How much do you pay a high school babysitter?

[Anonymous]

We are hiring one in our building who is just 15 years old. Almost more of a 'mother's helper' than babysitter....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are hiring one in our building who is just 15 years old. Almost more of a 'mother's helper' than babysitter....

$12-15 if you want her to babysit again

[Anonymous]

$8/hour for what you are describing.

$10/hour for independent babysitting for HS

[Anonymous]

I paid $12, but she had them on her own (took them to the park to get them out of my hair!).

[Anonymous]

I pay my 15 year old sitter $10/hour for 1 toddler.

[Anonymous]

Depends on where you live. Out in the 'burbs of Fairfax, we pay about $8 for 13/14 year olds and about $10 for 15/16/17 year olds.

[Anonymous]

We pay ours $11 per hour. She is awesome!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are hiring one in our building who is just 15 years old. Almost more of a 'mother's helper' than babysitter....

If you'll be home $6-7 an hour. If you won't, start at $8 an hour and go up to $10 over the course of the year.

The difference between mother's helper and babysitter is simply whether or not you're home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are hiring one in our building who is just 15 years old. Almost more of a 'mother's helper' than babysitter....

If you'll be home $6-7 an hour. If you won't, start at $8 an hour and go up to $10 over the course of the year.

The difference between mother's helper and babysitter is simply whether or not you're home.

This is accurate.

When the nanny forum used to over here, these kinds of threads were flooded with answers of $15-20 for a high school student, $20+ for a college student and $25/hour plus benefits for a professional nanny type answers.

That is why I hate Jeff deleting these threads posed to other parents. The parents give accurate answers for mothers helpers/teen sitters and the nannies give inflated answers.

[Anonymous]

It also depends on the age of the kids they are watching.
I've got a 10 & 13 year old. I'm paying a college kid $10 to drive to camp. When I had a full-time nanny/manny I payed more (and did the whole tax drama). But one-offs and full time are different, and so is all year vs just some summer cash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are hiring one in our building who is just 15 years old. Almost more of a 'mother's helper' than babysitter....

If you'll be home $6-7 an hour. If you won't, start at $8 an hour and go up to $10 over the course of the year.

The difference between mother's helper and babysitter is simply whether or not you're home.

This is accurate.

When the nanny forum used to over here, these kinds of threads were flooded with answers of $15-20 for a high school student, $20+ for a college student and $25/hour plus benefits for a professional nanny type answers.

That is why I hate Jeff deleting these threads posed to other parents. The parents give accurate answers for mothers helpers/teen sitters and the nannies give inflated answers.

I've seen the paychecks for some of those "inflated" rates. Some parents can and do pay nanny professionals $25/hr and more. But why would they tell you?

[Anonymous]

$15 hourly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It also depends on the age of the kids they are watching.
I've got a 10 & 13 year old. I'm paying a college kid $10 to drive to camp. When I had a full-time nanny/manny I payed more (and did the whole tax drama). But one-offs and full time are different, and so is all year vs just some summer cash.

$10 for college kid who drives?! That's a steal. How did you find her?

[Anonymous]

HS students without a car get $10 per hour.

[Anonymous]

$6 for Mother's Helper
$8-10 for Babysitting

Doesn't matter the age. We have one 5yr old.