You want to hire a sitter that has experience and will be great with your child, so you need to compensate them well. An hourly rate for babysitter on a full time basis can be expensive, but you really have to take some information into consideration before you just throw a rate out there for the sitter.

Consider the area you live in when you are coming up with your hourly rate for babysitter. For example, the cost of living in your area.

1. You should also consider the experience you require from your sitter.

2. Does your child have special needs?

3. How many hours a day or week will you need the sitter?

4. Where will your child be cared for?

5. Will the sitter be required to also do errands and light housework for you?

Being competitive with your pricing is essential to finding a qualified long term babysitter. However, there is more to building this relationship than decent pay. Understanding, clarity and communication is vital to being the ideal employer for a sitter to work for.

Basically, if you are a horrible person to work for, it will not matter how much you offer an hour to a babysitter. You will likely find yourself without a sitter for your child.

On average, you can expect to pay at least $3 and hour to a babysitter. This is for one child in a lower income area. However, if you require your sitter to do light house cleaning while sitting, you should pay at least a $1 more an hour.

If you have more than one child the rate will also increase by $1 an hour. Let’s say you have 3 children and want your sitter to also do the dishes throughout the day and pick up the common room before you come home. In this scenario, you should pay the sitter a minimum of $7 an hour.

Living in a larger city that has a higher cost of living will raise the hourly rate for babysitter. Typically, in a city like Las Vegas, you can expect to pay a base rate of $8 per hour and then tally on the extra $1 for light cleaning and each additional child. Keep in mind, if you hire a student you can often get a cheaper hourly rate. But, you do not want to pay too little, otherwise your sitter will not stay with for very long.

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