Petspets, pet-sitting
Average Pet Sitter Rates Per Day in the US (2026)
Average Pet Sitter Rates Per Day in the US (2026) Average pet sitter rates per day in the US run about $20-$40 for a single drop-in visit, $25-$50 for a day-rate or daycare-style stay, and $50-$100 per day for overnight in-home care in 2026. A dog that needs two drop-in visits a day lands closer to $40-$80 per day, and high-cost metros push overnight care to $90-$150. Run your own scope through the Pet Sitting Service Cost Calculator(/pets/pet-sitting-service-cost-calculator) to convert any quote into a clean per-day number. When I booked care for my two dogs over a 5-day trip last spring, I gathered three quotes for the exact same scope — two 30-minute drop-in visits per day. They came back at $50, $64, and $80 per day. That $30-per-day spread worked out to $150 across the trip ($250 vs $400), and the only real difference was whether the sitter carried...
