I pay 10 per hour... Whether he's awake or asleep.. Normally he's asleep though~
I pay $7 an hour and then round up. So 4 hours = $28, so I pay $30. I remember my 1st babysitting job, which was for twins. I planned on charging 60 cents an hour, and was thrilled when they paid me a whole $1 an hour! Times change!
I'm in Frisco and we generally pay $8/hr for our 2 kids (now almost 6 and 3). That is above min wage. I would NEVER pay a teenager $12 an hour to sit on my couch and watch cartoons/read/text since usually the kids are only up for an hour or two before bedtime and most of the sitters time is "quite" and to themselves.