^^ that was supposed to be in response to PP before PP saying a teen would be lucky to make $15

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Anonymous wrote:A teen under 18 is not going to get hired at any real part time job for $20/hr, so why would you pay this for babysitting? The most they could hope for at any other job would be $15, plus they get taxes taken out. $15 cash per hour a suitable wage for a teen

Agree so hard with this but our neighborhood just slowly started bumping it up with COVID. One family started paying a couple bucks more, then another family, and because these sitters are gen z they think they’re entitled to it now. When I was babysitting the family set the rates and I could take it or leave it. Now if you try to set the rates lower than another family you’ll be ousted from the babysitting networks, they’ve got a cartel.

This is DCum and minimum wage in DC is $17, so no.

Daycare teachers that have your kids routines and needs down to a science get a premium. For two kids, $30 seems completely reasonable. Regular babysitters are $20-25/kid. Teenagers are $17-20, depending on whether they ask for a certain rate and how badly you want them to be available next time.

Anonymous wrote:A teen under 18 is not going to get hired at any real part time job for $20/hr, so why would you pay this for babysitting? The most they could hope for at any other job would be $15, plus they get taxes taken out. $15 cash per hour a suitable wage for a teen

My 16 year old absolutely makes this food running at her restaurant job. And she prefers it to babysitting because babysitting is irregular and parents are so flaky! They think nothing of asking you to hold a date a month in advance and then canceling the day before. It’s shocking how often it happens. My teen would not babysit for less than $20, and also won’t babysit for someone who has canceled twice without paying.

We are in Fairfax and have different rates for different babysitters based on their age, experience, ability to get to our house on their own, and what we're asking them to do (bedtime vs. just playing with our kids). We have two girls, ages 4 and 6.

The sitter we use most often is 15 years old. We pick her up from her house and drop her back off at the end of the night. She feeds our kids dinner (which we make for them ahead of time), plays with them, and puts them to bed. We pay her $15 an hour. Honestly, I know she charges a friend of ours more to watch her rambunctious 4-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, so partially, she's giving us a discount for having easy kids. Still, we would probably pay her more if she raised her rates.

Our sitters who are older (17-22 years old), have more experience babysitting, and can drive themselves to and from our house tend to charge $20-25 an hour. I figure part of that is gas money, in addition to paying for age/experience.

We used one sitter recently for a date night who is 17, has his own car, and is very responsible, but doesn't babysit regularly. My kids loved him, but they were not asleep (they were at least in bed) when we got home 45 minutes after their bedtime. If he had more babysitting experience, they would have been asleep. We paid him $18 an hour.

We tack on a nice tip if we're out particularly late.

Anonymous wrote:A teen under 18 is not going to get hired at any real part time job for $20/hr, so why would you pay this for babysitting? The most they could hope for at any other job would be $15, plus they get taxes taken out. $15 cash per hour a suitable wage for a teen

Agree so hard with this but our neighborhood just slowly started bumping it up with COVID. One family started paying a couple bucks more, then another family, and because these sitters are gen z they think they’re entitled to it now. When I was babysitting the family set the rates and I could take it or leave it. Now if you try to set the rates lower than another family you’ll be ousted from the babysitting networks, they’ve got a cartel.

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Anonymous wrote:$15. This is an occasional teen babysitter, not a nanny. Her knowing French is irrelevant. She isn’t certified to teach a language and won’t be around your kids consistently enough for it to matter.

It matters because she can help with language homework. She can also help with math etc. otherwise would have to hire a tutor for $60 per hour.

In what world would someone need to hire a $60/tutor for elementary French or even math homework. There is barely any homework assigned in elementary school anyway. At most one worksheet per day. This isn’t tutoring

Anonymous wrote:$15. This is an occasional teen babysitter, not a nanny. Her knowing French is irrelevant. She isn’t certified to teach a language and won’t be around your kids consistently enough for it to matter.

It matters because she can help with language homework. She can also help with math etc. otherwise would have to hire a tutor for $60 per hour.

A teen under 18 is not going to get hired at any real part time job for $20/hr, so why would you pay this for babysitting? The most they could hope for at any other job would be $15, plus they get taxes taken out. $15 cash per hour a suitable wage for a teen

Anonymous wrote:Oy, guess we overpay. 2 kids, 2yo and 8yo. $30/hr. Sitter is one of our previous daycare teachers, so a woman in her late 30s. Bethesda.

I also pay this for a HCOL for one child. We live in a large city near a college campus and will happily pay $30+ for legit sitters that don't flake out. I was making $20+ in the early 2000s when I sat.

$15. This is an occasional teen babysitter, not a nanny. Her knowing French is irrelevant. She isn’t certified to teach a language and won’t be around your kids consistently enough for it to matter.

My 17 yo teen that sits that description (minus the language) earns $20/hour. My 13yo teen earns $15/hour. We live in eastern Loudoun county.

I pay 18 per hour for a teen for just a small amount of hours after school (in her home).

Anonymous wrote:Oy, guess we overpay. 2 kids, 2yo and 8yo. $30/hr. Sitter is one of our previous daycare teachers, so a woman in her late 30s. Bethesda.

Had a GREAT deal of $30 for a college aged babysitter on New Years!!

$20/hour