Etiquette question: How much to tip house cleaners (if anything)?

[Anonymous]

I’ve arranged house cleaners to come every two weeks starting in the new year. This is new for me! They’re hired through a service. Do I tip them? If so, how much? TIA!

[Anonymous]

I always just did one holiday tip that was equivalent to what I would pay for one service.

[Anonymous]

Tip at the holidays. Is it through a company or are they individual people who clean? Depends on their tipping practices - you may want to ask them directly. Though, if it is for a big company, you might want to consider slipping them their own tip, so the company doesn't make them divvy it up.

[Anonymous]

I tip once a year, at the end of the year. I tip the equivalent of one cleaning.

My housekeeper is coming next week, at which point I'll pay her $160 for the cleaning, and separately as a "thank you" - another $160.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tip at the holidays. Is it through a company or are they individual people who clean? Depends on their tipping practices - you may want to ask them directly. Though, if it is for a big company, you might want to consider slipping them their own tip, so the company doesn't make them divvy it up.

They’re hired through a company. Thanks for the guidance!

[Anonymous]

We have a single person come who works for herself. I pay her in cash every 2 weeks and give her $100 in cash at Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve arranged house cleaners to come every two weeks starting in the new year. This is new for me! They’re hired through a service. Do I tip them? If so, how much? TIA!

No. The tipping craze is over the top! I give $50 at Christmas.

[Anonymous]

$10 per cleaner (team of 4) for once monthly service, $20 each in December

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$10 per cleaner (team of 4) for once monthly service, $20 each in December

Cheapo

[Anonymous]

interesting- i have someone come every 3 weeks. I tip her every time, usually 20%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve arranged house cleaners to come every two weeks starting in the new year. This is new for me! They’re hired through a service. Do I tip them? If so, how much? TIA!

No. The tipping craze is over the top! I give $50 at Christmas.

This feels about right to me. We do not tip at all for a normal clean and the entire price of an extra clean feels like too much

[Anonymous]

I tip the amount of a clean. So if you pay $170. When they come I would give them $340. $170 for the clean and $170 tip.

[Anonymous]

Why would I tip my wife?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$10 per cleaner (team of 4) for once monthly service, $20 each in December

Cheapo

How much should I be tipping? For monthly and for holiday?

[Anonymous]

Nothing until the holidays and then the price of one cleaning.