Average Tip/Gift
Provider |  Average Tip/Gift (2012) |
Superintendent | $106 |
House Cleaner | $100 |
Dog Walker |  $79 |
Daytime Doorman | $73 |
Nighttime Doorman | $63 |
Personal Trainer | $62 |
Porter | $59 |
Parking Attendant | $45 |
Exercise Instructor |  $34 |
Hairstylist | $39 |
Package Delivery (UPS, FedEx) | $25 |
USPS Mail carrier | $20 |
Nannies/Occasional Babysitters |
|
Nanny |  $537 |
Occasional Babysitter | $76 |
Teachers |
|
Preschool/Daycare Head Teacher | $43 |
Preschool/Daycare Secondary Teacher | $34 |
K-12 teacher* | $30 |
 Special Services teacher | $32 |
Afterschool Service Providers | $37 |
Total (if you have all of them) |
$1,494 |
- 76% of people give their cleaning person a week's pay as a bonus (16% give more, 7% less)
- DOE Policy does not mandate amount for parents but indicates that the names of everyone in class must be on the class gifts.
- Teacher gifts can be either part of a class gift or an individual gift.
Nannies
Average Year End Gift x Nanny Situation
Nanny Situation | Average Amount 2012 |
Full time (over 40 hrs/week) (49% of respondents) | $720 |
Part-time (16-40 hours) (35% of respondents) | $448 |
Part-time (up to 15 hours) (6% of respondents) | $160 |
- Range $25-$2500.
- 77% of people give their nanny a week's pay as a bonus (19% give more, 4% less)
Nannies
Average Year End Gift x Nanny Tenure
Nanny Tenure | Average Amount 2012 |
More than 4 years (10% of respondents) | $794 |
Between 2-4 years (22% of respondents) | $572 |
Between 1 and 2 years (20% of respondents) | $619 |
Between 6-12 months (18% of respondents) | $521 |
Less than 6 months (30% of respondents) | $322 |
- Range $25-$2500.
Preschool/Daycare
Average Holiday Tip/gift by program
Head Teachers 2012 | Secondary Teachers 2012 | |
OVERALL | $44 | $34 |
5 Full days a week plus after school | $61 | $51 |
5 Full days a week | $43 | $35 |
2 or 3 Full days/week | $41 | $34 |
Half days 5 days/week | $36 | $29 |
Half days 2-3 days/week | $41 | $24 |
- Range for Head Teacher $10-200; Secondary teacher 5-100
- Some people noted that schools had limits to the amount parents are able to give.
Superintendents, Porters, Doorman, and Parking Attendants
Service Provider |
Mode** | Range |
Super | $100 | $10-$750 |
Porter | $50 | $5-$300 |
Doorman (Day) | $50 | $5-$300 |
Doorman (Night) | $50 | $15-$200 |
Parking Garage Attendants | $50 | $5-$200 |
*Based on people who have this service provider
**Mode is the most frequently mentioned amount given
METHODOLOGY
508 responses were collected from December 4th - December 10th, 2012 via an online survey program (surveymonkey.com). The survey was distributed online through the Park Slope Parents website, their email groups as well as published blogs and other online parenting groups. Approximately 95% of respondents have children under the age of 18, with 63% employing a Nanny and 33% not employing a nanny but having children under 18.
