How much does the Teen Babysitter career pay in The Sims 4?

Teen Babysitter career

Teen Babysitter pays §33 an hour at level 1 and up to §48 an hour. The best level pays §576 a week. The promotion cheat is careers.promote Teen_Babysitter.

The Babysitter career is a teen job in the Base game of The Sims 4. Teen Sims work evening shifts on Saturdays and Sundays. The job has three levels and pays up to 576 Simoleons per week.

You start as a Baby Sitter at level 1 and advance to Nanny at level 2. Level 3 makes you a Daycare Assistant. Each level keeps the same schedule while raising your hourly pay.

  • §33Per hour at the first level
  • §48Per hour at the best level
  • §576Per week at the best-paying level
  • Teen jobBase game

Pay and hours at every level

Every level

LevelTitlePer hourSchedulePer week
1Baby Sitter§33
Sat Sun, 18:00 for 6 h
§396
2Nanny§40
Sat Sun, 18:00 for 6 h
§480
3Daycare Assistant§48
Sat Sun, 18:00 for 6 h
§576

Pay per week is our math: pay per hour, times the hours, times the work days. Past the top level, each extra promotion adds §10 an hour.

Traits that change the pay and promotions

A trait pay bonus adds a percent of the hourly pay.
TraitPay bonus
Business Savvy+10%

The game also rolls for an early promotion. The base chance is 1%.

Teen Babysitter cheats

Type testingcheats true first. The game accepts the career name below, in any letter case.

  • careers.add_career Teen_Babysitter
  • careers.promote Teen_Babysitter
  • careers.demote Teen_Babysitter
  • careers.remove_career Teen_Babysitter

Hours, weekend days, and pay by level

Your Sim works 6 hours per day on Saturday and Sunday, totaling 12 hours per week. Every level uses the same evening shift starting at 18:00. You also earn 0.25 paid days off for each day you work.

Pay starts at 33 Simoleons per hour at level 1, which brings in 396 Simoleons per week. Level 2 raises the rate to 40 Simoleons per hour for 480 Simoleons per week. Level 3 pays 48 Simoleons per hour, giving you 576 Simoleons per week.

A Sim with the Business Savvy trait gets a 10% bonus added to their hourly pay. If you quit the job, your rejoining level drops by one every 2 days.

Tracks and overmax pay in the Babysitter career

The Babysitter career does not split into branches. Every Sim follows the single Babysitter track from level 1 to level 3. The top regular weekly pay on this track is 576 Simoleons.

After you reach level 3 as a Daycare Assistant, you can earn overmax raises. Each overmax level adds 10 Simoleons per hour to your pay. Your Saturday and Sunday schedule stays the same at 12 hours per week.

Early promotions and Babysitter career cheats

When your work performance is close to the promotion line, you have a 1% chance of an early promotion. The game files do not list any trait multipliers that increase this chance for this job.

You can also use cheats in Live mode to change your career level right away. Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type testingcheats true first if the cheat requires it.

Type careers.promote Teen_Babysitter to move up one level, or careers.demote Teen_Babysitter to move down. You can join the job with careers.add_career Teen_Babysitter or quit with careers.remove_career Teen_Babysitter.

Questions

Who can join the Babysitter career in The Sims 4?

Only Teen Sims can join the Babysitter career. It comes with the Base game, so you do not need any extra packs.

How much does the Babysitter career pay in The Sims 4?

Level 1 pays 33 Simoleons per hour, or 396 Simoleons per week. By level 3, you earn 48 Simoleons per hour, which equals 576 Simoleons per week for 12 hours of work.

What are the work hours for the Babysitter job?

You work an evening shift on Saturday and Sunday starting at 18:00. Each shift lasts 6 hours, for a total of 12 hours per week at every level.

What is the promotion cheat for the Babysitter career?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and type careers.promote Teen_Babysitter. This moves your Teen Sim up one level in the career.

Does the Business Savvy trait increase Babysitter pay?

Yes, a Sim with the Business Savvy trait gets a 10% bonus added to their hourly pay at levels 1, 2, and 3.

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