What To Offer Nanny?

[Anonymous]

Nanny has over 5 years of experience, CPR/First Aid trained, a BA in an unrelated field, and drives.

We would like the nanny to care for one infant and a toddler full-time, light housekeeping mainly related to the kids and unloading/loading dishwasher as well as preparing dinner often.
What should we offer in terms of salary/hourly or benefits (if any)?

Thanks for any feedback!

[Anonymous]

Have you asked what her rates are? Since she has some experience, she most probably has established expectations for her salary and benefits. She will not be happy unless there's some increase, especially two children.

[Anonymous]

...with two children

[Anonymous]

I would say for your nanny, straight child care would be $16-$18/hour, unrelated light house keeping and cooking warrants a higher rate so depending on the amount and frequency, you should offer $18-$20.

[Anonymous]

I would start at offering $15 an hour. Light housekeeping does not warrant a higher rate, its common in most positions. The nannies on this board constantly inflate rates and try to get out of any work. Just not the norm in reality.

[Anonymous]

$15 an hour is the norm for one child so for a person with the experience you listed taking care of 2 children I would say $16-18. You could probably get her to take $16 if you mention that you are starting at that so that you can give raises along the way. Make sense not to start out with the highest end. Light housekeeping doesn't warrant a much higher salary. It is pretty expected in almost every nanny job.

[Anonymous]

Make sure you let nannies know you expect them to prepare dinner often. Do you mean for just the kids, or for the entire family?

$16-18, depending on how many hours per week you want.

[Anonymous]

You MBs are horrible. Just as bad as nannies inflating rates, is an MB trying to deflate rates. Light housekeeping beyond child related tasks IS extra, since a nanny's JOB is child care. $16-$17/hour for 2 children is standard along with standard nanny duties; cleaning after the children, their areas, their laundry, and their meal prep. If you are asking for any tasks beyond those, you should expect to pay MORE. OP, I would suggest offering $17-19, leaving room for raises. Don't say you're leaving room for raises unless you intend to give them only to get her to accept a lower rate, as a PP seemed to suggest. Petty stuff like that is why they are all on here bitching about their nanny and wondering why the one they ended up with sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would start at offering $15 an hour. Light housekeeping does not warrant a higher rate, its common in most positions. The nannies on this board constantly inflate rates and try to get out of any work. Just not the norm in reality.

Your opinion is based on what? You and your girlfriends? Please grow up already. One size never fits all. You may speak for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would start at offering $15 an hour. Light housekeeping does not warrant a higher rate, its common in most positions. The nannies on this board constantly inflate rates and try to get out of any work. Just not the norm in reality.

If you offer $15/hour for 2 children and light housekeeping, your pay is NOT competitive. This woman has a degree, experience, and desirable qualifications. If you want her to not only accept, but stick around, the offer should be competitive. How likely is it that she can find this rate for less work? Very. A nanny with this profile can get a $15/hour job with one child, no housekeeping beyond kid tasks TOMORROW!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would start at offering $15 an hour. Light housekeeping does not warrant a higher rate, its common in most positions. The nannies on this board constantly inflate rates and try to get out of any work. Just not the norm in reality.

How does asking for more not warrant more money? Did you refuse your last raise/promotion by this logic? Doubt it.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the definition of "light housekeeping." If you only mean kid-related chores, then, no, it doesn't warrant a higher rate. If you're going to include a few household chores, then yes, it probably does unless the kids are out of the house half the time.

Be sure to list clearly which chores are included in "light housekeeping." Some nannies assume that only includes kid-related chores, but there are plenty of people willing to do more nanny/housekeeping if you spell it out.

[Anonymous]

For two children, an experienced nanny will not work for less than 17-18 an hour minimum. Add in light housekeeping and you are looking at 19-20 an hour ON the books. This is reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
How does asking for more not warrant more money? Did you refuse your last raise/promotion by this logic? Doubt it.

Because you're not necessarily asking for MORE work, just more varied work. It is very concievable that all of the required tasks are still very doable within your allotted hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How does asking for more not warrant more money? Did you refuse your last raise/promotion by this logic? Doubt it.

Because you're not necessarily asking for MORE work, just more varied work. It is very concievable that all of the required tasks are still very doable within your allotted hours.

How are you not asking for more work? There are jobs that are straight childcare and related tasks (every nanny job I've worked so I assure you they exist and are not as uncommon as you'd like to think) and a job requiring child care, child care related tasks, and additional light housekeeping is definitely more. My question stands, did you or did you not refuse your last raise/promotion, that by your own logic you should not be entitled to? In any other industry, asking for more goes hand in hand with a rate/salary increase, as it does in the nanny industry.