Babysitters may have once just been the teenager next door , but nowadays parents in some states are willing to pay over $ 16 an hour for a caregiver their children adore . A new survey has revealed that the average pay rate for a sitter has increased more than 28 per cent in just five years - rising by more than a dollar to $ 13.44 since just 2013 . By contrast , babysitters in 2009 made an average $ 10.50 an hour . Average babysitter wages have increased by 28 per cent in the last 5 years , as the graphic by Care.com reveals . But the cost for care has risen much higher than a couple of dollars for certain cities . The Care.com survey , which had more than one thousand respondents , revealed that babysitters are most expensive in San Francisco , where they make an average of $ 16.65 per hour . That 's five dollars more than the city 's minimum wage . Boston and Silicon Valley hub San Jose are not far behind , with rates clocking in at $ 15.37 and $ 15.63 , respectively . New York City , unsurprisingly , still made it in the top five with a $ 15.09 rate . Costs significantly drop further from the coast . Babysitters make , on average , $ 11.31 an hour in Grand Rapids , Michigan , the cheapest of the rates . Cities in South Carolina , Utah and Ohio round out the top five least-expensive babysitter wages with costs in the $ 11 rage - with Rochester , New York , also making a surprise appearance . Although one in four parents said they believe they 're paying their babysitters too much , the survey found they also have no problem upping the costs . Eighty-seven per cent of parents give their sitters an annual raise , and 26 per cent will tip them . And one in 10 parents is willing to throw in an extra $ 5 an hour if they booked their caregiver on short notice . Only three per cent of families said they choose their sitter based on expected wages . Forty-nine per cent of families select a sitter loved by their children . A new survey by Care.com has revealed that the average pay rate for a sitter has increased more than 28 per cent in just five years - rising by more than a dollar to $ 13.44 since just 2013 . According to Care.com 's senior managing editor Katie Bugbee , parents today expect more from their sitters - and are willing to pay the price . 'Parents want experience , ' she told Yahoo ! Parenting . 'They value that . It 's not longer the kid down the street who will just sit there and eat Doritos all night . ' That means , according to the survey , that the babysitter is between 20 to 25 years old , does n't smoke and is certified in First Aid or CPR training . Bugbee said that , on the flip side , sitters are likewise working harder to make more of child care . 'Millennials are graduating college and becoming nannies or babysitters and the interest is there to perfect the profession , ' she said . 'We 're seeing the evolution of the field on both sides . ' Surprisingly , over half of the surveyed parents said they 've hired a babysitter without running a background check or checking listed references . But a whopping 94 per cent of families said they have complete trust in their child caregivers . And many parents will go to incredible lengths to keep them around . Twenty per cent of parents said they 'd be willing to poach another family 's babysitter and 16 per cent said they would n't share a great sitter 's contact with their own friends . But that 's hardly shocking . According to the survey , 31 per cent of parents think of their sitter as family .
Average babysitter wages have increased by 28 per cent in the last 5 years . Care.com survey reveals the average pay rate is now $ only $ 10.50 an hour . Has risen by more than a dollar since 2013 and was 13.44 in 2009 . San Jose , Boston and New York all have average wages in the $ 15 range . Cities in Utah , Ohio and South Carolina among the cheapest with $ 11 rate . Only 3 per cent of families pick their sitter based on expected wages . 49 per cent said they pay up for a babysitter who their children love .