Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Babysitting Bucks

Hey, does anyone know the going rate for babysitters these days?

10 comments:

Aidan Elizabeth's Updates said...

Last I heard, it was about $10 an hour, depending on the age and experience of the person sitting.

mrchrishill said...

For someone you'd trust your child with - we usually pay 10 for awake hours and 7/8 for sleeping hours.

Never more, never less.

Anonymous said...

Holy cow - those prices make me never want to get a babysitter! I know Leigh pays $4 an hour per child.

Debbie said...

Far cry from when I was babysitting! I got $1.00 an hour!

Kristyn said...

We usually pay between 6-10. Like the previous comment - more if they are awake, less if they're sleeping for most of their time there. But this is for only 1 kid. ;) hope that helps.

AW said...

We've paid $7/8 because usually our little one is only awake for about an hour or so. The rest of the time he's sleeping. But I will say that I've heard of some students getting $15 for multiple children.

The Trulys said...

I've heard $10 as well. Can you believe it...that is wayyy over minimum wage. I remember when I got $2 bucks an hour!

Rob and Amy said...

Andrea- I still babysit every now and again for my Flowergirl and Ringbearer. They have always paid me $10 and hour...=)

andersoncrew4 said...

Hey Andrea! its kennedy. and i usually get like $10 an hour....

Susan said...

Hi Texas friend,

We paid $7/hour for one child & $8/hour for two. I got those numbers from several friends. We miss ya'll! Love, Susan