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going rate for babysitters?

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Dh and I are getting a sitter for the first time Saturday night.  It is a co-worker of his, single mom, who offered to sit sometime for us.  She will most likely have to give DS one bottle and put him to bed.  

What's the going hourly rate?  

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Re: going rate for babysitters?

  • CBLCBL member

    I think it depends on where you live, as to what is common.  I live in a suburb of a major Canadian city. 

    We get a high school neighbour to sit for a few hours when we go out after G is in bed.  We pay her $10/hour

     

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  • browneyedgrl4282browneyedgrl4282 member
    It really depends on where you live! I pay between 10 to 15 an hour depending on how many of my kids the sitter is watching!
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  • Carrie25Carrie25
    I usually pay our sitter like $8-10/hour, depends on what she has to do...like bed, feed things like that.  I like to be a little generous in hopes that she will continue to babysit for us.  
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  • shipoopiisformeshipoopiisforme
    i think it is going to vary a lot based on location. we pay $15 an hour.
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  • ladychicagoladychicago member
    We are in a big city, but we pay $11-13 per hour regardless of what they do (we figure we are paying for their time regardless of what we need them to do). Plus tip and/ or cab fare home. And that is for experienced college students.
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  • erstwhile+mavenerstwhile+maven member
    I live in MI, too.  Its a LCOL area/small town, and we pay $7.40 per hour (minimum wage).  I pay more than quite a few people I know and less than a few friends who have more than on LO.  HTH!
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  • soccerwifesoccerwife member

    Here in NY it's $15-20/hr, which is crazy - hence we never go out!

     

     

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  • beebe929beebe929 member
    Usually $10 in MI (Detroit Suburbs)
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  • ALY1981ALY1981
    Def depends on the area. I babysat in the Princeton area (5 years ago) and was paid $15-18 hr. In an area further south I was paid $10-12 an hour.

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  • laura1laura1 member
    In the Boston area, we pay our 2 day a week babysitter $16 an hour for 2 kids.  For a high school student, I have been told to "pay the grade" - 10th grade =$10 an hour, etc.  
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  • kme930kme930 member
    We pay $12-15, all in, depending on experience. :)
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