Rates for nannies by area/neighborhood? Rates in Bethesda/Chevy Chase

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care.com calculator for 20816 zip code - 2-5 years’ experience, 2 kids, 40 hours/week is $15.50/hour.

Is that a joke? Yeah right. I bet many nannies will be waiting in line to take a Job with that ridiculous rate. Very very very low rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have had nannies 4+ years in Bethesda. Have always paid $16-20/hour on the books. I call BS on $25-30.

Same.

We paid $15/hr one child with $1 raise each year until topped out at $20/ hr, then we paid retention bonuses every 6 months depending on performance. Cash.
She prob gets 5-8 weeks paid vacation when we take ours, plus use of our vehicle.
She has a lot of down time w kid in school now or camps.

[Anonymous]

Have had same nanny in Bethesda 2+ years - started at $18/hour and currently at $20/hour

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care.com calculator for 20816 zip code - 2-5 years’ experience, 2 kids, 40 hours/week is $15.50/hour.

Care.com is probably reliable as they pull data from their Home Pay payroll service - rather than say, self-reporting.

[Anonymous]

Wow...this is so much cheaper. In NW DC, it's $22-$25/hour plus benefits for one child!

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny. I don't believe any nanny would accept $15.50 or $16, even $17 an hr unless it's their first job. Even teacher's positions in the area (to work in a daycare) pay $18 with some benefits and MUCH less personal responsibility. And I am talking about pre-covid times. Should be more now when nanny is risking getting covid while working, especially if one of the kids attends school with much more possible covid exposure.

[Anonymous]

We pay $20/hr in Fairfax and our nanny tells me that’s above-average for one child. I do think it’s probably really idiosyncratic though to the unique position you’re offering and what you’re expecting from the nanny.

[Anonymous]

1 child can range from $17-23/hr
2 children $22-25/hr

The rates vary because of experience, education and responsibilities which all play a factor. A young caregiver that doesn’t really have responsibilities and have less than 5 years of professional childcare experience are the ones who are paid the $15-18/hr rate.

[Anonymous]

Remember the rates on this board are always on the high side

[Anonymous]

American nanny with one year of daycare experience prior to coming to us. We pay her $22 for 40 hours ($20 for the first kid than $22 for the second) plus 5 hours of time and a half per week. Two weeks paid vacation and certain number of sick days that I don’t recall. She has been with us for a year and a half. Oh and a Christmas bonus of one week salary.

We live in a affluent DC neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

One year is very, very, VERY short experience. Most families want 5+. So, they offer a bit more for that.

[Anonymous]

Teacher friend of mine just left teaching (16 years) and decided to do nannying while getting her new home-based business off the ground this next year or 2. She takes care of 2 kids, 5 hours a day, $25/hour on the books. Some benefits. Bethesda. I am surprised she is not getting more. No cleaning/chores, of course. She also tutors Spanish and French, but that is about 5 hours a week at $65/hour. Cash only.

My sister is a nanny, southern California. 2 kids, $30/hour plus full benefits (3 weeks vacation, 50% health care paid, all federal holidays, 12 sick days, etc.) on the books. She works 35 hours a week. She is also a personal trainer, about 10 clients a week, and makes $150/hour for that. Retired PE teacher.

[Anonymous]

We've had the same nanny for three years (2 kids) and pay $15/hour (started at $13). She is AMAZING.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've had the same nanny for three years (2 kids) and pay $15/hour (started at $13). She is AMAZING.

She’s an idiot if she’s taking $15/hr for 2 kids. Only a certain kind of person would want an idiot raising their kids.

[Anonymous]

She is probably just illegal and has no choice but to accept $15, poor thing. She is being exploited.