Get paid to look after cats near you
A$25 to 45 per drop-in visit. Visit cats in their own homes, set your own rate, choose your hours, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Petme is live across Australia. Build your sitter profile and start accepting cat visits in your neighbourhood.
A flexible job you run around your life
Cat visits are short and easy to fit around everything else. You run the work like your own business: your hours, your clients, your rate. It slots in around a day job, study, or other gigs.
Work around your life
Visits are short and easy to cluster. Fit a morning and evening round near home, or pick up extra visits while owners travel. No fixed shifts and no minimum hours.
Self-employed, not a shift worker
You are your own boss on Petme. You pick every booking, set your own rate, and answer to the owner, not a dispatcher. Build your own round of regular cats.
Start small, scale when ready
Many cat sitters start with a handful of visits a week alongside another job, then add house sitting and more regular clients as their reviews grow.
Visit cats on your terms, earn per visit
No shift rosters, no platform-set pricing, no minimum hours. You control the rate, the area you cover, and the visits you accept.
A$25 to 45 per visit
Typical drop-in visit rates across Australian metros, with house sitting for cats charged per night. You set every rate, and keep up to 90% with cashback.
Visit cats in their own home
Most bookings are drop-in visits: feed, fresh water, litter, play, and photo updates. Cats stay relaxed in familiar surroundings, and you cover homes near you.
A$20,000 vet protection
Every confirmed cat booking on Petme automatically includes up to A$20,000 in emergency vet coverage. Free for you and the owner, on every booking.
Built for cat sitters
You set your own rate, keep up to 90% with cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and every visit is protected with A$20,000 in vet coverage.
Per-visit earnings, your rate
You set your rate per visit. No platform-dictated pricing. Petme keeps a small service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Recurring clients built in
Cat owners travel often and earn cashback on every Petme booking, so they have a reason to rebook the sitter their cat already knows. Regulars come back trip after trip.
Protected on every visit
A$20,000 emergency vet coverage on every confirmed booking. You never carry the liability alone, even on a quick drop-in visit.
Cat sitting jobs across Australia
Petme recruits cat sitters in Australia's biggest metros, where many owners travel and need someone to visit their cat at home. Find your city for local rates and neighbourhoods.
Cat sitting jobs in Australia
What new cat sitters ask before they start on Petme in Australia.
How much can I earn cat sitting in Australia?
Cat sitting on Petme in Australia typically pays A$25 to A$45 per drop-in visit, with house sitting for cats charged per night. You set your own rate and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback. Several visits a day across nearby homes builds a steady weekly income.
What does a cat sitting booking involve?
Most cat bookings are drop-in visits: you go to the owner's home to feed the cat, refresh water, clean the litter tray, play, and send photo updates. Some owners book house sitting where you stay overnight. You choose which you offer and set a rate for each.
Do I need experience to become a cat sitter?
No formal qualifications are required, but cat-specific know-how helps you stand out: recognising stress signals, safe handling, and medication routines. You must be 18 or over, based in Australia, and able to pass ID verification. A short pet first aid course builds trust.
Can I set my own rates and hours?
Yes. You set your rate per visit and control your own availability. There are no assigned shifts and no minimum hours. You accept or decline each request, so cat sitting fits neatly around a job, study, or other commitments.
How do payouts work for cat sitters?
Earnings land in your bank account within 2 business days of each completed visit. You set your own rate, Petme keeps a small service fee, and sitter cashback lifts your take-home toward 90% of every booking. There is no invoicing.
Are cats covered if something goes wrong?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including cat visits, automatically includes up to A$20,000 in emergency vet coverage for the cat in your care. It is included at no extra cost to you or the owner, on every booking.
Is cat sitting a good side income?
Yes. Drop-in visits are short and often clustered close together, so you can fit several around your week. Many cat sitters on Petme start with a few visits alongside another job and build a base of regulars who rebook during every trip.
Which Australian cities have cat sitting demand?
Cat sitting demand is strongest in dense, apartment-heavy metros. Petme recruits cat sitters in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Hobart, and Darwin, where many owners travel and need someone to visit their cat at home.
Start earning as a cat sitter in Australia
Set your own rate per visit. A$20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and payouts to your bank within 2 business days.