Bartender tip-out calculator

Barback tip-out without the napkin math.

Estimate what bartenders keep after barback tip-out, support tip-out, service-charge payouts, and splitting the shift across multiple bartenders.

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Use the method your bar actually uses. Some houses tip out a percentage of tips. Others use bar sales because the POS number is cleaner.
Per bartender after tip-out
$153
Total tip-out$54
Pool kept$306
Hourly pace$21.86
Tips-based tip-out

Use this when barback or support tip-out is a percentage of bartender tips.

Sales-based tip-out

Use this when your bar calculates support payout from POS bar sales.

Split the pool

See the per-bartender estimate after tip-out and service-charge payout.

How the bartender tip-out math works

This calculator keeps voluntary tips and service-charge payout separate, then calculates the main support tip-out from either tips or bar sales. Extra support tip-out is calculated from voluntary tips.

per bartender = (tips + service-charge payout - main tip-out - extra support tip-out) ÷ bartenders

Earned is built for saving this shift record afterward, so you can compare bar shifts by real take-home, hourly pace, and calendar history instead of guessing from one busy night.