Enter the total tips, choose how the pool is shared, and list everyone on the shift with their hours and role points. Each person's share is calculated and rounded so the payouts add up to the exact total.
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An hours-based pool pays each person the same rate per hour worked, so someone who worked twice as long gets twice as much. A points system gives each role a weight, for example 10 points for servers, 7 for bartenders and 5 for bussers, and multiplies it by hours. The pool is then divided by total weighted hours. Some venues first take a fixed tip-out, a percentage of tips for the kitchen or support staff, before splitting the rest. Rounding to the cent can leave a few cents over or under. This calculator uses the largest-remainder method, so the payouts always add up to exactly the pool.
Tip pooling laws vary. In the US, for example, managers and supervisors generally can't take part in employee tip pools. Check the rules where you work.
Posting the method, points and totals for each shift builds trust and cuts down on disputes.
Divide the total tips by the total hours worked to get a rate per hour, then multiply by each person's hours.
Each role gets points, such as 10 for servers and 5 for bussers. Each person's share is proportional to points × hours.
A percentage of tips paid to support staff or the kitchen before the pool is split. Enter it as a percentage of the total.
To make the payouts add up exactly, leftover cents from rounding go to the people with the largest fractional remainders.
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