Am I asking to much?

[Anonymous]

What is the norm for babysitting rates in the area? I have a mother wanting me to babysit her TWO kids and is appalled that I said it would be 15 dollars an hour. I figured 15 for two kids would be normal if not more on the affordable side, am I wrong?

[Anonymous]

I think that is fine. Same scenario happened with me and I just ignored them. I am not working on the cheap for anyone.

[Anonymous]

It's normal. I expect anything between $15 and $25 when I ask a grown up to babysit. I would probably say no to anything over $20, but I still recognize it as a reasonable rate for this area.

The only people I know who babysit for less than $15/hr are young teens who live close by, or older teens whose mothers are friends and make them do it (or they like my kids because they know them).

[Anonymous]

I pay $10-12/hr for teenage babysitters, $13/hr for an adult/family friend, and $18/hr when it's our former nanny who is babysitting.

I definitely lean towards teenage sitters as a result but I wouldn't say that $15 - especially if you're a professional nanny, is outrageous.

[Anonymous]

I once had a mom tell me $15 was ridiculous.
I should have ran. I left after 3 monthd.

[Anonymous]

I am a full time nanny, but this is for a different family just for weekends or date nights. I'm fully qualified and I think 15 for two kids is a fair price. Especially since I will be having to drive 20 minutes each way to their home.

[Anonymous]

I started out a new nanny who had no nanny experience, working with my infant for $15 an hour. So $15 an hour for two awake kids is totally reasonable.

Your commute is completely irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

My daughter charged $15/hr when she was 16 yrs old. She is now in college and charges $20/hr and she won't take more than three kids. You are not overcharging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started out a new nanny who had no nanny experience, working with my infant for $15 an hour. So $15 an hour for two awake kids is totally reasonable.

Your commute is completely irrelevant.

+1

[Anonymous]

We pay $18 for two kids - 5 and 8 - and they are very self-sufficient.

[Anonymous]

Sounds cheap to me. Everyone I ask is $20-$25

[Anonymous]

I think the bare minimum in babysitting starts at fifteen an hour no matter where in the U.S. you live at.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the bare minimum in babysitting starts at fifteen an hour no matter where in the U.S. you live at.

No.

We used to live in Chapel Hill NC and had plenty of UNC students for $10-12/hr. This was last year. That being said, our favorite sitter charged $15-20, but she was worth it.