Uber Eats Tip Calculator

Uber Eats lets you settle the tip once you know how the delivery went. Work out an amount here, and do it sooner rather than later.

How much was the order?

Order total in USD, before fees and before any tip.

$0$400

How tipping works on Uber Eats

Nothing is taken out of the tip

Uber's own driver and courier help pages say that zero service fees are applied to tips and that tips belong to the driver. As on every delivery app, the delivery fee and service fee are separate from the tip and go to the platform rather than the person at your door.

The window afterwards is genuinely unclear

Uber Eats shows a suggested tip while you order and keeps the option open after the food arrives, which makes it the easiest of the big apps to settle up on once you know how things went. How long it stays open is another matter: Uber's own help page answers the question twice and gives two different figures, seven days in one answer and thirty in another. We are not going to pick one for them. If you mean to tip later, soon is safer than late.

Deciding after the delivery is a real option

Because the tip can be set afterwards, you can wait until you know whether the trip was a short hop or a half-hour in the rain. That is a better basis than the checkout screen has, and using it is not a slight to anyone.

How much should you tip an Uber Eats driver?

Tipping an Uber Eats courier is customary in the U.S. A common range is 10%–15% of the order, with a $2–$5 minimum on a small one. Uber states that no service fees are taken out of tips, and a tip can be added after the delivery as well as at checkout.

Typical U.S. range: 10%–15% of the order, with a $2–$5 minimum on a small order
Common reference: 15% of the order

What’s common in the U.S.

Uber Eats shows a suggested tip while you order and keeps the option open after the food arrives, which makes it the easiest of the big three to settle up on once you know how the delivery went. How long that window stays open is less clear than it should be: Uber's own driver help page answers the question twice and gives two different figures — seven days in one, thirty in another — so if you mean to add a tip later, soon is safer than late. On the courier's side Uber says tips belong to the driver with zero service fees applied to them. Distance, weather and a walk-up with no elevator are the usual reasons people go toward or past the top of the range.

What tippos suggests

tippos suggests starting at 15% of the order (or the $2–$5 minimum on a small one, whichever is more). If you would rather decide once the food is actually at the door, that is what the post-delivery option is for.

Tipping is always your decision. These numbers are context, not a requirement, and no amount is ever preselected for you.

Sources & methodology

Sources reviewed: October 22, 2026

tippos compares the references below to provide practical U.S. context. The final amount is always your decision.

Kiplinger — A Practical Guide to TippingSupports 10%–15% for food delivery, alongside its wider U.S. tipping guidance.
The Emily Post Institute — General Tipping GuideTreats delivery as a customary tip, distinct from optional counter and take-out tipping.
Uber — How tips work (driver and courier app)Uber's own statement that zero service fees are applied to tips and that tips belong to the driver. Also the source for the post-delivery window — and for the fact that it gives two conflicting figures (7 days and 30 days) on the same page.