I am 13 and don't know what 2 charge for babysitting. What should my rate be?

Question

On one website the "rate calculator" said that my rate should be $9.25, but I don't know if that's appropriate. I live in Southern California in a nice community of new homes. All the kids I sit for live on my street.

Answer 1

I would say $8.00 if your new at this.  $10.00 if your in a wealthy part of town.

Answer 2

$6-10/hour...find out what minimum wages are where you live and go from there...

Answer 3

6 to 7 dollars an hour

Answer 4

it depends if there are many other babysitters in the neighborhood but i think even if there isnt it should be a little less like 6-8$ an hour

Answer 5

100$

For 6 hrs.

Answer 6

$9-$10 an hour is what sitters charge here in the NY city suburbs but that's for older sitters.  That calculator is basing rates on sitters 17 and older.  At your age..I would say $6 an hour

Answer 7

I pay my sitter $8/hour to watch both of my kids, $6 if it's only one of them.

Answer 8

WHAT 9.25 thats bellow minimum wage!!!... well in San Francisco so idk about minimum wage where you live

Answer 9

i would charge 5 dollers an hour

Answer 10

Well that depends on how good u are and how Meany u watching and how old they are but $5 an hour is reasonable in most cases.

Answer 11

5-10 bucks an hour

Answer 12

ummm i'd do about $5.00 an hour..................by the way i'm 13 also.

Answer 13

$10 for the first hour and $5 for the hours that folow

Answer 14

I'd say $2.00 per hour should be fine.

Answer 15

do around 9.25

Answer 16

depends on how long u babysit them and how old the kids are. I'd probably say around 7 bucks at the most.

Answer 17

california is expensive state to live in charge 10

Answer 18

i think 9.25 is a good price for a 13 year old

Answer 19

My sitter charges 15.00 per day

Answer 20

if you're new at babysitting start at $8-9 per hour. you can say "usually $8-10 per hour, whichever you feel more comfortable with." that way they sort of get a say..

Answer 21

I'm 13 and I babysit, too. $9.25 sounds good!

Answer 22

Zero as you are far to young to baby sit being only a child yourself. Anyone who would leave their child with another is culpable of gross stupidity

Answer 23

That's pretty close to the normal rate. I'd say like $10 and hour.

Answer 24

I charge $6.00 an hour for one kid, $7.00 an hour for two, $8.00 an hour for three and I won't babysit four.

You are only 13, so $9.25 isn't a reasonable rate.

Answer 25

Wow, that seems high. I think they are calculating for an adult who is providing in-home, long-term, full time care.

I say $5 an hour unless you're caring for infants (and I doubt that, you're too young).

Answer 26

woah, i would charge like 3.50 per hour per kid

Answer 27

I say it should be diffferent for each person. start with like $6 an hour. but if the family does not seam to have alot of money charge like $4 and hour. If someone is asking you all the time to babysit charge the $9.

Hope I helped

Answer 28

you should start with $7.00 per kid and hour