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Tip Percentage Tracker
See what share of your sales comes back to you as tips.
Part of the 🍽️ Restaurant Servers toolkit, with more tools made for the job.
Your tables
For each table, type the bill before the tip and the tip you got. A few shifts of tables gives a useful picture.
Gives the tip per guest.
Type the bill and the tip for a few tables, and your average tip percentage appears here.
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For each table, type the bill before the tip and the tip you got. This shows your average tip percentage, your best and your lowest table, and the total tips and sales.
Most servers have a feeling about how they are doing, but a feeling is not a number. Tracking a few shifts of tables gives you a real average, and it shows how much your best and worst tables differ. It also helps you judge a restaurant or a shift: if two places have different average tips, that is worth knowing. There are two ways to average. Total tips over total sales weights big bills more, and the average of each table's own percentage treats every table the same. This tool shows both, because they can differ.
How it’s worked out
- For each table the percentage is the tip divided by the bill.
- The main figure is total tips divided by total sales, so bigger bills count for more.
- The second figure is the plain average of each table's own percentage.
- The best and lowest tables are shown, and if you add the number of guests, the tips per guest.
Tables with bills of 100, 50 and 200 and tips of 20, 5 and 30 have 350 of sales and 55 in tips, which is 15.7 percent overall. Their own percentages are 20, 10 and 15, which average 15 percent.
Common mistakes
- Tracking only the good tables. Include every table, or the average will flatter you.
- Using the bill after the tip. The bill should be before the tip, or the percentage is wrong.
- Comparing yourself with a figure from another country. Tipping norms differ a lot by place, so compare with your own past shifts and your colleagues.
- Tracking too few tables. A handful of tables can mislead, so track a few shifts before you decide anything.
Questions
Why are there two averages?
Total tips over total sales weights each bill by its size, which is what matters for your pay. The plain average treats a small and a large table the same, which shows how consistent you are. They can differ.
What is a good tip percentage?
It depends on the country, the type of restaurant and the custom there, so this tool does not judge. Compare with your own earlier shifts and with colleagues.
Does it include cash tips?
Yes, if you type them. Add the cash and card tip together for each table.
Can I use it for one shift or many?
Either. Add as many tables as you like, and keep adding across shifts to see a longer average.
Estimates only
These are estimates and general information, not legal, tax or employment advice. Tipping customs, tip-out and pooling rules, wages and tax on tips differ by country, state and restaurant, so use your own figures and your restaurant's written policy, and check the rules where you live.
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