I need help knowing how much to charge for babysitting.?

Question

I am looking to babysit children this summer and have had several offers but I am so confused about what to charge. I am 25 years old, have been babysitting since I was a teenager. I am also a first grade teacher and I'm currently getting my Master's degree in Reading. I live near Washington, D.C..

I want to charge what I'm worth but not too much that the parents think it is outrageous.

Answer 1

For someone your age and experience, I'd likely pay somewhere between $8 and 10/hour.  If there is more than one child, more on the $10 side.  It also depends on if you're cpr certified as well.  That's really important to me.  As well as how available you are.  I pay our sitter for one child (she's sat for us since he was 3 months old and now he's almost 3) in the evenings - at least once a week - $12/hour.  She's in her 50's and has raised 2 kids and has been a babysitter/nanny for 10+ years.  She's cpr certified.  She's ALWAYS available for us.

Answer 2

seriously....depends on ages of kids and how long ur babysitting..........babys costing more than kids and young kids in the middle...kids being 12...babys being up to 3

Answer 3

Well, since your an adult and it is considered an actual job ( like a daycare ) instead of some teen wanting money, then i think you should get more than an average babysitter.

I would charge 6$ anhour for the first kid, and adding an additonal 3$ for every kid after that.

So if your watching 3 kids for 5 hours, then you would recieve 60$.

I personally charge 5$ for the first kid, and 2$ for each additional kid. So for me, 3 kids for 5 hours would be 45$.