Free tool
Tip calculator with split
Bill, tip percent, party size — see the tip, the total, and each person's share instantly. Tips compute on the pre-tax subtotal by default (the customary base), and the per-person amounts always sum to the exact total.
Tipping on the pre-tax subtotal is the customary U.S. convention.
All the math happens in your browser. Nothing you type leaves this page — no account, no sign-up, no server.
How the math works
Three steps, all in whole cents:
- Tip = tip percent × the base you chose. The default base is the pre-tax subtotal — the customary convention — and the toggle makes the choice explicit instead of burying it in the result.
- Total = bill + tax + tip.
- Per person = the total divided by your party size using largest-remainder rounding, so the shares always sum to the exact total. When the division isn't clean, one or two people pay a single cent more — the calculator says exactly how many, rather than showing a share that doesn't quite add up.
A worked example
| Tip — 20% of the $84.00 pre-tax bill | $16.80 |
| Total — $84.00 + $7.35 + $16.80 | $108.15 |
| Per person — $108.15 doesn't halve cleanly | $54.07 + $54.08 |
| Check: the two shares sum to | $108.15 |
Had you tipped on the after-tax total instead, the tip would be 20% of $91.35 — $18.27, or $1.47 more. Neither is wrong; the point is knowing which base you're using. The same explicitness matters when the restaurant adds a service charge, which is not the same thing as a tip — see service charge vs tip and what to do about automatic gratuity on large parties.
One honest caveat: an even split of the total is only fair when everyone ordered roughly the same. If one person had the $48 steak and another had soup, switch to the bill split calculator — it splits by item and allocates tax and tip proportionally.
FAQ
Tip Calculator with Split questions
01 Should the tip be calculated before or after tax?
Customarily, before tax: the standard U.S. convention is to tip on the pre-tax subtotal — the price of the food and drinks, not the government's cut. Plenty of people tip on the after-tax total anyway (it's simpler off a receipt, and a touch more generous). This calculator defaults to the pre-tax base and lets you switch, so the base is always explicit rather than hidden in the math.
02 Why do some people pay one cent more than others?
Because most totals don't divide evenly. $100.00 across three people is $33.33 with a penny left over — so the calculator gives one person $33.34 and the shares sum to exactly $100.00. That's largest-remainder rounding. Calculators that just show "$33.33 each" are quietly a penny short.
03 What's a normal tip percentage at a restaurant?
For sit-down service in the U.S., 18–20% of the pre-tax bill is the going standard, with 15% at the low end and 25% for exceptional service. Counter service and takeout run lower. For the full picture by situation — servers, bartenders, delivery, groups — see the restaurant tipping guide and the 2026 tipping chart.
04 What if everyone ordered different amounts?
Then an even split is the wrong tool — the person who had a salad ends up subsidizing the steak. Use the bill split calculator instead: it splits by item, with tax and tip allocated in proportion to what each person actually ordered.
splitty does this from a photo of the receipt
Same math — shared items among sharers, tax and tip proportional — without typing a single line item. Point your phone at the check; 30 seconds, done.
