nanny rate
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Anonymous
Oh and you “data” is an estimate based on what 75 nannies submitted. |
Anonymous
Yup. 
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Anonymous
| Some teachers make $40,000 — |
Anonymous
Some make $100k |
Anonymous
Exactly. Probably half of them off the books. Let’s see actual evidence. |
Anonymous
| I live in Los Angeles and most nannies here claim to make $20+/h even though most people post they can pay under that. I was making 18/h for 2 kids. Again, that’s here in LA. |
Anonymous
I am in LA and make $25 for one baby. West side. Undocumented nannies paid in cash that I know earn $20 (which I heard from the employers and not the nannies). |
Anonymous
| We pay $18 on the books, with overtime. it works out to $44K per year. We also offer generous vacation and sick leave and we're able to be flexible generally (basically allowing flex time because we also have that option at work; so nanny will sometimes take Fridays off to take trips and make up the time another day/week; or she'll schedule doctors appointments when she needs to in the middle of the day, etc.) |
Anonymous
| Live in DC and get $28/hr to care for two kids. I wouldn't take a job in DC under $25/hr. |
Anonymous
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Just put up a post for a nanny on care.com and start at $15-$20 and see what kind of candidates you get. I got about 15 in 1 week. A couple of them I could see them taking care of my kids. They were experienced, English-speaking, perfect driving record, etc. flawless in my book.
If no one who applies is to your liking, then you can up your rate and see what kind of candidates you get. I have older kids. I've done my nanny search over the past decade. I always get a plethora of experienced qualified candidates in the $15-$20 range. I've also worked with an agency in the past and I was told that a part time nanny is a bit more than a full time and I should expect to pay $18-$20. So that is the range but apparently a lot of people don't believe it. A lot of fake posts on here spreading false information. If you are not sure who to believe then just try low and look at the pool of candidates you get. If $20-30 is indeed the rate, then no one would apply to your $15-$20 job posting. $30 rate means after tax, benefits, moms have to be pulling in $120k-$130k a year just to break even to pay the nanny. Women with young children are often early in their careers. Even if you break even, there is the factor of someone else raising your kid. Give me a break. $20-$30 makes no sense. Law firm partners surely make enough but here's a news flash--any of them have two nannies or a stay at home husband. Not even law firm partners are paying $30/hour for 18 hours a day. Do the math. Don't believe the crazy rates on here. |
Anonymous
| No one I know gets a “plethora” of “qualified” nannies for $15/hr in this area. PP is overstating her false narrative. |
Anonymous
Yep. See who you get. I wont work for $15/hr but I’m sure some poor soul will. Not everyone can afford a nanny, but, daycare is always an option. |
Anonymous
| $30 for one baby is crazy. I live in Bethesda and no one I know pays their nannies that. I agree that $16 on the other hand is very low. I would say that $18-$22 is probably more typical. The nannies here on DCUM are not reflective of the nanny pool in general. |
Anonymous
You are correct that Bethesda families don’t tend to pay well (MoCo in general is low paying). I won’t work in MoCo even though I live there. I’d rather commute. The nannies who are making high wages are typically working for families who are wealthy and living in the wealthier parts of DC. I don’t understand why this is a hard concept to grasp. I know it’s hard for ppl to believe other families are wealthier and willing to pay more but it’s not some mystical thing. It happens. |
Anonymous
Why would your friends tell you what they pay, when they know you’d call them “crazy”? They’re telling you what you want to hear. |