Babysitting how much do I charge per hour?

If the person im babysitting for asks me how much do I charge per hour..how much should I say?

it all depends who you're babysitting for, if you're babysitting for a neighbour, relative or close friend, then I'd ask them how much they're willing to pay first. but if it's for someone you're not so close to, then I'd say around $5 - $8 per hour! but it also depends on the age of the child!

ide say like 5 to 10 dollars

I would ask how much they are willing to pay, at least then you dont sound as if your over charging them.
if they say they dont mind, say something like £4 - £5

stick with 6 bucks, unless you have cpr training such as muah. then aware them what kind of training you have been throught and bump up the price a little, maybe 7 or 8 bucks.

When I used to babysit, I always said that for 1 hour or less-$10...2-4hours-$20...4-8hours-$40...and so on. I hated hourly rates since it seemed like I should get more at times. The families I baby sat for thought it was pretty reasonable!

I always had 2 kids, so that's a factor also. When I'd have a group, I'd charge each set of parents, depending on the number of kids they had. I'd add $3 for each kid if there were more than 2.

I never liked asking for more than that being that I was only a kid myself!

ok right, I've just noticed your dealing in dollars,...bare in mind im dealing in pounds.

when I used to babysit,id charge £4 up to 12pm and £6 after that for friends
and for strangers £6 hour up to 12 and £7 anything after that & £30 for the night
I only charged double if it was more than 2/3 kids which is only fair.
hope this helps xx

Look on sittercity.com and look at job postings in your area. Take the average. In downtown Chicago, most people pay $10-$12 for one child, and then about $15 for two. I rarely ever see postings for anything under $10 in the city. In the suburbs, I'm sure it's a little less. I baby-sit an infant and toddler for family, and they pay $15 plus they pay for my parking. If you are driving more than 10 miles or if you have to pay for parking, make sure you are paid for that, as well.