THOUSANDS of Americans have the chance to receive up to $5,000 in Christmas bonuses before the close of the year.
Depending on your job and location, you might be in line to score some extra cash this holiday season.
Many employers have offered additional payments to help workers offset some of the impacts of inflation.
The U.S. Sun has compiled a list of the places where employees can expect to see some extra cash, and much of the money will be available before 2022 ends.
1. Arkansas - Up to $5,000
The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District in Arkansas is giving teachers, support staff and other employees bonuses of up to $5,000.
How much the payment is worth will depend on the type of gig you have with the schools.
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For example, teachers will get a total of $5,000, with $2,500 available for support staff.
Also, all employees eligible under the district’s operating fund will get a $500 bonus.
Those who are certified teachers and new to the district this school year will qualify for a $5,000 bonus but got sent half of them this month, with the rest arriving in June.
2. Maryland - $1,000
The Maryland State Department of Education started sending out bonus checks worth up to $13,500 in October.
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The amount will depend on the quality rating earned and the capacity of the childcare center.
To be eligible for a check, you must have been granted a “first-time quality rating” on or following July 1 in addition to participating in Maryland EXCELS early education program.
Maryland EXCELS has more than 4,200 programs and providers with published quality ratings, as of October.
The bonus awards will continue through June 30, 2023.
Specifically in Anne Arundel County in Maryland, public school employees will also earn a $1,000 thank you bonus.
The bonus reportedly stems from unfilled vacancies in the school system and will be rolled out to all permanent employees except those on a leave of absence on December 16.
3. Connecticut - $1,000
Thousands of childcare workers in Connecticut are set to get bonus checks worth up to $1,000.
This includes those who work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
For individuals, the checks are worth $1,000 for full-timers and $400 for part-timers.
To be eligible, income must have been less than $150,000.
Also, individuals must not have been able to work from home and be employed between March 10, 2020 and May 7, 2022.
Those who met the requirements needed to submit an application by October 1.
Payments are set to go out in early 2023, according to state officials.
4. Georgia - $1,000
Atlanta Public Schools is also sending its employees a one-time bonus just before Christmas.
The payment amount varies based on what type of worker you are.
Full-time staff will see $1,000 direct payments, while part-time employees get $500.
Overall, the department is paying $10.9million in retention bonuses from its fund reserves, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
This year, the bonus will be included in all employees’ December 15 paychecks.
5. California - $1,000
The California Medical Association and Gov Gavin Newsom have put aside $1.3billion of the state's budget to give California's physicians and other health care providers retention bonuses.
The deadline to register for the retention bonus is December 21.
The one-time bonus is for "employees of hospitals, clinics affiliated with hospitals, or skilled nursing facilities and physicians who provide patient care in those facilities," California Medical Association stated.
California health care workers must have been working in a medical facility during the eligibility period, which was from July 30 to October 28, 2022.
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Here are five direct payments worth up to $1,050 going out to Americans this week.
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