What to Tip Your Babysitter or Nanny

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It’s common at the end of to give a tip or bonus to the people who help you the most. In the case of many parents, that’s your babysitter or nanny. Should you give a gift? A cash bonus? UrbanSitter shares this helpful infographic to help you sort out what to give.

Scrooge or Saint Nick

(For those who can’t see the infographic here are some key points)

What to Give:
Popular nanny gifts and babysitter gifts include: gift cards to a favorite retailer or restaurant, spa items or as gift card for spa services, scarves, other handmade items, a framed photo of the kids, candles, gourmet foods such as baked goods or chocolates and fine teas.

What To Give the Nanny for Year End Bonus:
The most popular holiday gift for nannies is a Christmas bonus of one week’s pay.
97% of parents surveyed give their nanny a Christmas bonus or gift.

What To Get Babysitters for Christmas:
3 out of 4 parents surveyed give their babysitter gifts or a year end bonus for Christmas.

If you live in San Francisco or New York be prepared to give more than average. San Francisco parents give on average $75 while New Yorkers are likely to give the babysitter a year end bonus of over $100!

What do you give your sitter or nanny at the end of year?

Kelly

About Kelly

Kelly Whalen is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.