Dollar ranges
| Band | What to bring |
|---|---|
| Typical | $10–$15 per person for a small drop, $15–$20 for several pieces. Two-person crews are the usual shape. |
| Generous | $25–$40 each for walk-up stairs, assembly, and haul-away on the same ticket. |
| Skip | $0 when the delivery fee says tip included, the store forbids it, or they damaged the piece and left. |
Edge cases
"White glove" vs curbside
Curbside-only with no carry-in is optional and small. Room placement, unboxing, and debris haul are the tipped job.
Assembly on the ticket
If assembly was prepaid as a line item, still tip the people who did the work unless the policy forbids it. The line item is labor, not a tip.
Mattress or appliance instead
Same shape of tip, different modifiers. Haul-away and stairs matter more than the SKU name.
Where this applies
United States (default)
Tipping furniture delivery crews is customary in the US for carry-in jobs. These ranges are compiled custom.
High-cost cities
Walk-ups without elevators push the generous band into the typical one.
Outside the US
Many countries treat delivery as untipped. Follow local practice; this page is the American custom.
Questions people actually ask
- How much do you tip furniture delivery?
- Plan on $10–$20 cash per person on the truck for a typical carry-in. Add for stairs, assembly, or haul-away.
- Do you tip both people on the truck?
- Yes. Split cash so each person who carried gets a share.
- Do you tip for curbside delivery?
- It is optional. A few dollars is polite; a full carry-in tip is for room placement and stairs.
- Cash or on the delivery ticket?
- Cash reaches the crew. A tip line on a corporate invoice often does not.