How much to pay live in nanny?

[Anonymous]

Also, do I pay for all groceries or do we shop separately? What else do I need to know? I have only done live out before.

[Anonymous]

We pay $800/week and buy all groceries and supplies like shampoo, etc. Nanny lives with us mon-fri and stays with her cousin on the weekends.

[Anonymous]

The pay range will be all over the place depending on age and number of kids, level of experience, college degree, driver, cpr certification, how many languages etc etc

In general for a live in you buy the groceries, ( because she will be eating with your kids) she would buy shower stuff and personal items.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I have one child. I need 35 hours per week of care. I thought this would be LESS expensive because I am also offering housing but not if it’s $800 per week and I buy groceries. If anyone else has input, please chime in.

If it matters, I am offering for us to live in a vacation destination for a few months but the plan would be for us to stay on the property as much as possible. There is a pool and hiking on the property though. So it’s a nice place to go spend time during covid, if I find the right person who wants to get away from it all. And of course also get paid for working hours.

[Anonymous]

This is 11:55.
I was going to say that you can pay a lot less than $800 a week for only 35 hours and one child.
But then you said its only a temp position and the person would be away from family and friends for this entire time.
I think you be paying on the higher end unless you can find someone single who is looking to travel. If they have to stay on the property though that would be a damper.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I just need to figure out what market is. How in the world do I do that? Don’t worry about whether someone wants the job or it’s appealing. I know someone who wants the job. She is a friend who is unemployed and wants to travel. She is single. But I need to know how much to pay her. She will say, “whatever you think is fair.” I am going to write up a contract and want to pay her market. What is market?

If market is too expensive, I won’t do it. We will just stay home.

Soooooo — how much would I need to pay a nanny under the circumstances described?

[Anonymous]

I’d say about $15/hour could work, depending on what you will be offering on top of the accommodation - e.g. use of car, will she eat with you or not, etc.

[Anonymous]

400-500 per week seems fair .

[Anonymous]

Market starts at $400-500/week for 20+ hours if you are dictating that the nanny cannot leave at all. This is covid, and you are paying for the privilege of restricting an adult’s life.

I just signed a contract for $800/week. 40 hours, all food (anything I want, within reason), access to the pool and exercise equipment at the house, full use of a vehicle whenever I want (I have enough sense not to do long road trips, but the family doesn’t seem to mind), $300/month health insurance, $50/month phone, $500 per quarter for any educational or career course (online conferences too!) I want to do, etc. I’m restricted to outside activities if I leave the house, and must be masked and 6+ feet from any other people. To me? Homeschooling three school age children, with multi-year longevity to this position is completely worth it. It would not be worth it (to me) without the benefits and longevity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I have one child. I need 35 hours per week of care. I thought this would be LESS expensive because I am also offering housing but not if it’s $800 per week and I buy groceries. If anyone else has input, please chime in.

If it matters, I am offering for us to live in a vacation destination for a few months but the plan would be for us to stay on the property as much as possible. There is a pool and hiking on the property though. So it’s a nice place to go spend time during covid, if I find the right person who wants to get away from it all. And of course also get paid for working hours.

The nanny is working, not on vacation. She will be away from family and friends so you need to offer extra money or time off or both.

[Anonymous]

You can’t afford it, OP. That’s the bottom line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Market starts at $400-500/week for 20+ hours if you are dictating that the nanny cannot leave at all. This is covid, and you are paying for the privilege of restricting an adult’s life.

I just signed a contract for $800/week. 40 hours, all food (anything I want, within reason), access to the pool and exercise equipment at the house, full use of a vehicle whenever I want (I have enough sense not to do long road trips, but the family doesn’t seem to mind), $300/month health insurance, $50/month phone, $500 per quarter for any educational or career course (online conferences too!) I want to do, etc. I’m restricted to outside activities if I leave the house, and must be masked and 6+ feet from any other people. To me? Homeschooling three school age children, with multi-year longevity to this position is completely worth it. It would not be worth it (to me) without the benefits and longevity.

I would not pay this for a live in. We had a live out nanny for $20/hr, paid for her gas, and she could eat whatever she wanted in our house. No way am I paying MORE than that if I'm also providing housing, utilities, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Market starts at $400-500/week for 20+ hours if you are dictating that the nanny cannot leave at all. This is covid, and you are paying for the privilege of restricting an adult’s life.

I just signed a contract for $800/week. 40 hours, all food (anything I want, within reason), access to the pool and exercise equipment at the house, full use of a vehicle whenever I want (I have enough sense not to do long road trips, but the family doesn’t seem to mind), $300/month health insurance, $50/month phone, $500 per quarter for any educational or career course (online conferences too!) I want to do, etc. I’m restricted to outside activities if I leave the house, and must be masked and 6+ feet from any other people. To me? Homeschooling three school age children, with multi-year longevity to this position is completely worth it. It would not be worth it (to me) without the benefits and longevity.

I would not pay this for a live in. We had a live out nanny for $20/hr, paid for her gas, and she could eat whatever she wanted in our house. No way am I paying MORE than that if I'm also providing housing, utilities, etc.

I have the education and experience to homeschool three children. You may not need that, but this family does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Market starts at $400-500/week for 20+ hours if you are dictating that the nanny cannot leave at all. This is covid, and you are paying for the privilege of restricting an adult’s life.

I just signed a contract for $800/week. 40 hours, all food (anything I want, within reason), access to the pool and exercise equipment at the house, full use of a vehicle whenever I want (I have enough sense not to do long road trips, but the family doesn’t seem to mind), $300/month health insurance, $50/month phone, $500 per quarter for any educational or career course (online conferences too!) I want to do, etc. I’m restricted to outside activities if I leave the house, and must be masked and 6+ feet from any other people. To me? Homeschooling three school age children, with multi-year longevity to this position is completely worth it. It would not be worth it (to me) without the benefits and longevity.

I would not pay this for a live in. We had a live out nanny for $20/hr, paid for her gas, and she could eat whatever she wanted in our house. No way am I paying MORE than that if I'm also providing housing, utilities, etc.

I have the education and experience to homeschool three children. You may not need that, but this family does.

I’m the PP and you are right and I apologize. I missed the part that you are homeschooling 3 kids, and your contract does seem adequate for that. Sorry again. For the OP though, if he/she doesn’t need homeschooling or have that many kids, your employment terms still might not be realistic for him/her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Market starts at $400-500/week for 20+ hours if you are dictating that the nanny cannot leave at all. This is covid, and you are paying for the privilege of restricting an adult’s life.

I just signed a contract for $800/week. 40 hours, all food (anything I want, within reason), access to the pool and exercise equipment at the house, full use of a vehicle whenever I want (I have enough sense not to do long road trips, but the family doesn’t seem to mind), $300/month health insurance, $50/month phone, $500 per quarter for any educational or career course (online conferences too!) I want to do, etc. I’m restricted to outside activities if I leave the house, and must be masked and 6+ feet from any other people. To me? Homeschooling three school age children, with multi-year longevity to this position is completely worth it. It would not be worth it (to me) without the benefits and longevity.

I would not pay this for a live in. We had a live out nanny for $20/hr, paid for her gas, and she could eat whatever she wanted in our house. No way am I paying MORE than that if I'm also providing housing, utilities, etc.

I have the education and experience to homeschool three children. You may not need that, but this family does.

I’m the PP and you are right and I apologize. I missed the part that you are homeschooling 3 kids, and your contract does seem adequate for that. Sorry again. For the OP though, if he/she doesn’t need homeschooling or have that many kids, your employment terms still might not be realistic for him/her.

That’s why I said that market seems to be starting at $400-500/week for any nanny working 20+ hours who isn’t allowed to leave, basic or no benefits. I‘ve interviewed for at least a dozen a week for the last several months, all over the country, and that is the starting rate. Location truly does not matter in this case, because a) nanny isn’t allowed to go anywhere, so being in a subpar location is no worse than being next to a beach and b) families are asking nannies to drive in from all over (the only consideration seems to be that the nanny is not currently in a hot spot).