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[quote=Anonymous]IF you think that your therapist is making a LOT of money....ask the front desk how much your therapist is being paid. As a therapist at a spa and a clinic and a chiropractor I can tell you generally the rate of pay IS LOW! And yet schooling runs $10,000-$15,000 or more and requires at least 6 months and ALSO requires therapists to pay for continuing education classes every year, carry their own liability insurance AND pay for their own state licensing every single year! Figure $400 per year just to practice! Additionally due to repetitive stress to the hands, wrists and joints a therapist can't/won't usually work more than 25 hours a week MAX! Expected career span for a LMT is ONLY SEVEN YEARS! Due to repetitive stress injuries. Additionally therapists are paid ONLY for the time that they are giving massage. If I am there 8 hours but work only 90 minutes, I get paid for 90 minutes! Chiropractors pay between $18 and $33 per hour. Typically no tips. So even $5 is nice. I've seen chiro's pay as little as $15/hr. Envy/Heights/Elements (membership base clinics) pay $15-18 an hour. Will max at $20 but therapists rarely stay 5 years. Spa's usually it's like between 30% and 50% of the charge. but 50% is RARE. Where I work 50 minute Swedish is $90 and I get paid $22. Every therapist appreciates the gratuity. Some therapists are counting on it to pay the bills. But it is rare to be tipped through a chiropractic office or PT office. Otherwise here is how I feel and see others feel about tips for a one hour session (50 minutes hands on) Zero: Shameful. If you leave me nothing and come back again, don't expect my best work. Good work, but not my best. That said: I have had a LOT of bad massages out there. Communicate what you want. If it is that bad still, don't tip. $5: Wow. You better be in a tough spot. But I won't give you my best work next time. Thumbs are the first to go. And I won't give you my thumbs. $10: acceptable but nothing special or inspiring. $15: I know that you appreciate my work, my education and my commitment. $20: You get my very best every time. I am committed to you and your health and well-being. I may give you extra time, better lotion or other little freebies to let you know you are appreciated. More than that and you got the massage of a lifetime and you really do appreciate it.[/quote]
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