How mover tipping calculator Works
The per-mover principle
Moving tips are customary at $20–40 per mover for half-days and $40–80 for full days, scaled by difficulty and service. The critical mechanics: per MOVER, not per crew — the $120 "generous tip" delivered to the foreman splits into something ungenerous. Hand each person theirs, by name.
What difficulty means
Third-floor walk-ups, pianos, sectional sofas through spiral staircases, and long carries from truck to door all change the physical price of the job. The difficulty multiplier is honest recognition — movers remember the customers who priced the stairs, and the next move's crew quality has been observed to correlate.
The non-cash ledger
Water, sports drinks, and lunch on long days are remembered longer than marginal tip dollars — crews talk about the pizza house for years. Cash tip + fed crew + clear access (parking held, elevator reserved) is the full professional courtesy stack; each element costs little and prices into your move's quality.