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    Default How much to pay a babysitter?

    Hey guys, just need your opinion here.

    I'm going to be needing a babysitter for the next 4 months while I'm in school. For about 6 hours a week all together. How much do you usually pay a sitter? My son's (10 months old) sitter, my cousin, is a 24 year old stay at home mom. What should I pay her?

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    Alot depends on the cost of living in your area. Try calling a local agency and asking what they would charge you and knock off a little from that amount.

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    It also depends upon how much "work" she'll be doing with your son. If it's just changing diapers and giving him a bottle...then I would pay about $5.00-$7.50 an hour (that's the going rate in my area). If it's a lot more (she has him for the whole day and will take care of all his needs for the day) then you may want to consider paying $7.50-$10 an hour.

    How about if you ask HER how much she considers her time and negotiate from there...

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    at the very minimum i would say seven dollars an hour..... in bigger cities a lot of sitters are paid 10-12 dollars an hour under the table...

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    well, i know you're in chicago, and to watch my sister my mother pays me $6 an hour... i charge other people usually 7-8 plus 2 for each additional kid... being that your baby is 10 months and still needs a bottle and diapers i would go for 6-8 an hour, but thats just my opinion


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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    another thought would be to barter for babysitting. Since she is a stay at home mother, she needs "woman time". Woman time is just time that she can be by herself or with her s/o without the child/ren. Even if it is just going to the grocery store.

    I would say talk to her if you are wanting to just pay her cash for the babysitting. It's a starting point at which to start.

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    ^Kryssy's got an excellent idea there. You can switch off, kind of like a co-op.

    I only left my Son with a sitter once for about 2 weeks (that's is a whole OTHER story/topic). I was paying her $65 a week.

    And damn.. Sitters are getting $10-$12 an hour now? I feel freaking old. When I babysat as a pre-teen, wanna know how much I made? A whopping $2 an hour. Hahaha.

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    I made $5/hour when I was babysitting. I stopped a year ago because all the kids became of age where they could stay home alone.

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    Default Re: How much to pay a babysitter?

    Lets see, $20 for a three minute dance and your only willing to pay someone $10 for an hour to watch your kid. Think about it girls.

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