Tip Chart
A printable tip chart: common bill amounts against the percentages people actually use.
Tip chart
A tip chart answers the arithmetic without a calculator: find your bill down the side and the percentage across the top. Every figure below is the percentage of the bill, rounded to the cent.
| Bill | 10% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | $0.50 | $0.75 | $0.90 | $1 | $1.25 |
| $10 | $1 | $1.50 | $1.80 | $2 | $2.50 |
| $15 | $1.50 | $2.25 | $2.70 | $3 | $3.75 |
| $20 | $2 | $3 | $3.60 | $4 | $5 |
| $25 | $2.50 | $3.75 | $4.50 | $5 | $6.25 |
| $30 | $3 | $4.50 | $5.40 | $6 | $7.50 |
| $40 | $4 | $6 | $7.20 | $8 | $10 |
| $50 | $5 | $7.50 | $9 | $10 | $12.50 |
| $60 | $6 | $9 | $10.80 | $12 | $15 |
| $70 | $7 | $10.50 | $12.60 | $14 | $17.50 |
| $80 | $8 | $12 | $14.40 | $16 | $20 |
| $90 | $9 | $13.50 | $16.20 | $18 | $22.50 |
| $100 | $10 | $15 | $18 | $20 | $25 |
| $125 | $12.50 | $18.75 | $22.50 | $25 | $31.25 |
| $150 | $15 | $22.50 | $27 | $30 | $37.50 |
| $200 | $20 | $30 | $36 | $40 | $50 |
| $250 | $25 | $37.50 | $45 | $50 | $62.50 |
| $300 | $30 | $45 | $54 | $60 | $75 |
15% and 20% are the two percentages this site's own sourced ranges actually reference. 10%, 18% and 25% are here because they are what card terminals tend to offer and what people ask for — not because any guidance singles them out.
Which percentage applies to what
A chart gives you the arithmetic, not the answer to which column to use. That depends on the service, and this site has a sourced range for each one. Of its 26 percentage-based calculators, 18 reference 20% and 7 reference 15%.
References 20%
A percentage does not fit everything. 16 of this site's calculators are measured in dollars rather than percent — hotel housekeeping is per night, a bellhop is per bag, a valet is per car — so they are deliberately absent from the lists above. Turning a flat amount into a percentage would be inventing a number.
Where you land is entirely your call, on any bill. Every service calculator has its own range and sources, and the tax and tip calculator covers what to do about sales tax.