How this calculator works
Choose a percentage first and the panel shows what it comes to across a handful of common bill sizes at once. Type a bill amount and the same rate is applied to it exactly. This is the percentage-first companion to the tip calculator, which starts from a bill and adds tax, splitting, rounding and a reverse mode.
The formula
Tip = Bill before tax × Tip rate
Total = Bill before tax + Tip
Substituted: $50.00 × 20% = $10.00, so the total is $60.00. Every column in the chart below runs this same multiplication at a different rate.
Is 15%, 18%, 20% or 25% a good, standard or average tip?
No source this site has fetched and verified reports a measured national average tip, so none is invented here. What The Emily Post Institute publishes is a range — 15%–20% for US restaurant table service, with 15% explicitly a floor for disappointing service, not the typical amount. Checked against it: 10% falls short, reserved for genuinely poor service. 18% and 20% both land inside the range. 25% sits above it — generous rather than wrong. On a $50.00 bill, the gap between the range's floor and its ceiling is $2.50. The calculator above gives this same verdict for whatever rate you pick.
Tip chart: $5 to $200
Every bill from $5 to $200 in $5 steps, at 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, 25%. The bold figure in each cell is the total; the smaller figure beneath it, prefixed with a plus sign, is the tip alone. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen — it does not shrink to fit.
| Bill | 10% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $5.50+$0.50 | $5.75+$0.75 | $5.90+$0.90 | $6.00+$1.00 | $6.25+$1.25 |
| $10.00 | $11.00+$1.00 | $11.50+$1.50 | $11.80+$1.80 | $12.00+$2.00 | $12.50+$2.50 |
| $15.00 | $16.50+$1.50 | $17.25+$2.25 | $17.70+$2.70 | $18.00+$3.00 | $18.75+$3.75 |
| $20.00 | $22.00+$2.00 | $23.00+$3.00 | $23.60+$3.60 | $24.00+$4.00 | $25.00+$5.00 |
| $25.00 | $27.50+$2.50 | $28.75+$3.75 | $29.50+$4.50 | $30.00+$5.00 | $31.25+$6.25 |
| $30.00 | $33.00+$3.00 | $34.50+$4.50 | $35.40+$5.40 | $36.00+$6.00 | $37.50+$7.50 |
| $35.00 | $38.50+$3.50 | $40.25+$5.25 | $41.30+$6.30 | $42.00+$7.00 | $43.75+$8.75 |
| $40.00 | $44.00+$4.00 | $46.00+$6.00 | $47.20+$7.20 | $48.00+$8.00 | $50.00+$10.00 |
| $45.00 | $49.50+$4.50 | $51.75+$6.75 | $53.10+$8.10 | $54.00+$9.00 | $56.25+$11.25 |
| $50.00 | $55.00+$5.00 | $57.50+$7.50 | $59.00+$9.00 | $60.00+$10.00 | $62.50+$12.50 |
| $55.00 | $60.50+$5.50 | $63.25+$8.25 | $64.90+$9.90 | $66.00+$11.00 | $68.75+$13.75 |
| $60.00 | $66.00+$6.00 | $69.00+$9.00 | $70.80+$10.80 | $72.00+$12.00 | $75.00+$15.00 |
| $65.00 | $71.50+$6.50 | $74.75+$9.75 | $76.70+$11.70 | $78.00+$13.00 | $81.25+$16.25 |
| $70.00 | $77.00+$7.00 | $80.50+$10.50 | $82.60+$12.60 | $84.00+$14.00 | $87.50+$17.50 |
| $75.00 | $82.50+$7.50 | $86.25+$11.25 | $88.50+$13.50 | $90.00+$15.00 | $93.75+$18.75 |
| $80.00 | $88.00+$8.00 | $92.00+$12.00 | $94.40+$14.40 | $96.00+$16.00 | $100.00+$20.00 |
| $85.00 | $93.50+$8.50 | $97.75+$12.75 | $100.30+$15.30 | $102.00+$17.00 | $106.25+$21.25 |
| $90.00 | $99.00+$9.00 | $103.50+$13.50 | $106.20+$16.20 | $108.00+$18.00 | $112.50+$22.50 |
| $95.00 | $104.50+$9.50 | $109.25+$14.25 | $112.10+$17.10 | $114.00+$19.00 | $118.75+$23.75 |
| $100.00 | $110.00+$10.00 | $115.00+$15.00 | $118.00+$18.00 | $120.00+$20.00 | $125.00+$25.00 |
| $105.00 | $115.50+$10.50 | $120.75+$15.75 | $123.90+$18.90 | $126.00+$21.00 | $131.25+$26.25 |
| $110.00 | $121.00+$11.00 | $126.50+$16.50 | $129.80+$19.80 | $132.00+$22.00 | $137.50+$27.50 |
| $115.00 | $126.50+$11.50 | $132.25+$17.25 | $135.70+$20.70 | $138.00+$23.00 | $143.75+$28.75 |
| $120.00 | $132.00+$12.00 | $138.00+$18.00 | $141.60+$21.60 | $144.00+$24.00 | $150.00+$30.00 |
| $125.00 | $137.50+$12.50 | $143.75+$18.75 | $147.50+$22.50 | $150.00+$25.00 | $156.25+$31.25 |
| $130.00 | $143.00+$13.00 | $149.50+$19.50 | $153.40+$23.40 | $156.00+$26.00 | $162.50+$32.50 |
| $135.00 | $148.50+$13.50 | $155.25+$20.25 | $159.30+$24.30 | $162.00+$27.00 | $168.75+$33.75 |
| $140.00 | $154.00+$14.00 | $161.00+$21.00 | $165.20+$25.20 | $168.00+$28.00 | $175.00+$35.00 |
| $145.00 | $159.50+$14.50 | $166.75+$21.75 | $171.10+$26.10 | $174.00+$29.00 | $181.25+$36.25 |
| $150.00 | $165.00+$15.00 | $172.50+$22.50 | $177.00+$27.00 | $180.00+$30.00 | $187.50+$37.50 |
| $155.00 | $170.50+$15.50 | $178.25+$23.25 | $182.90+$27.90 | $186.00+$31.00 | $193.75+$38.75 |
| $160.00 | $176.00+$16.00 | $184.00+$24.00 | $188.80+$28.80 | $192.00+$32.00 | $200.00+$40.00 |
| $165.00 | $181.50+$16.50 | $189.75+$24.75 | $194.70+$29.70 | $198.00+$33.00 | $206.25+$41.25 |
| $170.00 | $187.00+$17.00 | $195.50+$25.50 | $200.60+$30.60 | $204.00+$34.00 | $212.50+$42.50 |
| $175.00 | $192.50+$17.50 | $201.25+$26.25 | $206.50+$31.50 | $210.00+$35.00 | $218.75+$43.75 |
| $180.00 | $198.00+$18.00 | $207.00+$27.00 | $212.40+$32.40 | $216.00+$36.00 | $225.00+$45.00 |
| $185.00 | $203.50+$18.50 | $212.75+$27.75 | $218.30+$33.30 | $222.00+$37.00 | $231.25+$46.25 |
| $190.00 | $209.00+$19.00 | $218.50+$28.50 | $224.20+$34.20 | $228.00+$38.00 | $237.50+$47.50 |
| $195.00 | $214.50+$19.50 | $224.25+$29.25 | $230.10+$35.10 | $234.00+$39.00 | $243.75+$48.75 |
| $200.00 | $220.00+$20.00 | $230.00+$30.00 | $236.00+$36.00 | $240.00+$40.00 | $250.00+$50.00 |
Key facts
- The Emily Post Institute puts standard US restaurant table service at 15%–20% and frames 15% as a minimum rather than a typical tip.
- A tip is a fixed percentage of the bill, so the rate needed to reach 20% does not change with the size of the check — only the dollar amount does.
- On a $50.00 bill, the entire published range spans $2.50 between its floor and its ceiling.
Who should use this and when
Reach for this page when the question is what percentage, not what to pay on a specific check — deciding on a rate before you go out, settling an argument over whether a rate is generous or stingy, or scanning the chart for a round bill amount. Once a real bill needs tax, splitting, or a reverse calculation from a total already paid, the tip calculator is built for that.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average tip percentage?+
No source consulted publishes a measured national average, so none is invented here. The Emily Post Institute publishes a range instead: 15%–20% of the pre-tax bill for US restaurant table service, with 15% a minimum rather than typical.
Is 20 percent a good tip?+
Yes — the top of the published 15%–20% range, generous but not unusual. On a $50.00 bill that is $10.00.
Is 15 percent a good tip?+
It is the published floor, framed as what you leave even when service disappoints, not the typical amount. On a $50.00 bill it is $7.50; standard service usually lands closer to 20%.
What is considered a standard or customary tip?+
For US restaurant table service, 15%–20% of the bill before tax. Bar, counter service and delivery each publish their own figures, so "customary" depends on the setting.
How much is an 18 percent tip on $50?+
$9.00, for a $59.00 total. The chart below covers $5 to $200 at five rates; any bill and rate in the calculator above works instantly.
Does the tip percentage change with the size of the bill?+
No — a percentage scales with the bill by definition, so the dollar amount rises but the rate does not need to. No etiquette source consulted here publishes a sliding scale for large bills, so this page does not model one.
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Estimates & assumptions
- Tipping norms are customary, not legal requirements. The published range quoted here is US restaurant guidance and varies by region, venue and service.
- No survey or average is stated anywhere on this page. Where guidance names a range rather than a single figure, that range is shown, never a number this site invented.
- The tip chart holds sales tax at zero. Use the tip calculator to add a tax rate, split a bill, or work backwards from a total.
Figures are for everyday planning only and are not financial, tax, or legal advice. Where a range is quoted, follow the source link and read it in full.