https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 18:17:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125599 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:53:03 +0000 mrs. wagon 125599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we have babysitters that aren't friends (usually college students from our church who teach in Wagon Jr.'s sunday school) we always put him down for bed first and they just have to sit there while we're gone. We provide dinner, pay them around $50 and drive them home. It's a lot of $ and effort but we also kind of see it as appreciation tokens for their work at church. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125537 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:31:47 +0000 cheesetomywhine 125537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I babysat (very recently) I was given $12-$15 an hour. And this was for a child who was in bed., Sometimes I had to put them to sleep, but that was within 15-30 minutes of me arriving. I think it is a lot too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125524 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:18:32 +0000 calsmom 125524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Babysitters are expensive! Depending on where you live though, you can likely get them for around $10/hr. Check out sittercity.com and care.com to get an idea of what the going rate of sitters in your area are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125503 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:07:47 +0000 Andrea 125503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: haha. Hopefully you can get someone for cheaper. But that is why DH and I do not go out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125496 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:04:00 +0000 mediagirl 125496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy crap. $20-$30/hr for a sitter? You can't afford to go out after paying the sitter!! Yikes. I don't think Hops and I will ever go out alone! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125271 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:13:27 +0000 eeh 125271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our area $5-7 is pretty standard for a high school/college aged girl to babysit. When I was baby-sitting (not that long ago) I was lucky if I got any more than that. </p> <p>When we hire a baby-sitter for our own daughter (due in August) we'll definitely pay her $8-10/hour and provide the appropriate meals regardless of whether kids are awake or sleeping. I would hate for someone to think they're making less money because the baby is asleep and therefore slack off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125264 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:07:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 125264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to pay $8-$10/hr DOE. </p> <p>I was/am a nanny and only get paid $10/hr and I've been a nanny for 6 years! I live in a somewhat rural area though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125243 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:43:59 +0000 yoursilverlining 125243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can see maybe paying a little less for someone to babysit after your LO has gone to bed, but they should definitely be $$ compensated (i.e., not just ordering a pizza for them). I mean, they are still giving up their evening and their time to babysit – and are there in case LO wakes up.</p> <p>I don’t know what the going rate in my area is, but I would guess $10-$15 would be fair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125208 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:18:53 +0000 mrsjyw 125208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's around $10-$20/hour around our neighborhood for hs/college aged kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-125195 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:09:29 +0000 Honeybee 125195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For one of the high school girls that works at our daycare, we pay $10/hour for one child; now that we have two, we'll have to up that to $15/hour.</p> <p>ETA: Our babysitter just hngs out while DD is sleeps, too. We've never left her during the day, and I don't feel comfortable with anyone else putting her to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124684 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:47:12 +0000 BoogieBea 124684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to pay $16/hr but now we have someone else and we pay her $13/hr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124683 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:47:08 +0000 calsmom 124683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: You would typically pay the same going rate as normal, BUT you may be able to get away with offering a couple dollars less an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124678 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:45:42 +0000 chopsuey 124678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I think so. The grandparents or uncle aren't available? I would just pay $10 and hour or maybe just order pizza for whoever's sitting and call it a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124675 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:44:56 +0000 Andrea 124675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: that is all i let our sitter do, too! so i pay her about $15. sometimes it is a bit more if i don't have exact change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124667 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:43:49 +0000 Rubies 124667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I literally need someone to come to the house and watch TV. LO goes down to for the night at 6:30pm, which is when I would want a sitter. Does it make that much of a pay difference if there is zero (very minimal) responsibility? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124666 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:43:39 +0000 chopsuey 124666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sha: @Andrea: @Rubies: Wow! Most people around these parts pay $7 an hour. HAHA. </p> <p>I think you and the hubs should definitely go on a date! Have wine, gaze into each other's eyes.. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124664 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:43:27 +0000 heffalump 124664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: Yay! We also try to get a date night in every once in a while. I hate leaving LO, but I always do end up loving our date nights. This weekend we'll be going to a wedding that LO wasn't invited to. I'm counting it as a date night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124662 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:42:43 +0000 calsmom 124662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like Adira said, it depends on your location and age. When I lived in LA, I made $25-30/hr due to my experience and location. Here in Atlanta, I made between $15-20. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124659 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:42:01 +0000 Rubies 124659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I've TOTALLY been thinking that the hubs and I need one. We've been a bit "off" lately - not fighting or anything like that...Just needing to reconnect and do something fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124652 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:40:22 +0000 heffalump 124652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: Does this mean you're going on a date night? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124595 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:20:40 +0000 Mrs. Bicycle 124595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would like to know. It's been a while since I used one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124590 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:19:28 +0000 Adira 124590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it all depends on where you live and the age of your LO. The younger they are, the more responsible the babysitter needs to be, so you probably should pay them more. The older your child is, the less supervision they need, so you can probably get away with paying less. </p> <p>That being said, I have no idea what the going rate is in my area. When I was babysitting (4-8 year-olds), I was paid roughly $5-$7, so I figure you'd have to at least pay $10 now-a-days, but I don't know how much you pay if they're watching a baby/toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124582 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:18:08 +0000 Modern Daisy 124582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was actually on the verge of babysitting for someone a few years ago but turned it down because of pay. I'm experienced and AED certified, so I told them I would start at $15 for one kid and add on $5 for additional kids and it was too much for them. Honestly not worth my time for any less than that though! And it's the going rate here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124564 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:13:52 +0000 volksgirl64 124564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. We pay $10/hr to a college student we've come to know. We interviewed 3 people from care.com and they were all willing to accept $10/hr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124556 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:11:18 +0000 PBandBaseball 124556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow!! $15-20 per hour makes me want to start babysitting on the side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124549 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:08:06 +0000 regberadaisy 124549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a poll on another site and have decided I will pay about $10/hr if we "hire" someone to babysit. Likely a younger cousin if ever.</p> <p>@Sha:<br /> holy crap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124547 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:07:43 +0000 Andrea 124547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$15-$20 per hour as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124544 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:06:38 +0000 Sha 124544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our neighborhood in LA it's between $15-20 per hour for one-off babysitting jobs. We pay our nanny weekly so it's a lower rate per hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babysitting-how-much-per-hour#post-124539 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:05:26 +0000 Rubies 124539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have someone baby-sitting for you LO, how much do you pay per hour? </p>