What to pay a babysitter in Chambersburg, PA
Childcare workers in the Chambersburg metro area earned a median of $12.99 an hour in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's more than in 15% of the 385 US metro areas BLS reports. It's 14th of Pennsylvania's 15 metro areas.
Suggested babysitter rates in Chambersburg
For one child, built on that local median:
| Kids | New or teen | Experienced | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 child | $13.00 | $15.00 | $17.00 |
| 2 kids | $15.50 | $17.50 | $19.50 |
| 3 kids | $18.00 | $20.00 | $22.00 |
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How we get the suggested rates
A babysitter does much the same job as a childcare worker, usually alone and often in the evening, so we start from what childcare work pays locally: a new or teen sitter at the local median wage, an experienced sitter 15% above it, and a pro (CPR-certified, years of experience) 30% above it. Each child after the first adds about $2.50 an hour. It's a starting point, not a rule. Late nights, holidays, last-minute bookings, special needs and extra duties like driving or cooking all justify more; our guide to how much to pay a babysitter goes through them.
What childcare work pays in Chambersburg
| Bottom 10% earn less than | $10.59 |
|---|---|
| Bottom quarter earn less than | $11.89 |
| Median | $12.99 |
| Top quarter earn more than | $14.02 |
| Top 10% earn more than | $16.76 |
| Average | $13.55 |
| Median for a year of full-time work | $27,030 |
| Childcare workers employed | 140 |
Childcare jobs are less common here than nationally: 2.33 in every 1,000 jobs, 0.70 times the national share.
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA $16.60 median
- Allentown, PA $15.49 median
- Lancaster, PA $14.72 median
- Scranton, PA $14.72 median
- York, PA $14.57 median
- Harrisburg, PA $14.40 median
- Pittsburgh, PA $14.35 median
- Gettysburg, PA $14.25 median
- Reading, PA $14.20 median
- Lebanon, PA $13.71 median
- Erie, PA $13.48 median
- Altoona, PA $13.23 median
- Williamsport, PA $13.20 median
- Johnstown, PA $12.78 median
Outside its metro areas, Pennsylvania's 4 nonmetropolitan areas pay medians from $13.41 to $14.27. All of Pennsylvania →
What these figures cover
They come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' wage survey for May 2025, for the occupation it calls Childcare Workers: people paid to look after children at daycares, schools, businesses and in private homes. The survey asks employers, so it counts childcare workers on a payroll, and its technical note says it leaves out the self-employed and household workers. Babysitters paid directly by a family aren't in these numbers. Read them as what childcare work pays where you live, not as a survey of babysitting rates.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 39-9011 Childcare Workers. Suggested rates are Sitterday's rule of thumb, explained above.