How much should I be charging for babysitting a 3 year old 8 hours a day 5 days a week 3 weeks a month?

Question

I have watched this girl before, and she really isnt too much to handle. Plus now she is potty trained, unlike the last time. Her mom is paying me $300 total monthly. I watch her from 9:30 until 5:30 sometimes 6 M-F three weeks a month. The 4th week she goes to see her dad. I averaged it and that is about $2.50 an hour, and from what I can see the average rate is $6 an hour especially for my experience. I have been babysitting for more than 5 years I am 23 years old and I have a two year old of my own and have another one on the way.

Answer 1

6 dollars sounds reasonable, but this is something you should be talking about with the parent, not all parents can afford 6 dollars an hour, granted it is cheaper than daycare but if its all that bad why not try adding another child in for some extra money and extra play time for the child.

Answer 2

I would say about $15 per day..... which would come out to be $315 a month.

Answer 3

Depending on where you live In oregon the average rate in Portland is about 30 dollars a day for 8 hours m-f per kid.  If you find a daycare thats less than that your lucky my son goes part time and I pay 16.50 a day for 5 hours and it 330 a months part time.  If you have the kid full time at the rate I am paying you should be getting like 500  for three weeks. As for her not picking up on time my day care provider and many others charge 1 dollar per minute that they are late. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

In south Florida where I used to live most people paid about $30.00 per day. It is unusual to be paid hourly for a full time babysitting job. If the job is only a few days or few hours then I would ask for about 5-7 per hour.

Answer 5

i would charge 30 bucks a day if i were you... i babysit but im not like a nanny which u seem to kind of be..but i charge about 5-6 bucks an hour depending on who it is... if you think u need more and actually neeed it then say that u dont think u can work this job if ur not getting paid more

Answer 6

I think you should ask them