Tip Pooling Calculator

How the Pool Is Split

Every method is the same proportional split under the hood: each person gets a slice of the pool sized by their weight. Splitting evenly gives everyone a weight of 1; splitting by hours uses each person's hours worked; splitting by points uses a custom number you assign per role.

Say a $300 pool is split by hours among three people who worked 8, 8, and 4 hours (20 hours total). Their shares are 8⁄20, 8⁄20, and 4⁄20 of $300: $120, $120, and $60.

Why the Shares Always Add Up

Money only divides so far. A $100 pool split three ways is $33.33… each, which would leave a penny stranded. This calculator rounds each share down to the cent, then hands the leftover pennies out one at a time to the people whose shares were rounded down the most. The displayed shares always sum to exactly the pool you entered.

Splitting a Bill vs. Splitting a Pool

This tool splits a tip pool among staff, a job for managers and coworkers dividing pooled tips. If instead you want to add a tip to a restaurant check and split the total among diners, use the Tip Calculator & Bill Splitter.

Even, Hours, or Points?

• Evenly suits small teams who worked similar shifts, so everyone gets the same slice.
• By hours is the most common fair method: someone who worked twice as long earns twice the share.
• By points weights roles differently for when jobs contribute unequally to tips. A server might be 10 points and a busser 5.