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Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

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KangaMom
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Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

What do you pay or think is fair to pay per hour for a 16 - 18 year old HS College student to watch 2 school aged children?

Posted 2/2/15 3:49 PM
 

2girls2love
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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

$10 per hour.

Posted 2/2/15 8:08 PM
 

Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

It's $15 minimum by me.

Posted 2/2/15 8:50 PM
 

Calla
My girls

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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

I pay $12 an hour to a high school girl to watch my two school aged girls. Not sure if I think its fair, but its standard in my neighborhood (some ask for $15!)

Posted 2/3/15 5:42 AM
 

busymomonli
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Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

My daughter charges $8 for one child, $12 for two, per hour.

Posted 2/3/15 12:02 PM
 

MrsGmomof3
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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

$12 - 15 an hour

Posted 2/5/15 8:20 PM
 

nferrandi
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Nicole

Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

Think $8-12 is fair.

Posted 2/6/15 2:33 AM
 

NoStressMom
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D

Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

We charge anywhere from $10-12 an hour

Posted 2/6/15 10:16 AM
 

Waste06
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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

We pay our sitter $15 an hour, but we have a 2 year old still in diapers who requires a bit more "work" than a school aged child. It's for a 5 /12 yr old and a 2 yr. old.

I like her and my kids like her, so I'm willing to pay an extra few dollars to keep her coming back. Right now we only use her for 2-hour increments ever couple of weeks.

Posted 2/6/15 3:06 PM
 

dawnygirl25
Growing up soo fast..

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Dawn

Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

DD's camp counselor who is 18 charges $10 for 1 child...so I would say maybe $12-13 for 2 kids?

Posted 2/8/15 6:24 PM
 

ready2go
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Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

I pay $10 an hour for my 6 year old.

Posted 2/8/15 6:38 PM
 

JandJ1224

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Jannette

Re: Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

We usually use family but on occasion have used a babysitter and I thought around $10/hr seems fair. Can't believe I am cheap! lol

I figured with minimum wage being like $8 and this being off the books $10 was generous... guess not!

Posted 2/9/15 11:55 AM
 

2boys1girl
and one more girl on the way!

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Fair hourly rate for Babysitter?

If we go out for only 2 hours max I give her $$30.00-40.00 cause I feel it makes it worth it for her.

Anything more I would probably only pay 10.00-12.00 an hour which is more than fair for a 15 year old girl in high school who if worked on the books somewhere would make 8-9 bucks AND pay taxes! lol

Message edited 2/9/2015 4:13:42 PM.

Posted 2/9/15 4:11 PM
 
 

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