Anonymous
Post 12/17/2019 08:49     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:I asked our cleaning lady to come in 10 hours a week every week to fold clothes, do laundry, pick up mess and organize. No cooking or babysitting.

Right now she comes every two weeks and charges $180 for 2000 sq. feet (2 baths).

The new schedule will be 10hrs (maybe more) a week +regular cleaning once every week or every two weeks.

How much would you pay for this job? I asked her to think about the money and said we’ll be thinking too.

We are in NoVa.


How many hours does she work foe the $180? How will you arrange the 10 hours.... maybe 5 hours 2x/week?

Anonymous
Post 12/17/2019 08:49     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are y’all actually insane? It’s HOUSECLEANING. There’s no childcare. $25/hr is a $50,000 full time salary. You do realize that college grads working at non profits in this area earn that, right? OP I pay $15/hourly for slightly less than ten hours/week. I had zero problems locating someone on care.com. She cooks and she’s not even my regular twice monthly cleaner.


Seriously.

$12 /hr is PLENTY.

This isn't rocket science. You don't even need to speak English for this. $25 an hour?!?! Insanity


Cleaning people’s homes every day is back-breaking work. It is physically taxing and that should be taken into account.


No, it’s not backbreaking work! If you clean every day it’s much easier to have a routine and avoid buildup of big messes. Not to mention millions of us ckean our own homes. It’s not like she’s being hired to mine coal.


If people cleaned their own houses, they wouldn’t hire housekeepers. You are completely illogical. Continue to exploit the poor desperate woman you found but don’t be surprised to find her scrubbing your toilet with your toothbrush.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2019 08:46     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
I’m shocked that anyone pays their housekeeper (who also cooks?) $12-15 an hour. That is insane-it’s hard work. I would be worried about consuming what she’s making you.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2019 08:41     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You folks are paying the housekeeper more than the nanny! you value a clean house over someone who raises your children??


Market rates for professional housekeepers are $5-$8 more per hour than professional nannies. This is not a new thing.

- professional nanny


This is correct. I’m shocked by how many posters here don’t know this.

We have a part-time housekeeper. We pay her (after many years of raises) almost $30 per hour. We pay her taxes, too, and pay her whether she works or not.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2019 06:12     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
$25/hr is the average going rate in this area.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2019 22:31     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have $15/hr for 5 hrs once a week.

That is only $80 per day
We paid ours $100 for a 4 hour job


What does she do for hours- just changing our household sheets (2-3 rooms) and cleaning the 2 and 1/2 bathrooms take that long, never mind the kitchen and vacuuming that needs to be done.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2019 19:58     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
$200/week for 10 hours, if she comes twice a week. If you make her come daily, up the hourly rate. She loses potential income traveling back and forth.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2019 07:33     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:I have $15/hr for 5 hrs once a week.

That is only $80 per day
We paid ours $100 for a 4 hour job
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2019 07:11     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:You folks are paying the housekeeper more than the nanny! you value a clean house over someone who raises your children??


Market rates for professional housekeepers are $5-$8 more per hour than professional nannies. This is not a new thing.

- professional nanny
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2019 03:21     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are y’all actually insane? It’s HOUSECLEANING. There’s no childcare. $25/hr is a $50,000 full time salary. You do realize that college grads working at non profits in this area earn that, right? OP I pay $15/hourly for slightly less than ten hours/week. I had zero problems locating someone on care.com. She cooks and she’s not even my regular twice monthly cleaner.


Seriously.

$12 /hr is PLENTY.

This isn't rocket science. You don't even need to speak English for this. $25 an hour?!?! Insanity




Cleaning people’s homes every day is back-breaking work. It is physically taxing and that should be taken into account.


No, it’s not backbreaking work! If you clean every day it’s much easier to have a routine and avoid buildup of big messes. Not to mention millions of us ckean our own homes. It’s not like she’s being hired to mine coal.



You sound really dumb, as well as the pp quoting $12/hr- if that's you, you suck too.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2019 01:51     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are y’all actually insane? It’s HOUSECLEANING. There’s no childcare. $25/hr is a $50,000 full time salary. You do realize that college grads working at non profits in this area earn that, right? OP I pay $15/hourly for slightly less than ten hours/week. I had zero problems locating someone on care.com. She cooks and she’s not even my regular twice monthly cleaner.


Seriously.

$12 /hr is PLENTY.

This isn't rocket science. You don't even need to speak English for this. $25 an hour?!?! Insanity


Cleaning people’s homes every day is back-breaking work. It is physically taxing and that should be taken into account.


No, it’s not backbreaking work! If you clean every day it’s much easier to have a routine and avoid buildup of big messes. Not to mention millions of us ckean our own homes. It’s not like she’s being hired to mine coal.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2019 01:32     Subject: Re:How much to pay a housekeeper
How are the hours spread? If 2 hrs/day x5 days, that's additional travel time. I'd do 18-20/hr depending on that.

Not the same but we pay a driver 25/hr because it's one hour a day.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2019 23:16     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
I have $15/hr for 5 hrs once a week.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2019 22:40     Subject: How much to pay a housekeeper
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are y’all actually insane? It’s HOUSECLEANING. There’s no childcare. $25/hr is a $50,000 full time salary. You do realize that college grads working at non profits in this area earn that, right? OP I pay $15/hourly for slightly less than ten hours/week. I had zero problems locating someone on care.com. She cooks and she’s not even my regular twice monthly cleaner.


Seriously.

$12 /hr is PLENTY.

This isn't rocket science. You don't even need to speak English for this. $25 an hour?!?! Insanity


Cleaning people’s homes every day is back-breaking work. It is physically taxing and that should be taken into account.