Typical tip amounts for residential maid service are comparable to standard tip amounts in the restaurant business and other service industries, so tipping house cleaners 15 to 20 percent is a good benchmark. If your house cleaning service uses a team-cleaning approach, it's fine to give a $10 to $15 tip to be shared.

I Suggest You Consider a Day in the Beginning of the Week If you have your cleaning service come Monday or Tuesday the house will stay pretty clean all week. Then when Friday comes, it is still in pretty good shape. During the weekend, in most households, is when the mess happens.