What to pay a babysitter in Saginaw, MI
Childcare workers in the Saginaw metro area earned a median of $14.18 an hour in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's more than in 37% of the 385 US metro areas BLS reports. It's 11th of Michigan's 15 metro areas.
Suggested babysitter rates in Saginaw
For one child, built on that local median:
| Kids | New or teen | Experienced | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 child | $14.00 | $16.50 | $18.50 |
| 2 kids | $16.50 | $19.00 | $21.00 |
| 3 kids | $19.00 | $21.50 | $23.50 |
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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 Saginaw
| Bottom 10% earn less than | $13.12 |
|---|---|
| Bottom quarter earn less than | $13.75 |
| Median | $14.18 |
| Top quarter earn more than | $16.53 |
| Top 10% earn more than | $18.85 |
| Average | $15.40 |
| Median for a year of full-time work | $29,490 |
| Childcare workers employed | 290 |
Elsewhere in Michigan
- Traverse City, MI $15.91 median
- Ann Arbor, MI $15.72 median
- Lansing, MI $15.39 median
- Flint, MI $15.35 median
- Grand Rapids, MI $15.24 median
- Detroit, MI $14.93 median
- Battle Creek, MI $14.88 median
- Jackson, MI $14.84 median
- Kalamazoo, MI $14.62 median
- Midland, MI $14.36 median
- Muskegon, MI $14.07 median
- Monroe, MI $14.04 median
- Bay City, MI $13.78 median
- Niles, MI $13.65 median
Outside its metro areas, Michigan's 4 nonmetropolitan areas pay medians from $13.85 to $14.45. All of Michigan →
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.