Where are all the 30+/hour nanny jobs?

[Anonymous]

A nurse just entering her field makes $35 per hr, according to PP, but for a nanny to make that much, she has to have 10-15 yrs of experience. Also, we are on our feet most of the day, we lift, run, carry, pick up children, and often manage multiple children in the household. I hope the nurses who save people's lives, are making more than $35 per hr after 10 yrs of work. I know a nurse practitioner who makes $120k a year. also, we all have to agree that we live in a free market economy. While there is demand, yes, we the nannies will continue to make decent living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They do t exist. I have 20+ years experience, a degree and impeccable references and it’s like pulling teeth to get a position at 25$ an hour. Most nannies are taking cheaper rates and I know some doing shares for 25$ which makes it harder for nannies to actually get a living wage.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I figure you'd want to pay someone that is caring for your kids a good wage.

While that’s true, it’s really hard to justify giving more than half your salary to someone else to watch the kids.
And gross pay of $35/hour for 40 hrs/week is $72,800. I’d have to make over $140K/year to feel good about this setup.

Otherwise, I’d consider it “worth it” to stay home with my own kids until they are school age and I can pay for part-time care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I am a recent (2022) graduate nurse with a bachelor’s degree living in Silver Spring. I and every one else in my class year makes less than $35/hr.

Among other skills, I can and have kept people alive when their heart stopped, I can detect when someone is about to stop breathing and intervene, and I can and have saved someone from choking more than once. I change complicated dressings and prevent serious infections every day. Apples to apples, I “care” for 2-5 people at once, monitoring them closely for 12 hours at a time.

Explain please why a kind, loving baby-sitter with a fraction of my education and hard baby-sitter skills should make more than a registered nurse?

Supply and demand dictates that if the supply of nannies is high and demand is low, then they shouldn’t.
But if suddenly everyone in the neighborhood needs a nanny and there are none to be found, then the demand can quickly escalate to the point where people will pay a LOT of money for a nanny, simply bc you can’t leave a toddler home by himself! Hospitals can (and often do!) make the questionable decision to remain short-staffed and still not raise pay bc they can’t make the numbers work or simply don’t want to.
But for parents, childcare isn’t optional (unless one parent stays home), so they pay what the market demands.
…..within reason.
As a parent, I want to pay our nanny well, but I have a threshold that would make it no longer advantageous or even workable for me to outsource childcare.
But like one of the PPs said, If I pay $32/hour, I’m essentially paying out 85% of my salary, so I may as well stay home and do the job myself and then figure out how to do a side gig to make up the extra $10K I gave up to stay home.

[Anonymous]

So she lives and Stafford and you lied on another post that you live in Bethesda? I personally would steer clear of this nanny and you to lie and embellish false pretenses trying to get her a job equivalent to what you claim to pay

[Anonymous]

A few things:

-She should apply with reputable agencies. She will then get access to their open jobs and have an agent going to bat for her.
-If she is open to a nanny/household manager hybrid role, those usually pay $30-35hr
-She should present herself as a $35hr nanny- professional resume, top notch letters of recommendation, dress professionally for the initial interview.

IF she is more of a caregiver than a teacher, she will likely have to market herself as being as asset to the family in it's entirety, easing the stress of dual working parents, flexible and willing to pitch in.

[Anonymous]

I live in Bethesda and our HHI is well north of $500k. Would not pay $30+/ hour for a nanny unless she could do more than just watch single child. Most nannies around here are basic and that’s why the average salary is $20-25/hour.

[Anonymous]

You’ve gotten a lot of commentary on her pay rate, so I’ll give you some commentary on how to help her find a new job.

Post about her in local Facebook mom groups and tell your friends about her. Think about any unique skills she’s gained while working for you.

For example, my nanny doesn’t have a formal education and doesn’t speak English very well, BUT

-she has had seizure response training
-she has attended hundreds of hours of therapy with my DS, including ABA, speech, and OT
-she’s experienced In administration of multiple medications in different formats for my son, including rescue drugs for seizures
-she eventually took over managing therapies for DS and would just update DH and I on what to work on, she was the main contact for the therapists after the first 6 months to a year
-she has experience with local health care systems for kids since our son has a lot of medical needs and she was with us for all appointments
-she made DS fluent in her native language
-we paid for her to attend trainings and bought her books in her native language which she read and implemented
-she attended school with DS at times and was the lead in our family for things like going on field trips with him
-she is willing to care for mildly sick kids

So while she might not have a formal degree, she’s been with us for 5 years and she definitely has had an education. When the time comes, I’m going to help her find her next role.

$32/hour is still a lot though I’m sorry. People paying that much expect multiple languages, a car, lots of experience, and a degree. Our nanny didn’t have any of those things when she started and we pay more like $20/hour (but we live in the Midwest in a smaller city).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’ve gotten a lot of commentary on her pay rate, so I’ll give you some commentary on how to help her find a new job.

Post about her in local Facebook mom groups and tell your friends about her. Think about any unique skills she’s gained while working for you.

For example, my nanny doesn’t have a formal education and doesn’t speak English very well, BUT

-she has had seizure response training
-she has attended hundreds of hours of therapy with my DS, including ABA, speech, and OT
-she’s experienced In administration of multiple medications in different formats for my son, including rescue drugs for seizures
-she eventually took over managing therapies for DS and would just update DH and I on what to work on, she was the main contact for the therapists after the first 6 months to a year
-she has experience with local health care systems for kids since our son has a lot of medical needs and she was with us for all appointments
-she made DS fluent in her native language
-we paid for her to attend trainings and bought her books in her native language which she read and implemented
-she attended school with DS at times and was the lead in our family for things like going on field trips with him
-she is willing to care for mildly sick kids

So while she might not have a formal degree, she’s been with us for 5 years and she definitely has had an education. When the time comes, I’m going to help her find her next role.

$32/hour is still a lot though I’m sorry. People paying that much expect multiple languages, a car, lots of experience, and a degree. Our nanny didn’t have any of those things when she started and we pay more like $20/hour (but we live in the Midwest in a smaller city).

Oh man, my child has epilepsy and intellectual disabilities and I need your nanny…