. The per-person figures divide the tip and total evenly.
- Add tax if you want it. Switch on sales tax, enter your local rate, and decide whether the tip should be based on the amount before or after tax.
- Read your split. The large figure is what each person pays. The breakdown below shows the bill, tax, tip, and overall total. Copy split summary to paste the numbers and a tipslice.com link, or use Share when your phone offers it. Press Reset to start over.
Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent. When a total doesn't divide evenly, the per-person share is rounded up to the next cent so the group never comes up short, and a note shows how many cents the combined shares land over the real total.
Tipping etiquette FAQ
How much should I tip at a sit-down restaurant?
In the United States, 15% to 20% of the pre-tax bill is the common range for table service. The restaurant guide cites the chart and the wage rules.
Should I tip on the amount before or after tax?
This calculator tips on the pre-tax bill unless you tick the after-tax box. The dollar comparison is the pre-tax versus post-tax guide.
What's the fairest way to split the tip in a group?
An even split fits similar orders, and different orders are split by each person's food with tax and tip in proportion. The split-a-bill guide works through both, and the bill splitter does the cents.
Do I need to tip for takeout, coffee, or counter service?
A coffee counter and a takeout bag are not a sit-down table. The restaurant guide quotes the etiquette chart for a tip jar, a packed order, and ordinary takeout.
How much should I tip for food delivery?
A delivery tip is a separate line from the app's service and delivery fees. The delivery guide quotes the etiquette chart and the DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Instacart pages on which fee reaches the driver.
Should I tip on discounted or free items?
Yes, it's good form to tip on what the meal would have cost without the coupon, gift card, or comped dish. The server did the same amount of work regardless of the discount, so base the tip on the original price.
What if the service was poor?
Separate what the server controlled from a slow kitchen before you change the tip. The restaurant guide cites the etiquette comment on poor service and on leaving nothing.
Is tipping expected in other countries?
A U.S. restaurant percentage is not the default abroad. Country pages are in the travel guide and in the country guides.
Do I tip on alcohol?
At a sit-down restaurant in the U.S., drinks are usually part of the same tip as the food. Wine, cocktails, and beer take time to serve, so the common approach is one tip of about 18% to 20% on the pre-tax food-and-drink subtotal, not a separate tip for every round. If you are at a bar and tipping the bartender directly, a dollar or two per drink, or 15% to 20% of the bar tab, is the usual habit instead.
Do I still tip if a service charge is already on the bill?
If a required gratuity or service charge is already on the bill, that line is not a second tip. The large-party guide reads that line, and the gratuity checker shows what extra reaches a target percent.
How much should I tip at a buffet?
Buffet service is a lighter case than a full sit-down meal, and a cafeteria line you bus yourself is lighter still. The restaurant guide quotes the chart for both.
How do I calculate a tip without a calculator?
For 10%, move the decimal one place left: $64.00 becomes $6.40. For 20%, double that, which is $12.80. For 15%, take the 10% figure and add half of it: $6.40 plus $3.20 is $9.60. Eighteen percent is a little under 20%, so start from the 20% amount and shave a bit off. Those shortcuts are close enough at the table. When you want the exact cent, or you are splitting the check, use the calculator at the top of this page.
How much should I tip for a large party?
Check the bill for an automatic gratuity before you add another percentage. The large-party guide shows how to read that line and when an extra amount is separate.
Should I round the tip up?
Rounding up to the next dollar is a common habit and is fine. It makes cash simpler and turns an awkward percentage into a cleaner number. You do not have to round if you are entering a precise tip on a card. When a group is splitting, rounding each person's share up by a cent or two is usually easier than chasing leftover pennies. The calculator on this page already rounds each share up so the table is not short.
Tipping guides
The calculator does the cents. The guides answer which percentage to use, and on which line of the receipt. Each one cites the source of a fact, usually the Emily Post Institute, the IRS, the Department of Labor, or the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and opens a filled-in example.
- How much to tip at restaurants — sit-down, counter, takeout, buffet, and bar.
- Tipping delivery drivers — Emily Post's 10% to 15%, and which DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Instacart fees are not the tip.
- Salons, barbers, and spas — 15% to 20% of the service, and who it goes to.
- Pre-tax or post-tax — the toggle on this calculator, with both links for the same check.
- How to split a bill fairly — even versus itemized, and leftover cents.
- Tipping when traveling — the U.S. range next to Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia.
- Tipping in Japan — JNTO: not common at restaurants, cafes, bars, taxis, or hotels.
- Tipping in Italy — Italia.it: not compulsory, and close to 10% when you are satisfied. Lazio forbids an added coperto.
- Tipping in Mexico — SECTUR: common and not mandatory, 10% to 15%. VisitMexico includes bars and street stands.
- Tipping in South Korea — VisitKorea: not required or expected. Most taxis do not require a tip.
- Tipping in the UK — VisitBritain: not expected the way it is in some countries, and an optional service charge can be declined.
- Tipping in Spain — spain.info: not obligatory, because the service charge is included.
- Tipping in France — DGCCRF: a pourboire is optional, and displayed prices include service.
- Tipping in Germany — Berlin.de: a tip is voluntary, and 5% to 10% of a restaurant bill is appropriate.
- Tipping in Canada — Canada.ca: usually 15% of the bill. Provincial tourism pages print 15% to 20%, or 10% to 15% in Québec.
- Large parties and automatic gratuity — how not to pay 18% twice.
- Tip-out and tip pooling — for servers, with the Department of Labor and IRS rules.
- Tipping by service — Emily Post ranges, Pew's 2023 survey, and Toast's Q1 2026 card-tip averages.
More TipSlice tools
Need an even split with tip built in? Try the bill splitter. Comparing rates? See the tip percentage guide. Isolating tax? Use the sales tax calculator. A bill in another currency? The currency converter turns the local total and a tip percent into your home currency. In a named city, Travel Tipper fills a sourced sales-tax rate or a country tipping note, then splits the check. A server's handoff to a busser, bartender, or host is the tip-out calculator. Cash wage plus tips is hourly wage with tips. A required gratuity line is the service-charge checker.
Your privacy
All of the math runs right here in your browser. TipSlice does not upload your bill for storage or keep an account. Copy or Share only places a summary and link on your clipboard or in the share sheet you choose, and that link includes the amounts so the table can open the same split. Full details: privacy policy and terms of use.