HOW MUCHE DO i PAY A GOOD BABYSITTER FOR 1 CHILD PER HOUR?

Answer 1

$8.00

Answer 2

If your babysitter is going to be watching your child on a regular basis then I would charge $7 or $8 dollars an hour. If your only going to be using the babysitter once in a while then it should be more like $10 an hour.
I am a stay at home mom and I babysit and only charge $5 an hour. But I live up in the mountains and there's not a lot of kids to babysit so I had a low price.
It also depends on who is babysitting. If it's a teenager then 7 or 8 dollars is good but if it's an adult then you might need to pay $10 an hour.
I hope this has helped out.

Answer 3

It depends on the area, the age of the babysitter, and age of the child. If you really want to be fair, I suggest calling around to daycares and such and ask what their rates are for a full day. They will probably give you weekly rates. Divide that by 45 hours (usual time a child spends in daycare a week) and you will have an hourly rate. Of course make sure it is at least $3/hr but depending on area it could be alot more than that. Don't forget to compare different prices from different based centers such as big daycares versus home daycares. I would do the highest amount of all the daycares you called. Oh and don't forget if the person would be doing off-hours (after 6 pm or before 7 am usually) I would offer more per hour. One more thing....don't forget to get references and leave good instructions and emergency numbers.

Just as an example, I own a home daycare and get $75 per child per week which comes out to only about $1.67 per hour. However in our area it is normal to pay a babysitter $5 an hour for anytime. We live in a low-income area so that is alot to us. Maybe it would be best to find a good daycare that stays open the hours you need. You would be charged as a drop-in which could range from $15-$30 a day (or more) depending on area and age but it could be more than just a few hours if needed and it might would be cheaper in the long run. Oh and if your child is an infant or young toddler it is worth much more also so give a little extra.

Answer 4

It's hard to find someone you trust to watch your kids, so it's important to pay a little more than the going rate in your neighborhood.

Around here, there is a lot of competition. Just on my street, there are 50+ kids under 12, and only a few babysitter-age kids live nearby. I routinely pay $10/hr. for short times (2-4 hours). Usually I can get away with about $8/hr for long outings (5 hours or more).

Answer 5

If the child will be going to bed or in bed the majority of the time, don't make the mistake I did and pay the full rate for the babysitter to basically do nothing except to be there for the safety of the child. This could become very expensive if you will be out most of the night.

Answer 6

When I was babysitting, I asked $4 and hour per child. That was when I was young. When I got older, to around 15 or 16, I asked $5 per hour, per child. It only comes to about $20 a day, if it's not an inordinate amount of time that you're gone.

A lot of babysitters have a set amoung that they want per child. You should discuss it with the sitter.

Answer 7

It depends what does she/he do for you while you are gone? Do they pick up after themselves? Do they interact with your child or sit them in front of the t.v.? Do you want them to do your dishes, pick up the toys? If they do all of the above I would say between $8 and $10 an hour or $20 for only 1 hour, since they came and did all those things. If they are good and interact with your child just not picking up and dishes then I would say between $6 and $8. If they do none of it, pay between $4-$6 and thank them and find a new sitter. When I babysat I made sure that we picked up our messes and did the dishes I always got paid really well. If you pay well then you can guarentee that they will come back and babysit and also give you priority over other offers.

Answer 8

My primary babysitter I pay a flat $12 hour (we have three children who require sitting who are 11,5,3). She is the bomb, and I would pay her a million if I had it! She takes excellent care of my children. They adore her.

My back-up sitter, whom I trust and my kids like, but does not interact with them as much and never picks up a single toy at the end of the evening I pay $9.

I do pay a "minimum" of three hours per request. I figure if I am asking them to give up an evening they deserve at least that much.

Answer 9

It really depends on the area you live in. I pay my babysitter $4 per hour per kid. That is the going rate for my area.

Answer 10

I live in the midwest and I've heard it's between $8 and $10 an hour.

However, I don't know for sure, I'm lucky enough to have not had to pay for a babysitter.

Answer 11

i paid my babysitter $9 an hour for the first 5 hours. if i was gunna be home after midnight it went to 15 an hour and she was worth ever cent of it. she bathed my son, gave him dinner, read him a story layed with him til he slept. when i didnt need her she would come over and take my son out just to spend time with him. they are very close now and he loves that they have special time together. she now watches my 4 month old when i need her and she refuses to take money. she has been my babysitter for 6 years now and i could never replace her. basically what im saying is find one that your kids are crazy about and pay her/him what they deserve.