My cousin (who is 18) will be babysitting my LO in a few weeks, and I am trying to figure out how much to pay her. I asked her what she charges but she hasn't told me, so now I'm stumped. I have been a nanny/babysitter for years, but haven't been for a year now and I'm not sure what they going rate is anymore.
How much do you pay your babysitter? I'm sure a lot depends on location too, but I'm looking for an average per hour or evening.
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Around 10 is the norm in our area. We pay ours 12 because she's out of college and a bit more experienced.
grapefruit / 4110 posts
Rounded to $20 for up to 3 hours. So, 1, 2 or 3 hours is $20, 4, 5, 6 is $40
nectarine / 2152 posts
I made $15/hr a few years ago but that was in NYC, which tends to be a bit more expensive (but everyone told me I could've charged $20, so...)
persimmon / 1026 posts
I pay our baby-sitter $15 an hour (we live outside of Boston). When I used to baby-sit 4 or 5 years ago, I made $12 an hour for one family and $20 an hour for another family (but I was more of a nanny for them since driving to activities, cooking, etc was involved).
pineapple / 12526 posts
I pay ours $10/hr. She told us she would take whatever we wanted to pay her and thats what I used to make. Apparently, that was much more than what she normally makes. lol
pomegranate / 3872 posts
I'd pay $13-$20/hour based on experience. I still babysit every once in a while and average about $20/hour. Obviously I am an adult and have experience and drive, cook, etc.
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
We're in a suburb north of Pittsburgh, and the average is $6-$12 in our area. We pay $8.
coconut / 8475 posts
I live in Michigan and the going rate is $7/h. I'd pay more if the sitter wasn't a teen.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
@TurtleDoves: ok I live in MI too! Thank goodness the rate you suggested was lower than the others because at $15-$20 an hour my butt would be parked at home. I completely agree with paying a sitter well but we just couldn't afford as much as some of these. I think location is a huge factor.
coconut / 8475 posts
@Bao: oh yeah-I'd be shocked if it were more, standard of living is low here in comparison to most places which in *this* case, benefits us!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
We just had the girl next door come watch lo while she was sleeping (so no baby duty) and we were thinking of paying her $8-10 per hour. She is also only in middle school.
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