S/O sitters- how much to pay?

[lulu21]

We've never used non-family. We're having a friends little sister come sit J in a couple weeks. It will be from 5pm-11pm. J will most likely be a sleep by 8 ( if all goes well). What would you pay a sitter for the night? I'm totally clueless.

[stacyb1983]

$10/ hour + gas. We round up to next hour. We pay extra for holidays.

[countthestars]

We pay about $10 per hour and round up. This seems to be the norm for our area based on conversations with other moms I know.

[zarapipe]

I paid my hs girl $9. College girl 10.

[meltoine]

$10 for one kid, $12 for both. Round up to the next $20, so 3 hours. = $36, we give $40.

[jene]

$10 per hour and round up

[wavepool]

We'd pay $40 to $50 for that. Probably $40, and our sitter would be thrilled and she keeps coming back.

[pinotgrig]

May 25, 2015 18:42:31 GMT -5 JRo said:

We pay our girl $10 per hour and round up. We asked her what her rate is up front.

This exactly.

[lulu21]

Okay perfect! I told her $10 an hour, plus I'd provide her some dinner (probably pizza). Thanks!

[cricketwife]

Whatever her rate is, it's always per hour. It doesn't matter if the baby is awake or asleep, I'm sure you know this, I'm just mentioning because you talked about bedtime.

[bunch]

lcol, $10 plus round up. My sitter is a 23 yr old college grad. When she watches all 4 (mine plus friend's) we pay $12.