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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not going to opine on whether nanny salaries are "worth it" per se, but I do think DCUM in this (as in many things) is not reflective of other parts of the country as far as market rates. I live in a MCOL city on the west coast and market rate for nannies is about $18-22, with salary on the higher end for college educated and/or "professional" nannies who provide full service (i.e. housework plus child care). We pay our nanny $19/hr; she is a 25 yr old part time college student in ECE. She's responsible for everything relating to my son (meal prep, activities, his laundry) but zero housework (and she does none, unlike some other nannies I've read about here). He loves her and she takes good care of him but I doubt she is of the caliber people on DCUM seem to want. It's fine for us since like a PP, my son is 18 months and I'm not sure we need a nanny with a grad degree at this point, just someone to provide loving, consistent care. I will also say that in our city, nannies are not really considered a "luxury" service - many people I know use them, paying around the market rate I listed or even lower since most people in my city pay off the books (we do not). Also, my son naps for 3 hours of the day out of the 8 hours she is with us - so essentially she's working maybe a 6 hour day, tops, and getting paid for 8 hours of work. [/quote]

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