Tip Calculator
Calculate the tip, total bill and equal amount per person.
01 / INPUTS
amount
%
people
02 / RESULT
- Tip amount
- 9
- Total
- 59
- Per person
- 29.5
Calculation trace
- 50 × 18% ÷ 100 = 99Tip amount
- 50 + 9 = 5959Total
- 59 ÷ 2 = 29.529.5Per person
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How it works
Tip = bill × tip% ÷ 100, total = bill + tip, and per person = total ÷ number of people.
Assumptions & limits
- The tip percentage and party size are user-supplied.
- The bill is split evenly across people.
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FAQ
- Should I tip on the pre-tax or post-tax amount?
- Enter whichever bill amount you prefer to tip on — the tool applies your percentage to the number you enter.
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SOURCES
- U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionFact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA ↗
Definition of a tip/gratuity under the FLSA
Accessed 2026-08-23
- OpenStax, Rice UniversityPrealgebra 2e ↗
Percent applications — gratuity as a percentage of the bill, split per person
Accessed 2026-08-23