Going Rate?

Rusin678

So DH and I are going to a halloween party and this will be the first time we use a babysitter.  She works part-time at the daycare our DD goes to.

The party is 7-? and DD goes to bed at 7pm, so the sitter will be just watching TV.  DD usually never gets up until 4am...or so.

My question: What do you pay a babysitter?  What is the going rate these days?

meltoine

It definitely varies by region and experience. Where are you? How old is she?

Rusin678

meltoine:

It definitely varies by region and experience. Where are you? How old is she?

 

I live in the Philadelphia suburbs and the sitter is 18 years old.

meltoine

I'd say about $10/hr. 

I used to make $8/hr in the NYC suburbs when I was that age, but that was a while ago now.  

daisy889

I usually pay a flat rate if they are young, like 4-5 hours 30$ or so. If they are older I pay about 8$ a hour, around 2 or 3$ lower than minimum wage which minimum wage here is $10.25. Since she would be sleeping and if you wont be home. If you came home around 12 i would probably do 25$.

But this is where i don;t really know, because home daycares around here are 20-30$ a day full time, I know its less because its full time but it always makes me wonder since that's 8 hours for so much less, part time they usually get more?

Edit: 18 years old, i would do $30 flat past 12 maybe a bit more.

snoopy5512

Here:  This is a calculator based on location:  https://www.care.com/child-care-babysitter-pay-calculator-p1140.html

 I think even if baby is sleeping sitter rates are what they are. 

luckybride1128

As a nanny working on the Main Line at that age, I was making $12/hour. That was 6 years ago. I think anywhere between $11-13/per hour would be fair.

Nechie122

We pay $15/hour.

Mrs.EMS

geez. i am getting off cheap. i use the 10th grader across the street for $4 an hour...

RayRay007

I've been considering getting a babysitter on Weds. night when DH isn't home so I can go to a class at the gym. It is after she goes to bed, and I would be gone about 1.5 hours, and was thinking I'd pay $10 to a local kid, so like $7 an hour. If I was gone 5 hours, say, I'd probably pay $30.

Jenniferk08

$8 per hr is the going rate in Ny