What would you pay a fifteen year old for babysitting and cleaning?

Question

I would like to pay hourly. I am in Ca. It is her first job. She would be a "mother's helper" and I would feed her too.

I have one baby... a nine month old and no she would not live with me. I would have her only do one job at a time like come over Monday and babysit for a couple hours then come Tuesday to clean.

Answer 1

$8.00 an hour

Answer 2

Well a good starting off point is what the local fast food joints pay for teens just starting out. After that make sure there are incentives for exceptional work etc. Too often mother's helpers end up being mom and dad substitute/slaves and the quality of their work takes a dive or they quit. I would try to separate the whole cleaning and babysitting duty thing. For example if Mom is breastfeeding or the children are napping that is the time when the teen is supposed to do light cleaning. When the teen is totally responsible for the child's care no cleaning should be expected of her. Make sure to schedule small breaks for the teen. The idea is to retain the teen while taking into account their somewhat lower tolerance of stress etc. You want to obtain the highest quality care for your child and consideration of the teens unique needs is very important to that end. It is a great idea to keep in constant contact with her parents so that you get a feel for how every thing is going. Too often teens are a little shy to express work grievances in an open manner and a little one-on one-time with the parents helps nip issues in the bud. Their parents can usually help you pick a salary that the teen would be happy to receive yet doesn't break your bank.

Answer 3

10 £

Answer 4

hmm, well, if she is going to be just babysitting, then i would say 5 dollars an hour. but for cleaning too, i would say 10 or 15 and hour. and usually it is much more. when I was set fir an offer for babysitting i got my first offer, and theshe asked me to hand my mom the phone. and i did , and she asked my mom how much i should get payed, and my mom was like, umm, idk. and so the woman said well, my other babysitter i charge was 3 dollars, is that ok? and my mom was like oh no! That is too much, and so the mo was like, oh, well, i will pay her 1 dollar, so for the times that i was babysitting for thrm I was payed 1 dollars and some on cents, and she isn't the best gilr to be babysitting. very loud and active, and disobeying. but I know that you will be payed much more then that I am sure. lol. well, good luck!

Answer 5

How much is your kid worth?

Is a teenage babysitter more trustworthy than an adult? Trusting a teenager to clean your house is one thing - your infant's safety is another

A professional sitter (or daycare center) would be best. Getting a bargain (cheap) babysitter is not worth the nightmare's that you may suffer if something happens to your child. Teens are too often distracted from their duty because of visiting boyfriends, text-messaging, phone chatting. etc., etc.

And hiring ANY illegal immigrant for babysitting is just as bad...Child neglect should be your first concern - forget about getting a K-mart babysitter..............

Answer 6

well my sister who is 16 gets paid 10$ an hour and most teenagers have minimum wage jobs only make 6 or 7$ and hour. i think $10 an hour for 3 hours or less and $15 for 4 and up. im a teenager and i think thats a good pay.

Answer 7

I say 5-6$ an hour is reasonable. To start. That may sound cheap for California, but you are feeding her, and you can increase it if she does a good job. Also tips and such. That is my thoughts. I babysat around that age and usually got about $20 a night for it. If she turns out to be good, you want to reward and keep her- maybe bring it up to $8

Answer 8

6 to 10 an hour. Since you are in CA, I would say more like $10

Answer 9

would she be living with you as well 7 if 8 if not

Answer 10

I would give her 10 an hr , because we know what it is like to take care of children , and our houses . It is not an easy job and why not give her a real good rate . This might give the helper a want to do this again , and again .

Answer 11

I'd charge 5 dollars an hour for one kid and each additional child is a dollar more and for cleaning I'd give her an extra 6 but if you have one kid I'd pay her 10 dollars that's more than I get paid for doing this stuff.