Get paid to look after dogs in Austin
Board dogs overnight, run a doggy daycare, or cover walks and drop-ins across Austin. Boarding runs $42 to $78 per night, and you 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.
Dog boarding
$42 to $78 per night
Doggy daycare
$32 to $55 per day
Dog walking
$17 to $30 per walk
Drop-in visits
$18 to $28 per visit
House sitting
$42 to $78 per night
Austin areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Austin come from neighborhoods like South Congress, East Austin, Hyde Park, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
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.
Dog Sitting Jobs in Austin
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Austin.
How much can I earn dog sitting in Austin?
Dog boarding on Petme in Austin runs $42 to $78 per night, with daycare and walks adding daytime income. You set your own rate per service, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in Austin?
Yes. You set your own house rules: the dog sizes you accept, how many dogs at once, and whether your home suits high-energy breeds. Many Austin sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park.
What is the difference between dog boarding and doggy daycare?
Boarding is overnight, billed per night, while the owner travels. Daycare is daytime only, billed per day, for owners at work. You can offer either or both and set a separate rate for each.
Do I choose which dogs and bookings I accept in Austin?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours. You set your rates and availability per service.
What protection do I get on dog sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including boarding and daycare, includes $20,000 in vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Dog 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.