Amy Schumer
$500
on a $49 check · 2015
Her waiter at Peter's Clam Bar mentioned he was working two jobs to pay for college. She left him roughly ten times the bill.
Enter the bill and pick who you’re tipping. Every percentage from 10% to 25% is laid out below, alongside the flat and per-item rates that actually apply.
Median recommendation
On the pre-tax bill. 20% for attentive table service, 15% when it was simply fine.
National average · in line with national norms
usual range 15–20%
Shaded boxes sit inside the usual 15–20% range for a waiter.
20% for a waiter, divided evenly
Tip each
$7.50
Each pays
$45.00
$15.00 tip over 2 people · $37.50 of bill each
People who could have left a quiet 20% — and didn’t.
$500
on a $49 check · 2015
Her waiter at Peter's Clam Bar mentioned he was working two jobs to pay for college. She left him roughly ten times the bill.
$1,000
on a $100 tab · 2008
After a charity match he drank only mineral water at a Los Angeles pub, then tipped the waitress ten times the tab.
$1,000
on a drinks tab at Teddy's · 2006
He grabbed the check, said “Let me get the tip,” and slowly counted out a thousand single dollar bills for the staff.
$500
on an $800 dinner · 2013
A late-night meal at Ralph's in Philadelphia came with photos for the staff and two concert tickets for the chef.
$4,000
at Gibsons steakhouse, Chicago
A dinner that ran deep into the night ended with one of the biggest tips a Chicago steakhouse has reported.
$100
on a $20 tab · a server's account
A waiter short on rent got a hundred on a twenty-dollar tab, and — by their telling — envelopes of cash left quietly for months after.
Amounts as widely reported at the time. Anecdotes from servers are their own account.
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