Babysitter rates

[Anonymous]

What is your experience with the current going rate for babysitters in the DC area?

In my region I've been paying $15/hour for a HS aged sitter for one child who is asleep 75% of the time. Moving closer to the city and curious what you are paying on average. I would likely continue to find and hire HS students (versus a professional sitter or service). Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Offer 20. You want only the most responsible sitters.

[Anonymous]

We pay $25/hour for a 4 and 6 year old to our regular sitter who is 19.

[Anonymous]

My 15yo gets paid $10/hr to babysit one 8yo

[Anonymous]

$27 per hour for 4 & 7 year olds for an experienced (worked in a daycare and also as a nanny for 3 years) 22-year old sitter we love. Used to only pay $25, but offered her a raise last year in light of inflation.

[Anonymous]

$15/hr for a teen, $20/hr for a 20-something

[Anonymous]

I think some of the above posters are posting nanny rates. There is a difference between a babysitter and a nanny.

[Anonymous]

$25 for high school students to watch 2 elementary school kids. It’s a lot but the high school students are mature, engaging and fun. They’re also busy with schoolwork and extracurriculars, so we have to make it worth their time

[Anonymous]

We pay $15 an hour to a HS sitter for one kid. She generally needs feeding and sometimes driving somewhere. We guarantee $40 even if we only need an hour and a half ( happened this week for example)

[Anonymous]

$25 per hour

[Anonymous]

We pay $15 for HS kids, $20 for college kids, and $25 for daycare teachers and moonlighting au pairs or nannies. I never offer a rate, I ask “what is your rate” and that’s what they ask for. This is for elementary age kids who basically put themselves to sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$15/hr for a teen, $20/hr for a 20-something

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

We pay $25hr for our 5yo and 2yo. Our sitter is 22yo but she's a full time nanny for another family during the day. She's fantastic, my kids LOVE her, and I want to be her first choice if she gets multiple date night offers.

[Anonymous]

Are these rates in DC or other areas? I'm in Nova and charge $20/hr for two kids, $18/hr for one. Looks like I should raise my rates!

Former nanny, minimal TV time, very engaged and attentive with kids.

[Anonymous]

We pay anywhere between $20-25. I usually ask the sitter her rate. Also, if only one kid, I expect closer to $20. For 3 I’m happy to pay closer to $25.