Earn from caring for pets in Tacoma
Set your own rates for walking, drop-ins, daycare, boarding, and house sitting across Tacoma. Keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Petme is live in Tacoma. Get verified and start accepting requests in your neighborhood.
Local know-how pays off in Tacoma
Tacoma's Pacific Northwest climate brings long, wet, gray stretches from fall through spring, so reliable rainy-day walks matter to local owners. Sitters keep towels on hand and lean into the dry, mild summer window when daily walks and Point Defiance trips peak.
When demand peaks
Demand peaks over summer travel and the winter holidays, with boarding and house sitting leading as families leave the South Sound. Joint Base Lewis-McChord relocations add a steady undercurrent of longer boarding stays.
Know your Tacoma routes
Most bookings cluster Proctor District to Point Defiance. Owners look for sitters who know the local parks, leash rules, and the breeds they keep, from Labrador Retriever, Goldendoodle, German Shepherd.
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 Tacoma. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog walking
$19 to $38 per walk
Drop-in visits
$18 to $36 per visit
Doggy daycare
$30 to $58 per day
Dog boarding
$35 to $75 per night
House sitting
$35 to $75 per night
Tacoma areas that book the most
Petme bookings in Tacoma come from neighborhoods like Proctor District, Stadium District, North End, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Washington does not license pet sitters or dog walkers. Tacoma requires dogs to be leashed (no longer than eight feet) or confined to the owner's property except in designated off-leash areas, and dogs must be licensed. Report self-employed pet-care income on Schedule C.
Built for sitters in Tacoma
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.
Pet Sitting Jobs in Tacoma
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Tacoma.
How much can I earn as a pet sitter in Tacoma?
On Petme in Tacoma, dog walking runs $19 to $38 per walk, drop-in visits runs $18 to $36 per visit, doggy daycare runs $30 to $58 per day, dog boarding runs $35 to $75 per night, house sitting runs $35 to $75 per night. With sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Which services should I offer first in Tacoma?
Most new sitters start with dog walking and drop-in visits, then add boarding or daycare once they have a few five-star reviews and know their schedule.
Where is demand strongest in Tacoma?
Petme bookings in Tacoma come from neighborhoods like Proctor District, Stadium District, North End, across walks, drop-in visits, daycare, and boarding.
Can I set my own rates and hours in Tacoma?
Yes. You set a rate for each service and your own available hours, and you accept or decline each request. No assigned shifts, no minimum hours.
What protection comes with each booking?
Every Petme booking includes $20,000 in vet protection for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Start earning in Tacoma
Set your own rate. $20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.