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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a massage therapist. We don't receive half of the money you're paying for your massage. For a 90 minute massage at my place of employment (which is a great, fair place of employment) I make about 25% of what you're paying. Also, massage therapists aren't supposed to work a 40 hour week due to the high demand on our bodies. (How many jobs do you have to ice your entire arms after work?). Therefore it's harder to actually make a huge income just doing massage.

When I massage I am giving you 100% of my attention and exhausting my own body to bring relief to your's. I do believe that does deserve a tip. My anatomy knowledge and staying up to date. Me going above and beyond to make your experience as perfect as possible...some clients I read ahead on new tips for their specific condition. That all deserves a tip.

For me I'd say base rate. For a 60 minute no less than $10, for a 90 minute $15-20, for 2 hours $30. That's what most of my clients pay and that's reasonable and fair, considering your tip is you directly paying your therapist for her work not the charge you're paying for the building and music and heated table and candles.

As for if someone is a private contractor I used to do house calls with my table. Tips are great but not as big of a deal. If someone is driving to you...tip them. If you feel they really did an incredible job tip them. But honestly, since they are getting so much more of the pay its not as big of a deal which means not as big of a tip. [/quote]

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