Re: Going rate for babysitters

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Bernicki
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Our kids are 4 and 8. Most of the time we get babysitting for “free”–that is, we do exchanges with other friends who have kids. When we do pay, we pay a teenager $8 an hour. We also know a couple of professional nannies–women in their 40s–and when we use them, we pay $15 an hour. Sorry I can’t give you anything more specific for a 3-month-old–it’s been a long time since I had one! I’d say $5 an hour for a teen who is experienced with babies.