Going rate for DC nanny

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Anonymous wrote:This is very helpful. I am in Georgetown and Bright Horizons charges $2600 a month for infant care. It seems I could almost afford a nanny outright (without a share) for my 7 month old. Is that your experience? Those that gave hourly rates- are there any additional benefits you provide? Are taxes taken from there? I'm brand new to this - we had planned to do daycare but the closer it comes to my maternity leave being over, the less I want to put him in daycare. A nanny is sounding more affordable than I imagined.

We pay $22/hour ($11 each) in our share 45 hours guaranteed so 5 hours OT, plus $75 per family stipend, plus taxes and surepayroll comes to $2600 per month. So a share would be a similar price but not your own nanny unless it was off the books, the hours and rate were lower, and you don't offer healthcare. Also we do 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 sick days, and federal holidays. Not to mention bonus at Christmas (1-2 weeks pay).

That seems like a lot for center-based care. Typically they are less so a nanny ends up being a bit more expensive.

Depends on the parenting style but a lot of parents decide a nanny is a better fit for exactly that one-on-one care for the infant years then decide center care is better (even if it is the same price) for the toddler years. Centers provide structured environment and once that becomes routine, kids might even do better there, starting around age 3. There is more stimulation. You never wonder if the nanny is using the carseat correctly or stopping by the starbucks way longer than you'd like. You don't have to worry if your nanny calls in sick the morning of. There are other adults there to manage the nannies. Therefore, the cost becomes worth it even if you pay as much as a nanny.

You can also get your child’s immune system built up with all of the sicknesses going around! And your child can get used to having good behavior ignored while someone else’s bad behavior gets more attention.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, it's 90% of your paycheck. I swear. Also, everything you read on here, particularly posted by anonymous nannies making too little and wishing it was different is totally and absolutely true. You need to pay at least what they say on here.

More seriously, I have read all kinds of rates here. In my moms' groups and talking to real people, I met a couple who paid $21 and $25 and they were completely absentee parents who worked 24x7 and both parents had very demanding jobs (lawfirm partners). They entrusted their nanny with not just care but management and major decisions. Everybody else with regular jobs (6 figure jobs) with sometimes long hours but mostly able to come home for dinner type jobs pay $15-$20.

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Nanny here. Worked for 3 families so far.
- 1st and 3rd family were government contractors/feds that worked predictable 40 hour weeks. Paid 18 & 20 for 2 kids.
- 2nd family. Law firm partners. Unpredictable hours. Most weeks I would average 60 hours. $25/hr plus overtime for 2 kids.

I liked working for my 1st and 3rd family the most. It was nice having predictable hours and getting home when the sun was still out .

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we did $22/hour for two kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a share and pay a combined $22/hour.

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