Calories in a Slice of Pizza

How Many Calories Are in a Slice of Pizza?

Pizza calories depend on the size, crust and toppings, but a dependable baseline is that a slice of regular-crust cheese pizza (one-eighth of a 14-inch pie) has about 285 calories. Meat toppings and thick crusts push that higher; thin crust and vegetable toppings bring it down. A single slice is rarely the issue — it is the three- or four-slice serving that adds up.

Three things drive a slice’s calories: the dough (more crust means more carbs), the cheese (the main source of fat) and the toppings (pepperoni and sausage add fat and salt; vegetables add almost nothing).

Slice of Pizza Calories by Type

Pizza slice (1/8 of 14-inch)	Calories	Carbs (g)	Protein (g)	Fat (g)
Thin-crust cheese	~200	22	9	8
Regular-crust cheese	~285	36	12	10
Pepperoni	~315	36	13	13
Sausage	~325	35	14	14
Veggie (regular crust)	~265	35	11	9
Hawaiian	~290	38	12	10
Meat lovers	~370	37	17	18
Deep-dish / stuffed crust	~430	42	17	22

These are per-slice figures for a standard 14-inch pizza cut into eight slices. The difference between a light thin-crust slice and a loaded deep-dish slice is more than 200 calories.

What Drives a Slice’s Calories

The crust and cheese do most of the work. A regular crust provides the bulk of the carbohydrates, while a generous mozzarella layer can add 80 to 120 calories of mostly fat per slice. Processed meats like pepperoni and sausage layer on fat and a heavy dose of sodium. Vegetable toppings, by contrast, add fiber and vitamins for almost no extra calories — which is why a veggie slice often comes out lighter than a plain cheese slice.

Slice Size and the Whole-Pizza Picture

Slice calories scale directly with pizza diameter. A 12-inch (small) pie cut into eight yields smaller, lower-calorie slices, while a 16- or 18-inch (extra-large) pie produces noticeably bigger ones. For perspective, a whole 14-inch cheese pizza totals roughly 2,000 to 2,300 calories across eight slices, and a large pepperoni can exceed 2,400 — a useful reminder when a “couple of slices” turns into half a pie.

Enjoying Pizza Without Overdoing It

You can keep pizza in a calorie-aware diet with a few easy moves. Choosing thin crust over regular saves about 80 to 90 calories per slice. Asking for light cheese or extra veggies cuts fat while keeping the slice filling, and blotting surface oil with a napkin removes a surprising amount of fat. Pairing one or two slices with a big salad lets you fill up on lower-calorie food so you naturally eat fewer slices.