Golden State diners may be all about sunshine — but when it comes to tipping, they’re leaving servers in the shade.

California diners tipped less than any other state in the nation, according to a new report that ranked the Bear Flag State dead last in restaurant generosity.

The state’s overall tip rate came in at 17.3%, about 1.5 percentage points below the national average of 18.8%, according to Toast’s Q1 2026 Restaurant Tipping Trends report.

That means Cali’s customers were the biggest wallet squeezers at the table — at least when it comes to card and digital payments tracked by the restaurant technology company.

Toast analyzed aggregated…

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