Tipping Guide Calculator

The right tip depends on the service. This calculator gives a suggested range for seven common services: a percentage of the bill for most of them, and a flat dollar amount for hotel housekeeping and valet parking.

The ranges are fixed in the calculator: restaurant 18-25% of the bill, food delivery 15-20%, hair salon or barber 15-25%, taxi or rideshare 15-20% and movers 15-20%, while hotel housekeeping and valet parking show a flat $3-$5 whatever amount you enter. There is no location or service-quality input, and the ranges are customs rather than a published standard. For comparison, the Emily Post Institute's tipping guide lists 15-20% of the pre-tax bill for sit-down restaurant service, 10-15% for delivery, 15-20% for a hair salon or taxi, and $2-$5 for hotel housekeeping (per day) and for valet parking. If you have your own percentage in mind, enter it as a custom tip and the calculator shows that amount as well.

A few habits trip people up: tipping on the post-tax total instead of the pre-tax amount inflates the figure on big restaurant bills, and exceptional service often goes under-rewarded. For many service workers, tips make up a real share of their pay, so let the quality you received guide the number, with a baseline tip expected even when service is merely satisfactory.