How much do you pay your nanny for overnight care?

[Anonymous]

I have a fabulous new nanny. I need her to do overnight care next week whilst I am away on a work trip. She is live in and is happy to do so. So far, so good. We talked briefly about payment. She is suggesting usual salary plus an addition of $50 per night for the overnight component. Her rationale is that I employ her until 7pm anyway and after that the kids are asleep so I am paying her to sleep, $50 she says is adequate.

I think this is way too low and I really value her and want to pay the going rate. But I have no idea how much this is. In her contract we pay time and a half for over time. But she says she wouldn't charge us at this rate because the kids sleep through the night and the chances of her having to do anything are slim so it isn't really over time.

Can anyone give me any guidance please?

[Anonymous]

$100. She will really appreciate it. Kudos for you for having a great nanny.

[Anonymous]

I have an AP so she cannot do overnights. I just hired a babysitter to cover the overnights and will pay either $125 or $150 depending on if she or my AP will put them to bed. My DCs are 2 and 9 months so both asleep 7-7.

My coworker pays her babysitter $90 for an overnight but her kids are 8, 10 and 13 so minimal evening supervision.

I think a lot depends on the age of your DC. I am paying more because of the age of my DCs and if they wake up at night it could be a very difficult night for the babysitter. They also need to be put to bed as opposed to my friend's DCs who put themselves to bed.

[Anonymous]

Hmm -wrote a reply and lost it. OP here. Thanks that really helps and confirms my thought that $50 is way too low. I am inclining toward $100. Kids are 5 and 3 and sleep reliably 7 to 7. And putting them to bed is part of the nanny's daily routine anyway as I often get back late.

Obviously if she had to get up in the night with them for some odd reason, then I'd pay that at time and a half. Does this sound fair?

[Anonymous]

Very fair, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm -wrote a reply and lost it. OP here. Thanks that really helps and confirms my thought that $50 is way too low. I am inclining toward $100. Kids are 5 and 3 and sleep reliably 7 to 7. And putting them to bed is part of the nanny's daily routine anyway as I often get back late.

Obviously if she had to get up in the night with them for some odd reason, then I'd pay that at time and a half. Does this sound fair?

If she is a live in, in DC and VA, they are not paid time and one half.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm -wrote a reply and lost it. OP here. Thanks that really helps and confirms my thought that $50 is way too low. I am inclining toward $100. Kids are 5 and 3 and sleep reliably 7 to 7. And putting them to bed is part of the nanny's daily routine anyway as I often get back late.

Obviously if she had to get up in the night with them for some odd reason, then I'd pay that at time and a half. Does this sound fair?

If she is a live in, in DC and VA, they are not paid time and one half.

We're in MD. But out of interest why not? Surely it depends upon what the contract says?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very fair, OP.

+1

[Anonymous]

The local standard is to pay regular rates while the children are awake, plus a flat stipend of $50 to $100 for being on call in the house all night, but sleeping. So, $50 would be a bit low, and $100 would be a bit high. If the nanny normally starts after 7 am but you need her to wake up with the kids at 7 in your absence, you should, of course, pay your contracted rate for the extra morning hours.

My own nanny charges $75 for overnights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very fair, OP.

+1

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The local standard is to pay regular rates while the children are awake, plus a flat stipend of $50 to $100 for being on call in the house all night, but sleeping. So, $50 would be a bit low, and $100 would be a bit high. If the nanny normally starts after 7 am but you need her to wake up with the kids at 7 in your absence, you should, of course, pay your contracted rate for the extra morning hours.

My own nanny charges $75 for overnights.

The above is how we do it too. I ask for a $50 overnight fee.

[Anonymous]

We pay our sitter's usual rate until 10pm and $50 overnight. $50 is the sleeping fee, but we pay on the lower end since its the time the sitter is sleeping, not just the kids! She usually spends 30-60 minutes after our daughter goes down straightening up, so we want to compensate for that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The local standard is to pay regular rates while the children are awake, plus a flat stipend of $50 to $100 for being on call in the house all night, but sleeping. So, $50 would be a bit low, and $100 would be a bit high. If the nanny normally starts after 7 am but you need her to wake up with the kids at 7 in your absence, you should, of course, pay your contracted rate for the extra morning hours.

My own nanny charges $75 for overnights.

"Local standard"? Based on what?

[Anonymous]

The local standard is to pay regular rates while the children are awake, plus a flat stipend of $50 to $100 for being on call in the house all night, but sleeping. So, $50 would be a bit low, and $100 would be a bit high. If the nanny normally starts after 7 am but you need her to wake up with the kids at 7 in your absence, you should, of course, pay your contracted rate for the extra morning hours.

My own nanny charges $75 for overnights.

This.

[Anonymous]

Most nannies who live-in, don't get paid enough to get their own place. Mb is a cheapskate and everyone knows it. Shameful.