How to Calculate a Tip (15%, 18%, 20%)

Our tip calculator takes the bill, a tip percent and the number of people. It does not look up local norms or add a card-surcharge. A $47.83 bill at 18% is $8.61 of tip and $56.44 total; split three ways that is about $18.81 each before anyone rounds up. That is the whole product — people search “tip calculator” because they do not want to do that at the table.

Enter the bill, choose a percent and set how many people split the total. You will see tip dollars, grand total and each share. Use the percentage calculator if you only need “what is 20% of X.”

Decide whether the bill you type is before or after sales tax. Either is fine if you are consistent. Splitting is then total ÷ people — this tool does not itemize who ordered the steak.

These assume the same $80 pre-tax bill.

If a discount applied, tip on the food you received unless a coupon says otherwise — house rules vary. Sales tax is not service; some people exclude it, some do not. Delivery apps often collect a fee that is not the driver’s tip. For a sale price plus tax, compute the discount first, then tax, then tip, or enter the receipt total and pick a rate. “Tip calculator” and “20 percent tip” are high-volume because people want the dollars, not a mental 10% doubled — the tip calculator does that split in one screen.