How Much Do Teen Babysitters Make?

Do you hire a teen babysitter? Maybe you used to be one? How much they make might surprise you. 

The cost of child care is on the rise in America, according to a new survey from Care.com.  Care.com is a website service that advertises on behalf of those who are babysitters and for those who need sitters for their kids and pets.  According to the survey, Thirteen dollars and 44 cents per hour was the average price of a babysitter in 2014, up from 12 dollars and seven cents the previous year.  Costs have been on the rise over the past five years, up 28 percent since 2009. Twenty-six percent of parents say they tip their sitter, but only one in ten say they would pay an extra five-dollars per hour for someone to watch their kids at the last moment.  Overall, only 41 percent of parents say they have complete trust in their babysitter.

Here are the average hourly babysitting wages in the nine cities that UrbanSitter.com analyzed (listed in descending order by the rate for one child):
1. New York City Area

$15.34 for one child; $16.76 for two; $18.74 for three.

2. San Francisco Area

$14.99 for one child; $17.68 for two; $19.46 for three.

3. Washington, D.C. - Baltimore Area

$13.83 for one child; $15.27 for two; $16.95 for three.

4. Greater Boston Area

$13.64 for one child; $15.66 for two; $16.77 for three.

5. Los Angeles Area

$13.53 for one child; $15.87 for two; $17.94 for three.

6. Seattle Metro Area

$12.80 for one child; $14.83 for two; $15.47 for three.

7. Greater Chicago Area

$11.91 for one child; $14.07 for two; $15 for three.

8. San Diego Area

$11.11 for one child; $13.28 for two; $14.82 for three.

9. Denver Metro Area

$10.84 for one child; $12.26 for two; $14.24 for three.