OP it depends on the neighborhood. DC proper pays more, suburbs less.

Anonymous wrote:My 14 year old gets $15 an hour babysitting and $13 an hour for working at an local camp.
They say that babysitting is a much easier job.

We are in the Rt 1 corridor in PG.

One rule of thumb I heard is for the kids to charge their age- so 14 makes $14/hr, etc. Obviously changes with number of kids, etc. but a nice base starting point.

I have two young teens (14) who sit for us and they asked for $10/hour. I pay them $12 and round up for a tip at the end of the night. (NWDC). When my last set of sitter finished high school I was paying them $15/hour and rounding up for a tip.

Anonymous wrote:My teen is ridiculously overpaid because a lot of parents in our neighborhood are just desperate for sitters. It’s usually over $20 an hour. She doesn’t have a set rate that she asks for - honestly if she did, she would be getting less!

This is for NJ near NYC

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I make $20-25/hour in a skilled creative position. Not a highly-skilled one-- actually I'm more skilled than the position calls for-- but still. I don't begrudge the babysitters, but I am a bit yikes at the wage stagnation for writers and related creatives.

Supply/demand

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Anonymous wrote:$15/hr is what we pay high school babysitters for 3 elementary age kids.

Too low. I paid this 12 years ago for 2 kids.

We pay the same and have three sitters in rotation who jump at the jobs.

Same

People should include their locations. It’s totally meaningless to hear what Larla is making in the suburbs in Ohio.

$12/ hr middle schoolers in Bethesda

High schoolers never have time and try to ask for more.

College returnees never have time and price themselves out.

Wow, I make $20-25/hour in a skilled creative position. Not a highly-skilled one-- actually I'm more skilled than the position calls for-- but still. I don't begrudge the babysitters, but I am a bit yikes at the wage stagnation for writers and related creatives.

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Anonymous wrote:$15/hr is what we pay high school babysitters for 3 elementary age kids.

Too low. I paid this 12 years ago for 2 kids.

We pay the same and have three sitters in rotation who jump at the jobs.

Same

I’m glad this works out for many. It would not work for my kids because they can make more money elsewhere. My 14 year old makes $50 as a baseball umpire for the 12 and unders (2 hours). He makes more for private lessons.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$15/hr is what we pay high school babysitters for 3 elementary age kids.

Too low. I paid this 12 years ago for 2 kids.

We pay the same and have three sitters in rotation who jump at the jobs.

Same

Anonymous wrote:My 17 year old wants to start babysitting, but doesn’t know what to charge.

What are your teens paid for babysitting? Not 12 year old mother’s helper stuff, but warming up dinner, putting to bed, regular Saturday night babysitting.

Thank you!

I pay a previous daycare assistant 20/hr for my 4, almost 5, year old.

We have a 17yo sitter. We have one 10yoDD. We pay her to come after school 6-8 days a month. ( my work days rotate) we pay her $40 for a max time of 345-630pm. That’s the max and it’s rare she works that much. Usually she drops our kid off at her activity at 530 or 6 and she’s done. On Mondays she literally works from 430-6 because of an after school club so she’s making more than $20 an hour on those days. We are in eastern moco.

Your daughter should say she charges $15 per hour. Parents will usually round up at the end of the night anyway.

Anonymous wrote:My teen is ridiculously overpaid because a lot of parents in our neighborhood are just desperate for sitters. It’s usually over $20 an hour. She doesn’t have a set rate that she asks for - honestly if she did, she would be getting less!

+1

My DD wasn't expecting $20, but that's what all of the parents have offered so far. I guess there is a sitter shortage?