Babysitting - what hourly rate?
 

Our oldest daughter is hoping to do some babysitting during summer vacation but is having difficulty figuring out what hourly rate she should ask for.

What's the going rate these days?

$8/hr per head

If she's watching alot of kids then 5-8

Just 1 kid is usualy what, 4/hour?

Hmm...that's kind've in line with my thinkin', too.

Anyone else?

I'm sure it depends where you live.

Oh yea, and no one is going to double the fee if they have two kids. They might at $2/h for each kid beyond the first.

That may be so...but how does geography affect a babysitting wage? Is this a rural/urban thing?

Ontario, Canada, btw.

Where do you live exactly?

Silent, I think we're right plus the other girls in the area probably charge $10 this way your daughter still makes bank and becomes indemand

Depends on her qualifications. Is she trained in CPR etc?

My daughter fetched $15/hour and up but had a pretty wealthy clientele.

I usually pay $20 for the night(4-5hrs) but my kids are pretty easy to watch...:pimp

Yeah, rural/urban, city with a low cost of living vs city with a high cost of living, and currency all matter, lol.

Ok Ontario has an hourly wages that range from 13.00 to 34.00 (canadian) per hour. Average would be 24.00 and in two family income houses that would be 48.00 an hour on average (btw this leaves out like fast food workers0.

By those numbers as a babysitter which is still stuck in nostalgia pay land. I would be thinking 5.00 per hour plus 2.00 for each additional child, plus an extra 2.00 hr for infant fee (kid in diapers still)

My thoughts, and tips still should come into play.

Because people in Rolling Hills Estates can afford more than people in Compton.

I'm talkin' reality, not Beverly Hills 90210.

There must be a happy median somewhere....

How much are your kids worth to you?

She has both her CPR training and St. Johns Ambulance babysitting certification, yes.

Perhaps it has to do much with the wealth of her clientel.

Funny you say that - my parents echoed basically the same thing.

Hey, for $4 bucks an hour your kids can play nerfball in traffic (in effect).

When I was baby sitting I charged 25$ an hour. I made some decent coin when I was living in an apartment building.

That should enable her to charge more. Quality help is hard to find. I am sure it did not hurt that her clients had the coin.


Some things all (good) parents have in common.

My daughter put herself thru college, lived off campus, bought a car and graduated with money in the bank thanks to babysitting.

my nanny got #13/hr last summer.. that was daytime hours.. she was 20 yrs old and certified CPR and First Aid.

The neighborhood girls (13-17 years old) get like 5-8 per hour depending on how long we are gone.

yeah with those certs charge a lot more.

Wow, I never thought babysitting was so complex... :Oh crap

damn, 25/hr is actually pretty decent $$, for basically doing nothing...

Are you nuts? Most people where I live don't get paid that much at REAL jobs. Who pays baby sitters above minimum wage?

$2.50 an hour. if she gives you head $5 an hour.

Ontario, around where I live, the girls are charging $4-$5 McDonalds is paying those under 16 less than $7/hr I believe...and generally people pay babysitters less than "real" jobs. When you consider what the workers make a McD's...sitting around and watching TV while the kids sleep isn't all that bad of a job for $4-$5

You obviously don't have children.

Thankfully you don't have children.

depends on whether you are babysitting the kids or the dad...

A quick thanks to everyone for all the valued input.

I'll pass along opinions to her and hopefully she can come up with a reasonable wage to ask.

Much appreciated.