is $30 per hr a new reality?

[Anonymous]

So many trolls. Honestly, OP, I think in DC $30/hr is probably close. Is it deserved? Eh. I’d aim for a nanny share or a daycare. The only way to stop the nanny inflation is to support more group childcare options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

You have two incomes however. I have one. I do not have kids. Should I support your desire to have even more discretionary income?

Pp why are you here discussing this topic? And yes societies help other people...schools. police, fire etc

[Anonymous]

Agency here. We are primarily placing at $27-32hr with really great candidates. Our last client paying $25hr was around Thanksgiving and they lost 2 candidates to higher offers but did end up securing someone at $25hr on the 3rd offer.

My agency personally doesn't post our available positions. Some agencies only post their best jobs and (unfortunately) some agencies have been known to post completely fabricated jobs to attract higher quality candidates. This "bait and switch" is a huge pain point in the nanny world for nannies applying at agencies and can give them a bad rap. If you have one child and don't require any household duties aside from child-related dishes, tidying, food prep, and laundry, you should be able to secure good long term candidates in the $27-30hr range.

I hope that's helpful!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agency here. We are primarily placing at $27-32hr with really great candidates. Our last client paying $25hr was around Thanksgiving and they lost 2 candidates to higher offers but did end up securing someone at $25hr on the 3rd offer.

My agency personally doesn't post our available positions. Some agencies only post their best jobs and (unfortunately) some agencies have been known to post completely fabricated jobs to attract higher quality candidates. This "bait and switch" is a huge pain point in the nanny world for nannies applying at agencies and can give them a bad rap. If you have one child and don't require any household duties aside from child-related dishes, tidying, food prep, and laundry, you should be able to secure good long term candidates in the $27-30hr range.

I hope that's helpful!

I had a local agency quote me $35/hour for one child. Did some digging and couldn't find any satisfied customers of the agency, and in fact many who said their assigned caregiver stopped showing up or would sporadically no call/no show and the agency was never able to provide backup care in a timely manner (as their website promises!). I wouldn't have an issue paying $30/hour for a quality nanny but I won't commit to that rate for unprofessional, unreliable behavior. That's more than what a starting classroom teacher makes for a class of 25+ kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agency here. We are primarily placing at $27-32hr with really great candidates. Our last client paying $25hr was around Thanksgiving and they lost 2 candidates to higher offers but did end up securing someone at $25hr on the 3rd offer.

My agency personally doesn't post our available positions. Some agencies only post their best jobs and (unfortunately) some agencies have been known to post completely fabricated jobs to attract higher quality candidates. This "bait and switch" is a huge pain point in the nanny world for nannies applying at agencies and can give them a bad rap. If you have one child and don't require any household duties aside from child-related dishes, tidying, food prep, and laundry, you should be able to secure good long term candidates in the $27-30hr range.

I hope that's helpful!

I had a local agency quote me $35/hour for one child. Did some digging and couldn't find any satisfied customers of the agency, and in fact many who said their assigned caregiver stopped showing up or would sporadically no call/no show and the agency was never able to provide backup care in a timely manner (as their website promises!). I wouldn't have an issue paying $30/hour for a quality nanny but I won't commit to that rate for unprofessional, unreliable behavior. That's more than what a starting classroom teacher makes for a class of 25+ kids!

Agency PP here. I was having intake calls with potential clients that were being quoted $40-50hr for one child at the height of the pandemic from another. It was wild. In 5 years+, we have never had candidates ask for that much nor families able/willing to pay that much for a one child standard nanny role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$60,000 a year pre tax is not a high salary for this area op. This is why most people in all western countries rely on group childcare. A single dedicated caregiver for your child is a luxury, not a right. Dcum has a never ending appetite for an underpaid servant class.

+1

Nannies only used to be for the very rich because nannies were expensive. I don’t think $30 an hour is too much for a professional nanny. It’s hard work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

You have two incomes however. I have one. I do not have kids. Should I support your desire to have even more discretionary income?

Pp why are you here discussing this topic? And yes societies help other people...schools. police, fire etc

Your tax dollars support the entirety of society including children through e.g. the support for public schools, the Head Start program, subsidized childcare programs, the list goes on. These are the people who will pay into Social Security and Medicare when you need to take your benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

I’m unaware of any country with wages as high than in the US for white collar workers. I’d prefer high wages and a few years of high childcare costs.

I'd prefer that basic necessities including childcare and healthcare not be so expensive and difficult to access and would gladly take a pay cut to support such programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

I’m unaware of any country with wages as high than in the US for white collar workers. I’d prefer high wages and a few years of high childcare costs.

For some, yes. For others, wages for full-time work are insufficient and have to be supplemented by food stamps. It's a disgrace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

Oh, I get it. You take a bus because the aim is to reach from point A to point B instead of being a car owner.

In the same vein - you should become the pet parent of a gold fish instead of the parent of a human child.

The better analogy is using group childcare rather than a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

Oh, I get it. You take a bus because the aim is to reach from point A to point B instead of being a car owner.

In the same vein - you should become the pet parent of a gold fish instead of the parent of a human child.

The better analogy is using group childcare rather than a nanny.

The best analogy is look after your child yourself instead of outsourcing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

Oh, I get it. You take a bus because the aim is to reach from point A to point B instead of being a car owner.

In the same vein - you should become the pet parent of a gold fish instead of the parent of a human child.

The better analogy is using group childcare rather than a nanny.

The best analogy is look after your child yourself instead of outsourcing it.

Is that what your husband does?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

I’m unaware of any country with wages as high than in the US for white collar workers. I’d prefer high wages and a few years of high childcare costs.

I'd prefer that basic necessities including childcare and healthcare not be so expensive and difficult to access and would gladly take a pay cut to support such programs.

The "pay cut" is your taking a job with less hours, but I think you are suggesting that you get an Itty bitty payout in that everyone's taxes go up to ensure middle class to upper middle class women can "have it all"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never cease to be amazed at how little we value the people who care for/educate our kids.

I bet you wouldn't blink at paying $30 an hour to the guy who fixes your car.

If I had to pay for my car to be fixed for 40 hours every week at that rate, I would take the bus.

Caregivers should be paid well, yes. And childcare should be high quality and affordable.

Somehow other countries make it work.

You have two incomes however. I have one. I do not have kids. Should I support your desire to have even more discretionary income?

Pp why are you here discussing this topic? And yes societies help other people...schools. police, fire etc

But you don't need help; you have two incomes

[Anonymous]

I briefly considered doing a nanny share when mine was a baby but it was too hard to find another family, so did daycare starting at 4 months and it was totally fine. I later had a nanny during COVID, and honestly preferred the ease of the daycare vs managing the nanny. So ya, in my case daycare was both easier and less expensive, win win.