What do you think the pay should be?

[Momager]

My daughter is babysitting for someone with 1 child. Their sister also left her two kids for my daughter to babysit. Both families are paying separately. They need her for 9 hours.

How much $$$ would you expect her to make?


ETA The child she normally babysits for is older, like 9. I don't know the ages of the two new children, but I assume they are older and potty trained.

 

[jo-jo]

I have no idea, but how old is your daughter? 9 hours is a full day, not just a dinner/movie type babysitting job.

 

[lifesavacation]

How old are the children? Are they potty trained?

 

[sam_gordon]

Age of the children REALLY factors in. As does the length of the job. Is this a one day thing or repeating?

One day and assuming none of the kids are potty trained, I'd say $200. Five to eleven year olds, $150?

 

[mjkacmom]

My girls get $10/$15/20 an hour for different families in different towns, where the incomes are different.

 

[HeatherC]

$200

 

[kimblebee]

LOL I bet everyone on this thread thinks it’s absurd for fast food workers to get $15 an hour.

 

[starry_solo]

$200-300.

Did the mother's sister just spring these two new children on her without notice? Or are they asking her if she is available and want to know what she charges?

 

[Floridaman999]

About tree fiddy.

 

[sam_gordon]

LOL I bet everyone on this thread thinks it’s absurd for fast food workers to get $15 an hour.

Depending on the kids, babysitting might be a more skilled position than flipping burgers.

 

[JenboJambo]

I used to babysit for 2 children ages 1 and 3 for 7 hours a day 5 days a week and got 125 weekly.

 

[Momager]

I used to babysit for 2 children ages 1 and 3 for 7 hours a day 5 days a week and got 125 weekly.

What year?!?!? 1970's????

 

[disneychrista]

I used to babysit for 2 children ages 1 and 3 for 7 hours a day 5 days a week and got 125 weekly.

Back in the late 80’s the going rate was $2/hr per kid.


Also a factor would be how old is your daughter? During the day or at night when the kids are mostly sleeping?

 

[DietCoke18]

$200

Agree. We pay $15 for 2 kids. Over the age of 10. So 3 i would say $200 easily

 

[disneychrista]

I am glad I don't have young children. These rates are CRAZY to me. I was thinking $100.

 

[Chocolate Cake]

I was thinking $250

 

[DietCoke18]

I am glad I don't have young children. These rates are CRAZY to me. I was thinking $100.

Why? It’s a full day with 3 young children. But I guess you’d pay based on service, right?

 

[disneychrista]

Why? It’s a full day with 3 young children. But I guess you’d pay based on service, right?

Well, actually YES, it would depend on the "service." As I said above a lot would depend on the age of the daughter and when the sitting is occurring and of course what is expected. You also need to take into account that my children are 28 & 26 and I never paid for a "sitter." So I have NO CLUE what the going rate for say a 14yo to watch 3 kids for an evening, while they are sleeping half the time.

 

[JenboJambo]

What year?!?!? 1970's????

Lol! In 2014.

 

[EveDallas]

I used to babysit for 2 children ages 1 and 3 for 7 hours a day 5 days a week and got 125 weekly.

I hope this was decades ago. I made that in the 80's.