Weekend Babysitter Rate

[Anonymous]

$20. I pay $15/hr but my kids are 8 and 6 so much more self sufficient.

[Anonymous]

Rethink the part where the sitter arrives after the kids are asleep, then they wake up to this strange person in their house instead of mom and dad. Better to arrange for the sitter to come at dinnertime and help with bath/books/bed.

[Anonymous]

Flat rate $500/24 hours. We do this a lot.

[Anonymous]

I would say $20 an hour for hours she’s awake. I used to charge hourly until 11pm then again at 7am. Flare rare of $75 for the overnight portion ( so $150 for the 2 overnights) If the kids happen to be awake during the overnight the hourly rate kicks in. I never charged people while I was sleeping. I charge the flat overnight rate because I’m not in my own bed and an “ on call” if they wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flat rate $500/24 hours. We do this a lot.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WHile I think these rates are in the right range, I do not think a family friend is goingg to take that make from you.

Sure she will. Wait until Sunday when she’s exhausted and she’ll take it and run.

[Anonymous]

Flat rate, OP. This counting hours when the kids are awake is ridiculous. She’s a babysitter. She can’t leave and gets paid for just being there awake or asleep.

$1000 for the weekend is fair but not generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHile I think these rates are in the right range, I do not think a family friend is goingg to take that make from you.

Sure she will. Wait until Sunday when she’s exhausted and she’ll take it and run.

If I was doing this for a close family friend, I would have a hard time taking cash. I assume the friend enjoys spend ing time with the kids. If I were watching a niece, I would just do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHile I think these rates are in the right range, I do not think a family friend is goingg to take that make from you.

Sure she will. Wait until Sunday when she’s exhausted and she’ll take it and run.

If I was doing this for a close family friend, I would have a hard time taking cash. I assume the friend enjoys spend ing time with the kids. If I were watching a niece, I would just do it.

No one except the parents enjoys spending a long weekend with unrelated toddler and 4 yr old. It’s an enormous amount of work and stress for a friend. I would have no trouble at all accepting $1500. And as an employer, I would simply insist she take it.

[Anonymous]

I can see myself doing this for my boss when I was in my 20s and then not getting paid much either and feeling pressured into doing it again. Pay well, especially since she's also your "real" employee.

[Anonymous]

I would pay her more than $75/overnight for two children.

Seventy-five dollars is just too low….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHile I think these rates are in the right range, I do not think a family friend is goingg to take that make from you.

Sure she will. Wait until Sunday when she’s exhausted and she’ll take it and run.

If I was doing this for a close family friend, I would have a hard time taking cash. I assume the friend enjoys spend ing time with the kids. If I were watching a niece, I would just do it.

No one except the parents enjoys spending a long weekend with unrelated toddler and 4 yr old. It’s an enormous amount of work and stress for a friend. I would have no trouble at all accepting $1500. And as an employer, I would simply insist she take it.

Disagree, I've done that and more.