It’s that time of year again, when people plan to give those who go above and beyond a little something extra. According to a new report, in 2024, the holiday spirit of generosity is alive and well.
Every year, Bankrate looks at how people plan to tip workers across six sectors: housekeepers, child care providers, teachers, mail carriers, trash and recycling collectors and outdoor maintenance workers, like landscapers, gardeners and snow removers. They found that this year, people plan to tip the most to workers in sectors that include “people that we see and interact with regularly.”
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Overall, this year’s median tip rates stayed the same compared to last year, but they did drop in two categories.
Bankrate found people plan to tip housekeepers and child care providers $50 dollars, teachers $25 and mail carriers $20. However, outdoor maintenance workers and trash and recycling collectors will get less than in 2023. Americans said they planned on tipping outdoor workers a median of $30 dollars this year, down from $37 last year. Additionally, trash and recycling collectors will see a $5 drop and can expect a median of $20.
However, more people plan to tip this year than the last four years. More than half of the survey’s respondents said they plan to tip their housekeepers, teachers and child care providers. The amount of people planning to tip trash and recycling collectors also went up, with 26% saying they would, compared to last year’s 20%.
Just like last year, about a third of people were tipping their mail carriers. But some outdoor maintenance workers won’t be getting a little holiday bonus this year, with the amount of people planning to tip them dropping by 1%.
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN – WHEN YOU GIVE THE PEOPLE WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA… AND THIS YEAR – THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY IS ALIVE AND WELL.
EVERY YEAR, BANKRATE LOOKS AT HOW PEOPLE PLAN TO TIP WORKERS ACROSS SIX SECTORS: HOUSEKEEPERS, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS, MAIL CARRIERS, TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTORS, AND OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE WORKERS, LIKE LANDSCAPERS, GARDENERS, AND SNOW REMOVERS.
THEY FOUND THAT THIS YEAR – PEOPLE PLAN TO TIP THE MOST TO WORKERS IN SECTORS THAT INCLUDE QUOTE “PEOPLE THAT WE SEE AND INTERACT WITH REGULARLY.”
OVERALL, THIS YEAR’S MEDIAN TIP RATES STAYED THE SAME COMPARED TO LAST YEAR…
BUT THEY DID DROP IN TWO CATEGORIES.
BANKRATE FOUND PEOPLE PLAN TO TIP HOUSEKEEPERS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS 50 DOLLARS…
TEACHERS 25 DOLLARS…
AND MAIL CARRIERS 20 DOLLARS.
BUT OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTORS WILL GET LESS THAN LAST YEAR… WITH AMERICANS TIPPING OUTDOOR WORKERS A MEDIAN OF 30 DOLLARS THIS YEAR – DOWN FROM 37 LAST YEAR.
AND TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTORS WILL SEE A FIVE DOLLAR DROP – AND CAN EXPECT A MEDIAN OF 20 DOLLARS.
HOWEVER, MORE PEOPLE PLAN TO TIP THIS YEAR THAN THE LAST FOUR YEARS…
MORE THAN HALF OF THE SURVEY’S RESPONDENTS SAID THEY PLAN TO TIP THEIR HOUSEKEEPERS, TEACHERS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO TIP TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTORS ALSO WENT UP – WITH 26 PERCENT SAYING THEY WOULD, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR’S 20 PERCENT.
AND JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, ABOUT A THIRD OF PEOPLE WERE TIPPING THEIR MAIL CARRIERS.
SOME OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE WORKERS WON’T BE GETTING A LITTLE HOLIDAY BONUS THIS YEAR… WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO TIP THEM DROPPING BY 1 PERCENT.
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