My wife and I have an 11 month old and were thinking $8-$10 an hour? Is this too much, too little?
2006-08-14 01:02:56 · 17 answers · asked by hfacto 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
It really depends on a lot of different things. The sitters house or yours? Do you supply food and snacks, or does the sitter? Age and experience of the sitter? The average is probably a little less than that (maybe $6-$8)....but it also depends on the area you live in. If you live in a small town or more rural area, the average is probably going to be on the low end...if you live in a big city...you are probably looking at the $10+ range. If you have a pretty much "set schedule" you could even pay on a "salary" basis. Call your local Daycare Services and find out an average price for the hours you need, then probably deduct about 25-30% or so for an individual experienced sitter. Daycare services cost more b/c of "overhead" (insurance costs, licensing fees, wages/taxes, etc.).
2006-08-14 01:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by mjboog2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An 11 month old is hard work! So I'd say 8-10 is a good idea. I usually get paid 15 for 4 kids. I also get paid 10 for a baby thats almost 2. So i think that 8-10 is a fair amount.
2006-08-14 09:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by HeLLoThEre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For infants (under 2) I did $15.00 and hour plus I tipped. Now I have two and both are older, so I pay $10.00 per kid per hour. It seems like it might be a little high, but these are my kids and I want someone good to watch them. Not just anyone. I have found that most of the times, someone from the daycare would watch them at my home and they are all certified in cpr, and are use to being around the children anyway.
2006-08-14 08:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by rab2344 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average fee for a babysitter is actually $5 per hour. But if the babysitter is not trained for CPR and other babysitting courses, $2.50 per hour is okay. Depending on your generosity, you can give more than $5 per hour for an experienced adult babysitter though.
2006-08-14 08:10:23 · answer #4 · answered by Miss M ♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its more like $10 depending on how old the babysitter is of course
2006-08-14 08:56:28 · answer #5 · answered by LADY__LUCK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the age of the babysitter, around 6-8 dollars is what i pay
2006-08-14 08:06:52 · answer #6 · answered by michtb3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the babysitter is a professional, than about 15 bucks an hour, but if beginners, 7 bucks an hour. but since you have a baby, u should pay more becasue babies are harder to take care of like changing diapers, feeding...etc..
2006-08-14 08:09:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the kids don´t have many black and blue marks we usually pay $5 to $6 an hour.
2006-08-14 08:09:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We pay $6/hr for 3 kids
2006-08-14 10:36:33 · answer #9 · answered by Kris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife makes $12/hour in PA. Personally I think she is overpaid but why would I complain,
2006-08-14 08:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by kyrie_eleison_gr 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋