how much to pay a babysitter?

[Triggers]

I know some friends that babysit and they get like 5 dollars or something each time or per hour or something. It all depends.

[gretalarson]

if youre just getting a high schooler or something 2.50 a kid an hour is pretty standard. i nanny right now and i get 10/hr for 2 kids.

[Tresbn00]

Five dollars an hour if I have to pick-ip/drop-off the babysitter.  Eight dollars an hour if they can drive.  If it is a holiday like New Years Eve I give the ninety dollars. If it is a big community event and the sitter is in high demand I pay seventy five dollars.  Both of my kids are at an age where they have just graduated from being baby sat to being baby sitters and those numbers hold true.

[sdenimandlace1]

Wow babysitting might be the way to go for some of the people who are looking for extra money from home.

[aimathome]

I believe I hear the going rate in this area is $15 to $25 a day, or maybe $75 to $100 a week.