The babysitting hourly rate for 2022 is soaring. The national average is now over $20 an hour for one child and more than $23 for two.
Jill Reese gets to spend a couple days a week with her granddaughter reading stories or putting together puzzles. It's quality time for her. But with the cost of babysitting soaring, it's also an affordable solution for the family: Grandma works for free.
Parents everywhere are finding that people to watch their children are in high demand, and getting getting paid more than ever.In Illinois, the average pay for babysitters watching one child is nearly $18 an hour, and nearly $20 for two kids. "I've owned the agency 12 years and never seen it like this," said Tori Ulrich, owner of Chicago Super Sitters."The shift in who's holding the power in the arrangement."