Nanny Rates

[Anonymous]

OP, the people that respond to this site are crazy. I suspect there are a couple of crazy nannies that inflate this entire board. I live in upper NW and all of the nannies I know for one infant get paid between $13 and $16 per hour. Nanny shares between $18 and $20 to be divided by the two families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the typical rate for a nanny for one newborn child in NW DC (Chevy Chase)?

What is the typical rate for a nanny share - two families, one child per family in NW DC (Chevy Chase)?

Two years ago we had a nanny share for two almost-newborns in Chevy Chase DC - $19/hr for 2, $15/hr for one. Experienced, legal, competent nanny.

[Anonymous]

As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

[Anonymous]

Are these rates gross. I mean, the nannys taxes come out of the 15/hr?

[Anonymous]

We pay our nanny $17 for 2. We paid $15 for 1. Truth be told we could have paid less, but she's nice and we like her.

Nannies that ask you for $18 or $20 or anything like that should be shown the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We pay our nanny $17 for 2. We paid $15 for 1. Truth be told we could have paid less, but she's nice and we like her.

Nannies that ask you for $18 or $20 or anything like that should be shown the door.

You pay 17, but anyone charging 18 should be shown the door? Over a dollar? Sorry to have to break to you, lady, but people like you have no clue what a nanny is. I hope your babysitter is pleased with what you give her.

[Anonymous]

Our experienced nanny started at $13/hour 2 years ago. In Bethesda, and she's still with us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. DH works 80 hours a week (for nanny pay) and doesn't get time and a half. I think it's obnoxious to expect hourly pay. Should be weekly pay like all the rest of us.

Agree'd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. DH works 80 hours a week (for nanny pay) and doesn't get time and a half. I think it's obnoxious to expect hourly pay. Should be weekly pay like all the rest of us.

Agree'd.

Luckily for nannies, the determination of what is overtime exempt and what isn't isn't a matter of your personal opinion!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. DH works 80 hours a week (for nanny pay) and doesn't get time and a half. I think it's obnoxious to expect hourly pay. Should be weekly pay like all the rest of us.

Agree'd.

Luckily for nannies, the determination of what is overtime exempt and what isn't isn't a matter of your personal opinion!

Thank you, last poster - logic and sanity interjected into the conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

You don't know where she lives though. Here in DC that would be insanely low. When I lived in the midwest we paid $12/hr for a live out and that was considered top of the market. Average was $10/hr for up to 4 children. Now in the DC suburbs we pay $20/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, the people that respond to this site are crazy. I suspect there are a couple of crazy nannies that inflate this entire board. I live in upper NW and all of the nannies I know for one infant get paid between $13 and $16 per hour. Nanny shares between $18 and $20 to be divided by the two families.

You've seen their paychecks? I doubt it. Be honest...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

But your high schooler isn't a live-in nanny, right? So room & board isn't part of her compensation package, which certainly does total to less than what an actual live-in nanny would make. And this isn't a full-time gig for your daughter. The hourly rate offered for one-off babysitting is different than the rate for full time care, simply because one is a consistent stream of reliable income and the other is not, and you're paying the person a premium for their random availability. Just like how the back-up daycare rate is higher than the regular, full time rate at a center.

I posted here awhile back looking for a benchmark of what I would need to offer to get a decent live-in candidate and what PP is saying is completely in line with the feedback I was given. If it's a good live-in package - nice accommodations, some board included, PTO, a few other perks here & there - I was told $10/hr for a live-in was totally reasonable and the few friends I have with actual live-ins pay even less. So I'm not sure what your disbelief is based on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

But your high schooler isn't a live-in nanny, right? So room & board isn't part of her compensation package, which certainly does total to less than what an actual live-in nanny would make. And this isn't a full-time gig for your daughter. The hourly rate offered for one-off babysitting is different than the rate for full time care, simply because one is a consistent stream of reliable income and the other is not, and you're paying the person a premium for their random availability. Just like how the back-up daycare rate is higher than the regular, full time rate at a center.

I posted here awhile back looking for a benchmark of what I would need to offer to get a decent live-in candidate and what PP is saying is completely in line with the feedback I was given. If it's a good live-in package - nice accommodations, some board included, PTO, a few other perks here & there - I was told $10/hr for a live-in was totally reasonable and the few friends I have with actual live-ins pay even less. So I'm not sure what your disbelief is based on.

You haven't seen their paychecks, have you? You don't even know if your friends are paying taxes. Please.