How old you have to be, what the law actually says, and how to get your first job when you have never had one.
Most babysitters aren't owed minimum wage, but the 2027 floor still sets their price. See every state's new minimum next to the going sitter rate.
No US state sets a minimum age to be a babysitter. Only four set an age for leaving a child home alone. Here is what the law actually says and what families actually decide.
Where teenagers actually find babysitting work, what to charge at each age, and why starting cheap costs more than any other decision you will make.