#Tbt to life before kids—aka a time when we didn’t have to pay someone by the hour just to catch a movie or grocery shop in peace. And, ugh, according to UrbanSitter, the rates to hire a babysitter in 2019 are steep. They talked to a whopping 28,000 families across the U.S. to find out how much parents are shelling out for a night on the town. Here, a peek at the cost of coverage from city to city.
This Is the Going Rate to Hire a Babysitter in Every Major U.S. City
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Published Mar 7, 2019
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Seattle, Washington
One Kid: $17.05/hour
Two Kids: $18.87/hour
Portland, Oregon
One Kid: $14.38/hour
Two Kids: $15.90/hour
San Francisco, California
One Kid: $18.75/hour
Two Kids: $21.30/hour
Los Angeles, California
One Kid: $16.06/hour
Two Kids: $18.01/hour
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Las Vegas, Nevada
One Kid: $11.63/hour
Two Kids: $14.71/hour
San Diego, California
One Kid: $14.29/hour
Two Kids: $15.59/hour
Denver, Colorado
One Kid: $13.41/hour
Two Kids: $15.92/hour
Phoenix, Arizona
One Kid: $12.02/hour
Two Kids: $13.72/hour
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Austin, Texas
One Kid: $14.98/hour
Two Kids: $16.17/hour
Houston, Texas
One Kid: $12.20/hour
Two Kids: $12.96/hour
Dallas, Texas
One Kid: $11.98/hour
Two Kids: $13.89/hour
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One Kid: $13.94/hour
Two Kids: $14.68/hour
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Chicago, Illinois
One Kid: $14.57/hour
Two Kids: $16.66/hour
Atlanta, Georgia
One Kid: $13.17/hour
Two Kids: $15.75/hour
Miami, Florida
One Kid: $12.67/hour
Two Kids: $16.38/hour
Raleigh, West Virginia
One Kid: $12.33/hour
Two Kids: $16.19/hour
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Washington, D.C.
One Kid: $16.15/hour
Two Kids: $18.20/hour
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One Kid: $15.07/hour
Two Kids: $16.21/hour
New York City
One Kid: $17.30/hour
Two Kids: $20.85/hour
Boston, Massachusetts
One Kid: $16.90/hour
Two Kids: $18.84/hour
