Pay per an hour?

Senior Member Joined: Oct 30 2005 Posts: 188

I am working privately for someone - doing office, quickbooks, secretarial stuff.
I didn't set a price per an hour yet with him. I wanted to look around, because I am paying a babysitter 7 an hour!
What is a fare rate I can charge per an hour? What are people getting paid per an hour for such work these days? This is in Brooklyn

Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2007, 9:15 am Post subject: re: Pay per an hour?

You should really figure this out before workign too long!
I don't really know what "usual" pay is, but I can tell you that my sister who just graduated last month from high school just started working in an office, answering phones, doing paperwork, I think.
She is starting with $13/hr on the books, with a raise in 3 months.
As mentioned, I don't know what's accepted. I have a very different type of job (I have a degree).

Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2007, 10:22 am Post subject:

also between taxes you have to evaluate if you will be coming home with any $$$ at the end of the week ... and if it is worth it
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Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2007, 10:52 am Post subject: re: Pay per an hour?

You getting payed on/off the books? Full on the books or part?

Whatever it is, you want to make enough to file taxes, cover the sitter, and make a little more.

How are you transporting, are you paying for it? All these extra costs, you gotta think about.

Aisde note: Where did you find someone that only charges 7$/hr!!!!
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I remember when one of the famous C.H. babysitters took 50 cent more per hour than the B.R. techers make. ...but women still taught and still used her!

Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2007, 10:06 pm Post subject:

and I was thinking if it's for 1 kid, $7 an hour is a lot!
if you send your baby to a group babysitter, you can get for $5 or even less an hour. If it's a 1-on-1 babysitter, then $7 (for a woman) I understand is not bad.
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Gold Member Joined: May 17 2007 Posts: 1405

I asked my husband what he thought would be a fair wage per hour. he said since you're doing quickbooks and are capable of bookkeeping, $20/hr would be a fair amount. he worked in an office doing bookkeeping, etc. and thats how much he got paid. we're notin brooklyn though, so I don't know what the going rate in your community is.