Tip pool calculator for hospitality teams

Formula

Weighted hours = eligible hours × weight. Without a service/kitchen split: one person's allocation = total tip pool × that person's weighted hours ÷ all weighted hours.

With a split, round the service pool to whole cents first and use the exact remainder as the kitchen pool. Apply the same weighted-hours formula inside each pool.

Worked example

With a $100.00 pool, weight 1, and no service/kitchen split, Anna (8), Ben (6), and Cara (7) create 21 weighted hours.

After cent reconciliation, Anna receives $38.10, Ben $28.57, and Cara $33.33; the total remains exactly $100.00.

Transparent distribution

1. The calculator creates allocation points from hours × weight for each person.
2. Exact shares are calculated and first floored to whole cents.
3. Remaining cents go to the largest fractional remainders; input order breaks an exact tie.
4. The final reconciliation compares every allocation with the original pool and reports a $0.00 difference.

Limits

The calculator documents an agreed calculation method. It does not decide which rule is legally, tax-wise, or operationally right for your team.

The calculator records an agreed method; it does not determine the legally, operationally, or tax-correct rule for a specific country or team.

Privacy

All names, hours, weights, percentages, tip amounts, and results remain in the browser. Calculator values and results are not sent as analytics events.