Tip amounts
Which checkout settings show the highest suggested tips?
A comparison of the suggested percentage buttons recorded across checkout settings in the Tip Creep Tracker archive.
How this was calculated
This comparison uses visible percentage buttons only. It excludes flat-dollar suggestions and settings represented by fewer than two reports, so a single unusual screen does not dominate the table.
Only approved, non-demo reports with a known city and state are included. Placeholder locations such as “Location not reported,” “Online,” and “N/A” are excluded. Duplicates and pending submissions are excluded. This is descriptive archive data, not a survey of all U.S. businesses.
What stands out
table has the highest average suggested percentage in this view (22.6%, across 6 reports). These are offered buttons, not measured payments.
This is an editorial reading of the current archive, not a causal claim. As more reports arrive or corrections are made, the takeaway can change.
| setting | reports | average suggested tip | highest suggested tip |
|---|---|---|---|
| table | 6 | 22.6 | 40 |
| retail | 4 | 18.8 | 25 |
| counter | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| self_service | 11 | 16.8 | 30 |
What this page can and cannot tell you
It can show how the published archive is distributed by place, time, setting, and prompt details. It cannot estimate the true rate of tipping requests across all businesses, prove that a business-wide policy exists, or replace the original source. Use the links above to inspect individual reports before repeating a statistic.
See the underlying reports. Browse the archive or add a documented report.