Weekly pay for nanny?

[Anonymous]

What is the range of weekly pay for a nanny in the dc area. We would love to have a nanny, but our max budget is $700/week and we would need 50 hours/ week. Is this doable?

[Anonymous]

$700/week is $14/hour average (a lower actual hourly rate, 1.5 times hourly rate for 10 hours of overtime). Without knowing much about your personal needs, that rate is on the low to average end of an acceptable pay range. It is doable if your job is relatively straightforward and you have reasonable expectations.

For example if you have one infant, are looking for basic childcare duties only, and don't require a nanny with years upon years of experience, degrees, and training, yes your rate is reasonable. If on the other hand you have more than one child, require housekeeping duties, or desire an educated highly qualified professional nanny, you would have a more difficult time finding someone.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We just have one infant. Not looking for anything particularly high-end.

[Anonymous]

That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

[Anonymous]

$700
Just caring for the baby

AND

a set schedule

I think would be ok.

Now is the 700 before or after taxes?
if you plan on taking taxes out that will be an additional expense keep that in mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

Only in America are parents so entitled and sel absorbed that they have so little respect for the people who care for their children.


You would think you'd want to offer the absolute best to the person who is caring for the person or persons that matter most to you in the world....

But I guess having the newest car and the latest in designer shoes, clothes, handbags, and haircuts is more important than providing an average job and benefits to the person your child spend at least 50% o their time with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

Only in America are parents so entitled and sel absorbed that they have so little respect for the people who care for their children.


You would think you'd want to offer the absolute best to the person who is caring for the person or persons that matter most to you in the world....

But I guess having the newest car and the latest in designer shoes, clothes, handbags, and haircuts is more important than providing an average job and benefits to the person your child spend at least 50% o their time with.

You are kidding right? $14 and hour is far more than average in this economy and job market. Only a nanny would make the ridiculous argument that if parents don't let their nannies extort money from them are they not providing the "absolute best". Get real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

That chip on your shoulder must be heavy today. Not one person on this thread, let alone before you posted suggested anything near $25/hour. OPs offer would be mid to low range. If her job is simple and "perfectly fine" is acceptable to her, then yes she'll find candidates. What irritates the "ridiculous" nannies on here, myself included, is when parents seek out nannies with the degrees, training, and experience of a professional to care for their kids and clean their house for $13/hour. If your expectations match your offer, no sane nanny is going to make a fuss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

Only in America are parents so entitled and sel absorbed that they have so little respect for the people who care for their children.


You would think you'd want to offer the absolute best to the person who is caring for the person or persons that matter most to you in the world....

But I guess having the newest car and the latest in designer shoes, clothes, handbags, and haircuts is more important than providing an average job and benefits to the person your child spend at least 50% o their time with.

You are kidding right? $14 and hour is far more than average in this economy and job market. Only a nanny would make the ridiculous argument that if parents don't let their nannies extort money from them are they not providing the "absolute best". Get real.

Lol. I guess one great thing about the economic suffering of the past decade is that it gave employers of all kind an excuse to pay their employees peanuts. How much longer are you going to use that excuse? The rate OP is actually offering is under $13/hour. Not an unacceptable rate for many inexperienced or less qualified nannies, but certainly not "far above average". Please stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

Only in America are parents so entitled and sel absorbed that they have so little respect for the people who care for their children.


You would think you'd want to offer the absolute best to the person who is caring for the person or persons that matter most to you in the world....

But I guess having the newest car and the latest in designer shoes, clothes, handbags, and haircuts is more important than providing an average job and benefits to the person your child spend at least 50% o their time with.

You are kidding right? $14 and hour is far more than average in this economy and job market. Only a nanny would make the ridiculous argument that if parents don't let their nannies extort money from them are they not providing the "absolute best". Get real.

Lol. I guess one great thing about the economic suffering of the past decade is that it gave employers of all kind an excuse to pay their employees peanuts. How much longer are you going to use that excuse? The rate OP is actually offering is under $13/hour. Not an unacceptable rate for many inexperienced or less qualified nannies, but certainly not "far above average". Please stop.

For an unregulated, unlicensed, non-degree requiring profession, $13/hr is far from peanuts, especially when compared to other jobs with similar requirements. And I'm a nanny BTW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That weekly pay is more than adequate. Don't let the ridiculous nannies here tell you are a cheapskate unless you pay $25/hr. If you are truly looking for just infant care, aren't too concerned about hiring someone with a 15 year specialized background, and are willing to provide standard benefits, $700 weekly should attract perfectly fine candidates.
...only in nannying do you find people with no degree or professional credentials who expect to make a professional salary with full benefits...

Only in America are parents so entitled and sel absorbed that they have so little respect for the people who care for their children.


You would think you'd want to offer the absolute best to the person who is caring for the person or persons that matter most to you in the world....

But I guess having the newest car and the latest in designer shoes, clothes, handbags, and haircuts is more important than providing an average job and benefits to the person your child spend at least 50% o their time with.

You are kidding right? $14 and hour is far more than average in this economy and job market. Only a nanny would make the ridiculous argument that if parents don't let their nannies extort money from them are they not providing the "absolute best". Get real.

Lol. I guess one great thing about the economic suffering of the past decade is that it gave employers of all kind an excuse to pay their employees peanuts. How much longer are you going to use that excuse? The rate OP is actually offering is under $13/hour. Not an unacceptable rate for many inexperienced or less qualified nannies, but certainly not "far above average". Please stop.

For an unregulated, unlicensed, non-degree requiring profession, $13/hr is far from peanuts, especially when compared to other jobs with similar requirements. And I'm a nanny BTW.

Well we're just going to have to disagree. The industry as a whole is unregulated and may not have these requirements, but the fact remains that many parents do have such requirements. As a nanny with 10 years of experience, a degree in early childhood education, and teaching experience $13/hour is peanuts to me. OP has already stated that she has a basic job, and isn't looking for anything special, so yes her rate is fine for an non degree holding inexperienced nanny. But don't act like its something special and we'd all be lucky to have it. That idea is what gets you parents thinking they're entitled to a nanny for next to nothing.

[Anonymous]

12.75x 40= 510
19.12 X 10 = 191.20

Total 701.20 so 12.75 an hr that's rather low for this area but you can try of course and maybe you will find the perfect nanny for your family. Best of luck op.

Can you accommodate a live in nanny? 12.75 is a decent rate for a live in nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:12.75x 40= 510
19.12 X 10 = 191.20

Total 701.20 so 12.75 an hr that's rather low for this area but you can try of course and maybe you will find the perfect nanny for your family. Best of luck op.

Can you accommodate a live in nanny? 12.75 is a decent rate for a live in nanny.

you




You are wrong,live nanny is the same live out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:12.75x 40= 510
19.12 X 10 = 191.20

Total 701.20 so 12.75 an hr that's rather low for this area but you can try of course and maybe you will find the perfect nanny for your family. Best of luck op.

Can you accommodate a live in nanny? 12.75 is a decent rate for a live in nanny.

you




You are wrong,live nanny is the same live out.

I don't understand what you are saying , what am I wrong about?

I was just inferring to op that she might have better luck looking for a live in nanny since they typically are okay with making less then live out nannies.

[Anonymous]

I don't live in DC, but another large city. I have a degree and 10+ years experience and recently accepted a job with this pay and the same hours. I can tell you I often feel resentful and like I'm not being paid enough for all that I do, and am already looking for jobs elsewhere.