pay rate for daily babysitter

Love My Lil Princess 509

Just thinking of the future when I go back to work and what I should expect to pay if I do go the babysitter route. I an NOT looking for a nanny. Meaning , no cleaning, driving the kids any place or cooking..meals will be already prepared. It would be for 2 kids, a toddler and baby. I'm guessing about 7 to 8 hours a day. I've paid a past occassional sitter about 10 an hour. I'm in the state of NY, but not the city. So what would be a good hourly rate or daily rate? Also, any other websites other then care.com or sitter city? I found nothing but flakes on care.com and I don't know anyone who could recommend someone.

shannm

To me, a care provider in your home all day is a nanny. I would expect to pay around 15/ hr here.

honeybee111

I think you Are looking for a nanny. To me, a babysitter is someone who watches your kids once in a while for a date night or something. We found our nanny on care.com, and I would think 15 and up would be a going salary.

RachieTK

Depending on what part of NY (I am in Westchester) I'd expect to pay between 18 and 22 an hour. 

drpayne

It's still a nanny you're looking for. You can specify no household chores, no errands etc. That's basically what we do. She cleans up any mess she makes during the day but that's it. We pay 425 a week for 4 days a week. We have a toddler and a 5 month old.

IBackBevo

Yeah, that is a nanny.  Even if they don't do housework or run errands, they are still a nanny. I think babysitter more implies that it is not a regular occurrence.

Nanny prices can vary quite a bit by location, experience, number of children, etc.  Care dot com has a tool you can use that will give you the "going rate" in your area. In my area (which is a medium to low COL area), it ranges from $10 to about $15 per hour for one child.