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Plain-English guides to tipping and splitting restaurant bills in the US — worked examples with exact figures, and the conventions behind them. Start with the tip calculator & bill splitter if you just want your number.
6 November 2026
How to Split a Restaurant Bill Fairly: Even, Weighted & Item-by-Item
Three ways to split a restaurant bill, worked through on the same $92.00 meal: even ($39.25 / $39.25 / $39.26), weighted 3:2:1 ($58.88 / $39.25 / $19.63), and item by item ($53.76 / $35.84 / $28.16) — with tax and tip following the food.
6 November 2026
Do Tipped Workers Get Overtime Pay? Tip Credit, Time-and-a-Half, and the $2.13 Mistake
Yes — servers and bartenders get overtime, but it is calculated on the full $7.25 minimum wage, not the $2.13 cash wage. A worked 50-hour example ($398.75 for the week) and the payroll mistake that costs $76.80, cited to DOL Fact Sheet #15. Guest post from the Overtime Pay Calculator team.