Paying a sitter for a weekend

Hello BPN folks. This question has been asked and answered before, but the responses I can find are from a few years ago and I'm curious what updated answers would yield.

How much would you all pay a sitter to spend a straight 48 hours (for example, Saturday morning 9 am until Monday morning 9 am) with two kids, ages 4 and 6? Do you pay a flat rate per day? Or one rate for awake hours, and one rate for asleep hours? (Both kids sleep through the night for at least nine hours.)

I do generally pay sitters $25 to $30 an hour for daytime care of both kids. I don't expect sitters to do anything extra--basically just keep the kids not dead, and put their dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

Thank you for your responses!

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I’m not sure of the answer to your question, but based on your hourly rate, my college-aged daughter (UCB student) would love your contact information! 

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I pay a flat rate of $100/day for one toddler.

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Yep, you are way overpaying for a daily rate for two kids. $15-18 for an adult sitter is the range for 2 kids, less for a teen sitter. For the weekend period you suggest, I'd say $250-300. It asks a lot of the sitter, sacrificing all their personal time for an entire weekend. Obviously you'd want an adult for that period of time.