Tip Calculator: Tip on the Pre-Tax Bill, Split and Tip Table
Tip, total and each person's share, tipped on the pre-tax bill if you like, with a table from 10% to 25%.
Inputs
- Bill80 (86%)
- Tip13.248 (14%)
| Tip | Tip amount | Total | Each |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 7.36 | 87.36 | 43.68 |
| 15% | 11.04 | 91.04 | 45.52 |
| 18% | 13.25 | 93.25 | 46.62 |
| 20% | 14.72 | 94.72 | 47.36 |
| 22% | 16.19 | 96.19 | 48.10 |
- Working
- (80.00 − 6.40 tax) = 73.60; 73.60 × 18% = 13.25 tip; 80.00 + 13.25 = 93.25; ÷ 2 = 46.62 each
- Tip amount
- 13.25
- Per person
- 46.62
- Tipped on
- 73.60, the pre-tax amount
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What each Tip input means
- Bill amount
- The amount on the bill as presented, tax included if the receipt adds it. If you used a coupon or gift card, Emily Post's advice is to tip on the price before the discount, so enter that.
- Tax on the bill, if you want to tip before tax
- The tax line from the receipt, if you want to tip on the pre-tax amount as Emily Post suggests. Leave it at 0 to tip on the whole bill; the tip is then a little higher.
- Tip
- The tip rate. 15–20% is the US norm for sit-down service; the table under the result shows 10% to 25% side by side so you can pick.
- Split between
- How many people are paying equal shares. 1 gives the whole total; for unequal orders, the split-bill calculator shares the tip in proportion to what each person had.
Tip formula
tip = (bill − tax) × tip % ÷ 100 · total = bill + tip · each = total ÷ people
A tip is a percentage of the bill, but of which bill is a real question. The Emily Post Institute's guidance for sit-down service is 15 to 20 percent of the pre-tax amount, so the page takes the tax shown on the receipt, if you enter it, and tips on what is left; leave it at zero to tip on the whole bill. The tip is added to the full bill, tax included, for the total, and the total is divided by the number of people if you are splitting evenly. A table shows the same bill at 10, 15, 18, 20, 22 and 25 percent so you can see the choices side by side.
Tip worked example
An $80 bill that includes $6.40 of tax: tipping on the pre-tax $73.60, 18% is $13.25, so the total is $93.25 — $46.62 each for two. Tipping 18% on the whole $80 instead would add $1.15.
More Tip examples
A $64 bill with a 20% tip on the whole amount: 10% is $6.40, so 20% is $12.80, and the total comes to $76.80.
Six friends with a $245 bill that includes $19.60 of tax: the pre-tax amount is $225.40, 20% of it is $45.08, and the total is $290.08, or $48.35 each. Tipping on the whole bill would have added $3.92 more.
Where the Tip calculator can give the wrong answer
- Check the receipt for a service charge first. Many restaurants add one for large groups, and it replaces the tip rather than adding to it.
- Customs differ by country. The 15–20% range is US practice; in much of Europe service is included or a small round-up is usual.
- An even split assumes everyone pays the same. Use the split-bill calculator's 'by what each ordered' mode when they did not.
- The per-person figure is rounded to the cent, so a split that does not divide evenly leaves a cent for someone to cover.
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Tip reference table
| Bill | 15% | 18% | 20% | 22% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 4.40 |
| 40 | 6.00 | 7.20 | 8.00 | 8.80 |
| 60 | 9.00 | 10.80 | 12.00 | 13.20 |
| 80 | 12.00 | 14.40 | 16.00 | 17.60 |
| 100 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 |
| 150 | 22.50 | 27.00 | 30.00 | 33.00 |
| 200 | 30.00 | 36.00 | 40.00 | 44.00 |
Tip FAQ
- 15 to 20 percent of the pre-tax bill for sit-down service, according to the Emily Post Institute. The table on the page shows your bill at each rate.
- Emily Post's guidance is that tipping on the pre-tax amount is fine. Enter the tax from the receipt and the page tips on the rest; on a large bill the difference is noticeable.
- Move the decimal point one place left and double it. On a bill of 64, 10% is 6.40, so 20% is 12.80.
- Emily Post suggests 10–15% for delivery. Takeout carries no obligation, though 10% is a kind gesture for a large or complicated order.
- Yes, by Emily Post's guidance: tip on the price before the discount, because the server did the same work either way. On a {{$60}} meal with a {{$20}} coupon, 20% is {{$12}}, not {{$8}}.
- It sits in the middle of the 15–20% range Emily Post gives for sit-down service. Many card machines now suggest 18%, 20% and 22%; the table on this page shows what each comes to on your bill.