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The average hourly babysitting rate has climbed to $16.43 for one child, according to UrbanSitter's 2018 child care survey of more than 20,000 families across the country. That's an 8% increase from last year's average of $15.20 an hour for a single child.

Start with pre-planned summer activities. Keep in mind that many parents register their children for summer activities such as swimming or tennis. ... Don't forget to eat! Hungry kids are whiny kids, and whiny kids are no fun. ... Pencil in time to rest. ... The less than fun stuff: chores. ... Free time!

A good rule of thumb: Add an extra dollar for each additional child. So if you are usually paid $13 per hour for one child and a family has three kids, you could expect to make $15 per hour for that job.

The average hourly babysitting rate has climbed to $16.43 for one child, according to UrbanSitter's 2018 child care survey of more than 20,000 families across the country. That's an 8% increase from last year's average of $15.20 an hour for a single child.

The average hourly rate for a babysitter is $16.75 for one child and $19.26 for two kids, according to the 2019 annual study compiled by UrbanSitter. For comparison, that's more than twice the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

So give yourself a range to work with, like $16 to $19 per hour. Normally a range of $3 to $5 is enough to take any situation into account. There is lots of money to be made on special occasions, see our guide to NYE babysitting for more details. Also, see our suggested ways to earn more money while babysitting.

As a general rule, you can charge an extra $1 or $2 per hour to your rate for each extra child you're watching. So if you normally charge $11 per hour to watch one child, you can charge $12 or $13 per hour to watch two children.

A good rule of thumb: Add an extra dollar for each additional child. So if you are usually paid $13 per hour for one child and a family has three kids, you could expect to make $15 per hour for that job.

UrbanSitter's 2020 National Childcare Rate Survey found that, on average, parents pay babysitters $17.73 for one child, $20.30 for two children, and $21.49 for three children.