What do you pay a babysitter (not daycare) ?

I would love to get an idea of the "going rate" for weekend/nighttime babysitters.

>> What do you pay?

>> How many kids do they watch?

>> Does the sitter do any extra/special activities ? (make dinner, crafts, clean up, walk dog, etc..)

>> Who are are they ? (teenager, neighbour, relative, etc..)

>> Where do you live/type of community ? Big city; smaller city; suburb; rural.. etc..

Thanks so much, it will be interesting to compare.

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Permalink Reply by Portia M. on January 18, 2011 at 8:16am

Hi Emmi,

I'm in Winston-Salem so probably our rates are fairly comparable.

Best,

Portia

Emmi L. said:

Portia! Thanks so much! i'm a little bit down the road from you and I'm really going to be looking for a babysitter so I was wondering how much to pay in this area! I'm in Fayetteville. Where are you?

Portia M. said:

Hi Leslie - I'm in North Carolina in the Piedmont Triad area and the going rate for a babysitter is about $10 per hour. $1 is added per child. I think a teenager is just fine and many have their babysitting certifications from the Red Cross, which means they know CPR and basic first aid. I think if you have sitter who is watching your kids every day (say after school) and you expect her to do crafts and what not, you might want to add a bit more to her fee but I think the $10 range is reasonable. I agree with Brianna below that a good sitter is worth paying well so that you can keep her.

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Permalink Reply by candi on January 19, 2011 at 1:34pm

Tips on paying your babysitter from Care4hire.com...http://tinyurl.com/2fqc48l

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Permalink Reply by Portia M. on January 19, 2011 at 1:39pm

Very useful link, Candi. Thanks for this post. Also, moms, note the tax information below. Very important if you are paying some to sit or nanny for your regularly.

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