Free tool · Restaurants & bars

Tip pool calculator

Enter the night's tips, who worked and for how long. Give roles different points if your pool weights them (for example servers 1.0, bussers 0.5). Runs in your browser; nothing is saved or sent.

Total tips to share ($)

Name

Hours

Points/hr

Payout

How the split works

Each person's share = (their hours × their points) ÷ (everyone's hours × points, added up). With everyone at 1.0 points it's a straight split by hours. Payouts are rounded to the cent, so the total can be off by a few cents; the calculator shows the difference.

Check your local rules. In the US, federal law bars managers and supervisors from keeping tips from an employee tip pool, and some states add their own rules. This tool does the math; it isn't legal advice.

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