sethnintendo said:
I don't believe you have to pay an 11 year old babysitter min mage considering she isn't going to be reporting the income to the IRS and she is technically child labor. I believe you can state whatever price you want. It is like having a kid mow your lawn for 10 dollars (youngsters would probably want at least 20 these days probably) even though it might take him over a hour and half to do it. |
LEGALLY speaking you need to pay a babysitter (an hourly employee) minimum wage. Most people do not and are violating the law.
But if you want an example that is more rigid, consider the hourly nanny and the PCA (personal care attendant). Both are usually sub $15 an hour. I can find a summer nanny for $11-12 an hour in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Further out in the suburbs I could find one for $8-9.50 an hour. Understand that the nanny's wages are gross, meaning you need to subtract that amount from my NET wage. I would need to make $3-4 (4-5.50) more hour NET to continue to pay this nanny without hurting my purchasing power.
