Get paid to look after cats in Austin
$18 to $28 per visit for drop-in cat visits in Austin. Feed, play, scoop, and send photo updates on your own schedule, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Petme is live in Austin. Get verified and start accepting requests in your neighborhood.
Local know-how pays off in Austin
Austin summers are long and hot, regularly past 100°F from June into September, and the limestone Greenbelt trails radiate heat. Sitters walk early, watch for blue-green algae warnings at Lady Bird Lake, and keep dogs in the AC through the afternoon.
When demand peaks
Festival weeks (SXSW in March, Austin City Limits in October) and tech-sector travel drive sharp short-notice boarding spikes, with summer and winter-holiday peaks on top. Daily walks and daycare run steady year-round across the central neighborhoods.
Know your Austin routes
Most bookings cluster South Congress to East Austin. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Australian Shepherd, Labrador, Goldendoodle.
Keep up to 90%
You set your own rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Austin. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Drop-in cat visits
$18 to $28 per visit
House sitting
$42 to $78 per night
Overnight boarding
$42 to $78 per night
Austin areas that book the most
Petme cat bookings in Austin come from neighborhoods like South Congress, East Austin, Hyde Park, with drop-in visits and house sitting the most requested for cats.
Texas requires no state pet-sitter licence and has no state income tax. Austin enforces a leash ordinance with designated off-leash areas like Auditorium Shores and Red Bud Isle; pet-sitting income is reported federally on a Schedule C, with a 1099-NEC from Petme past $600 a year.
Built for sitters in Austin
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
$20,000 in vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Cat Sitting Jobs in Austin
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Austin.
How much do cat sitters earn per visit in Austin?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Austin run $18 to $28 per visit. You set your own rate per visit, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Where is cat sitting demand strongest in Austin?
Petme cat bookings in Austin come from neighborhoods like South Congress, East Austin, Hyde Park, with drop-in visits and house sitting the most requested for cats. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What does a typical cat sitting visit involve?
A standard drop-in runs 20 to 30 minutes: feeding, fresh water, litter scooping, playtime, and a photo update to the owner in chat. Many Austin owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
Can I set my own visit schedule in Austin?
Yes. You set your available hours and accept or decline each request. Morning and evening visit slots fill first, and you can stack several nearby visits into one round.
What protection do I get on cat sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including drop-in visits, includes $20,000 in vet protection for the cat in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Cat sitting jobs near Austin
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Austin
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.