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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / September 2008how much to pay a babysitter
What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would be helpful, I want to avoid insulting someone! How would you feel about having two come? I'm not sure whether this will happen, but they are twins and have been volunteered by their mum, so we can both get out to the same social event as her. They are nineteen. I think in general I'd be cautious over two teenagers, but I'm not sure I feel the same about sisters. Cheers Anne > What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a > difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Cheers > Anne I actually asked this same question in my local mom's group... Most of the moms there said they haven't really had the baby sitter thing quite yet (most have friends/family that will do a favor or whatever) but I did get some vague ideas... Most said it depends on so much... Number of children, ages of children, how long they'd be there, what they'd have to actually do, etc. For me, it was the scenario, first, of all 3. DS (he's 8 in Jan), DDs - just turned 3 and just about 2. It would have been for about 4 hours in the evening. From about 6-10 at night. Most said they'd probably pay about $40-$50 for the whole night, but also take into consideration that although DS can get himself in bed, DDs need to be put to bed (change of diapers - which would almost guaranteed be pee diapers only and clothes, layed down) and they'd also need some kind of supper - which most said they'd probably just order in some pizza and all that. Then with the second scenario, just DDs home from the same time, same scenario, they'd do the same thing as far as bed/supper - pizza ordered, for example still, they'd probably pay about $35-$40. Then I thought of leaving a little later, with just DDs home... Leave say 730 or 8ish, be home by about 11ish and put DDs to bed myself before leaving and have them fed supper. Most said they'd pay about $20-$25 for that evening as the baby sitter would most likely just have to keep an ear out for DDs, who do not wake up at night, sit on the computer/phone/TV with some movies, snacks, etc. For my babysitter situation, I was thinking of asking one of the next door neighbour's daughter. This would involve no travel time (picking her up/dropping her off, having her take a bus, cab, parent drive her, etc) other than about 10 steps from her door to mine. So, not that any of this really helps, but it seems that there's soooo many different variables to take into consideration lol I had no clue as to the going rates for teenage babysitters, or any babysitter for that matter. I remember I'd get about $15-$20 for 2-3 children for about 3-4 hours of babysitting... LOL And I was happy with whatever they gave me... That's sure a far cry from the $40-$50 that some say they'd pay now! > What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a > difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Cheers > Anne If this shows up twice, I do apologize... Something happened with the computer's date/time and not sure if it will come through to everyone if my date was yesterday instead of today lol Apologies if this shows up twice ;) -- I actually asked this same question in my local mom's group... Most of the moms there said they haven't really had the baby sitter thing quite yet (most have friends/family that will do a favor or whatever) but I did get some vague ideas... Most said it depends on so much... Number of children, ages of children, how long they'd be there, what they'd have to actually do, etc. For me, it was the scenario, first, of all 3. DS (he's 8 in Jan), DDs - just turned 3 and just about 2. It would have been for about 4 hours in the evening. From about 6-10 at night. Most said they'd probably pay about $40-$50 for the whole night, but also take into consideration that although DS can get himself in bed, DDs need to be put to bed (change of diapers - which would almost guaranteed be pee diapers only and clothes, layed down) and they'd also need some kind of supper - which most said they'd probably just order in some pizza and all that. Then with the second scenario, just DDs home from the same time, same scenario, they'd do the same thing as far as bed/supper - pizza ordered, for example still, they'd probably pay about $35-$40. Then I thought of leaving a little later, with just DDs home... Leave say 730 or 8ish, be home by about 11ish and put DDs to bed myself before leaving and have them fed supper. Most said they'd pay about $20-$25 for that evening as the baby sitter would most likely just have to keep an ear out for DDs, who do not wake up at night, sit on the computer/phone/TV with some movies, snacks, etc. For my babysitter situation, I was thinking of asking one of the next door neighbour's daughter. This would involve no travel time (picking her up/dropping her off, having her take a bus, cab, parent drive her, etc) other than about 10 steps from her door to mine. So, not that any of this really helps, but it seems that there's soooo many different variables to take into consideration lol I had no clue as to the going rates for teenage babysitters, or any babysitter for that matter. I remember I'd get about $15-$20 for 2-3 children for about 3-4 hours of babysitting... LOL And I was happy with whatever they gave me... That's sure a far cry from the $40-$50 that some say they'd pay now! > What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a > difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Cheers > Anne Ours charge $10-11 per hour for two kids. >What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a >difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Cheers >Anne $10 for one, $12 for two for the most part. I've had a couple ask for $15/hour and they must be getting it somewhere, but I haven't paid that much yet. JennP. > How would you feel about having two come? I'm not sure whether this will > happen, but they are twins and have been volunteered by their mum, so we [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Cheers > Anne I hope they get along better than my twins do! I'd never let mine go on the same babysitting gig, because they'd get too absorbed in fighting with each other and let the kids go to heck. But nineteen should be old enough to be past that, if they ever did have that kind of relationship. Mine are only fourteen, and charge $5 an hour, but they haven't done a lot besides mother's-helper stuff. As far as I can make out, $5 is pretty low these days. --Helen Well... we just paid our babysitter $50 for watching both boys from 7.45-11.30 last night. Shiloh was already asleep; she played with Micah and then put him to bed. She's a Stanford student. It was a wrench writing that check, but she's a great sitter and she loves Micah. Em mama to Micah and Shiloh > What are people paying these days, I suspect there is going to be a > difference dependent on age and experience, but a ball park figure would > be helpful, I want to avoid insulting someone! |
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