Tipping
Expected to tip
Tipping is expected in United States since staff depend on tips to supplement their often minimum wages.
Usual tipping rates
General
10% (bad service)
15% (OK service)
20% (excellent service)
Restaurant
10% (bad service)
15% (OK service)
20% (excellent service)
Taxi driver
10% - 15%
Bar
10% - 25%
Hotel concierge
$5.00 per request
Hotel housekeeper
$2.00 - $3.00 per night
Hotel porter
$1.00 - $2.00 per bag
Tour guide
15% - 20%
Data
BasicStartupBusiness
Overall expectations regarding the tipping and usual tipping rates for most common categories - restaurant staff, taxi drivers, hotel staff and tour guides.
Refresh frequency
Monthly
Sourced
In-house
Developer documentation
Tipping category is available in production API version 2.