going hourly rate for teen babysitter



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Posted by kellyandrewsjohnson 17 yrs ago
Hi, Wondering if anyone has suggestions on how much we might offer a teen babysitter in Hong Kong. The objective is to play with our 7 year old after school rather than really babysit (helper is present, and mom works at home office).


Thanks a ton!


Kelly

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COMMENTS
cd 17 yrs ago
I think $100 an hour would be more than enough for that job. My daughter used to get $500 for a full evenings babysitting, which she thought was brilliant, she would have been happy with $300.

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namaste 17 yrs ago
In the States, the going rate is $5 USD/hr (40 HK/hr).

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cd 17 yrs ago
If you're looking at a younger teenager, say 14-15 then $50-60 an hour is fine, if you want an older teenager 16-19, then I don't think you'll find one for that, not when they could get a job elsewhere that pays more.

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kellyandrewsjohnson 17 yrs ago
thanks a ton everyone!


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kittycat2 17 yrs ago
$100 for a teenager to play with a baby? I think I need to change my job. And I am a school teacher...

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Z 17 yrs ago
Well, $5/hour was what I got in the US when I was last babysitting -- almost 20 years ago...

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ltxhk 17 yrs ago
Local teenagers get $20 - $25 per hour for working at retail shops, handing out flyers etc. $30-$50 per hour is the local rate for primary school tutoring. As for expats, part-time job opportunities are limited unless the teenager speaks some Cantonese. Some "teach" English or help at play groups for about $50/hr.

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cd 17 yrs ago
Disagree to a certain extent, My daughter speaks no cantonese and got part time work at 17 teaching drama, and got a lot more than $50 an hour. She also worked this summer aged 29 teaching English for $250 an hour. The cheapest work I've known a teen do was for $45 an hour, plus meals.

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ltxhk 17 yrs ago
It really depends on the age of the "teen". Under 16 have not finished their "O" levels, igcse etc, and their value to the activity/ English schools is substantially less.... and there is an issue of maturity. Not many over 16 are interested in "baby sitting" since English tutoring/ activity schools will pay much more. If one wants to work as a tutor/ activity assistant, then there are loads of expat opportunities but if a teen wants to gain some experience working in typical teen p/t jobs at retail/ business etc, language can be a barrier. For the under 16 .... I don't know anyone even on HK island paying $100/hour; I do know several paying $40-$50/hr for girls aged 15.

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cd 17 yrs ago
oops sorry, should have read 19 not 29....

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sunita26 17 yrs ago
my daughter is now 17 and she doen some teaching job in summer and they pay her good 200per hr even she is doing some babysitting now in weekend and she get 100/perhr

she is happy with this and she is very much like this

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sistim 17 yrs ago
A teacher's aide in ESF only makes $117/hr! For playing with a kid when helper & mum are around, $50 is fine. My babysitter was fine with that. Now she's gone to college :(

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Maureen1234 16 yrs ago
Hi my name is Maureen and im 19 years old and i was born in the land of the philippines but i also grew up in Hongkong and studied my elementary days there

and went back to the philippines for high school and college because we couldn't afford the tuition fees in hongkong.

I am a high school graduate of Pilar National Comprehensive High school.

Now i am still studying at Aquinas University taking up the course Bachelor Science Tourism majoring in HRM a 2nd year student.

I will be back in Hongkong By Dec 18 2009 and will be staying for a month and i would like if anyone of you would like to offer me a part time job by babysitting or teaching english for kids $50 per hr. Btw i am a resident of hongkong so i dont think it's illegal. thank you very much

please do mail me.

:)

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