Nanny Rates

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

But your high schooler isn't a live-in nanny, right? So room & board isn't part of her compensation package, which certainly does total to less than what an actual live-in nanny would make. And this isn't a full-time gig for your daughter. The hourly rate offered for one-off babysitting is different than the rate for full time care, simply because one is a consistent stream of reliable income and the other is not, and you're paying the person a premium for their random availability. Just like how the back-up daycare rate is higher than the regular, full time rate at a center.

I posted here awhile back looking for a benchmark of what I would need to offer to get a decent live-in candidate and what PP is saying is completely in line with the feedback I was given. If it's a good live-in package - nice accommodations, some board included, PTO, a few other perks here & there - I was told $10/hr for a live-in was totally reasonable and the few friends I have with actual live-ins pay even less. So I'm not sure what your disbelief is based on.

You haven't seen their paychecks, have you? You don't even know if your friends are paying taxes. Please.

And you've seen lots of people's paychecks? How many friends do you exchange pay stubs with? If you're a normal person, the answer is zero.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a live in nanny I make 11 per hr.

How old are you, 16? My high school kid earned more than that. So no, I don't believe you for a second.

But your high schooler isn't a live-in nanny, right? So room & board isn't part of her compensation package, which certainly does total to less than what an actual live-in nanny would make. And this isn't a full-time gig for your daughter. The hourly rate offered for one-off babysitting is different than the rate for full time care, simply because one is a consistent stream of reliable income and the other is not, and you're paying the person a premium for their random availability. Just like how the back-up daycare rate is higher than the regular, full time rate at a center.

I posted here awhile back looking for a benchmark of what I would need to offer to get a decent live-in candidate and what PP is saying is completely in line with the feedback I was given. If it's a good live-in package - nice accommodations, some board included, PTO, a few other perks here & there - I was told $10/hr for a live-in was totally reasonable and the few friends I have with actual live-ins pay even less. So I'm not sure what your disbelief is based on.

You haven't seen their paychecks, have you? You don't even know if your friends are paying taxes. Please.

And you've seen lots of people's paychecks? How many friends do you exchange pay stubs with? If you're a normal person, the answer is zero.

Reread my post. I made no claim to other people's paychecks. You did.

[Anonymous]

In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

What you quiote as a range, is more probably an average, but not the range. This means there are people who earn both below and above your "range." Of course it's impossible to know for sure, without any varifiable facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

What you quiote as a range, is more probably an average, but not the range. This means there are people who earn both below and above your "range." Of course it's impossible to know for sure, without any varifiable facts.

[Anonymous]

Sorry about double post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

Based on what I am paying, I can promise you that this is not 'standard' for our 'region'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

Based on what I am paying, I can promise you that this is not 'standard' for our 'region'.

Sorry, but there is no standard, and certainly can't be one based on whatever two people agree upon.

[Anonymous]

We have a 2 year old son and just had twin daughters. Am just web surfing to get a sense of what to pay our nanny to go from part to full time for multiple kids. she has become part of the family and we want to be more than fair. I appreciate the info I have found here. But I have to admit I"m appalled by the judgements and snarkiness. Seriously - who has time to judge someone's comments on a site like this??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2 year old son and just had twin daughters. Am just web surfing to get a sense of what to pay our nanny to go from part to full time for multiple kids. she has become part of the family and we want to be more than fair. I appreciate the info I have found here. But I have to admit I"m appalled by the judgements and snarkiness. Seriously - who has time to judge someone's comments on a site like this??

If she is part time what makes you think she can just start doing full time?

[Anonymous]

We have a 2 year old son and just had twin daughters. Am just web surfing to get a sense of what to pay our nanny to go from part to full time for multiple kids. she has become part of the family and we want to be more than fair. I appreciate the info I have found here. But I have to admit I"m appalled by the judgements and snarkiness. Seriously - who has time to judge someone's comments on a site like this??

Apparently, you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2 year old son and just had twin daughters. Am just web surfing to get a sense of what to pay our nanny to go from part to full time for multiple kids. she has become part of the family and we want to be more than fair. I appreciate the info I have found here. But I have to admit I"m appalled by the judgements and snarkiness. Seriously - who has time to judge someone's comments on a site like this??

If she is part time what makes you think she can just start doing full time?

Because I talk to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Capitol Hill DC, we started our nanny share nanny with 2 infants at $18/hrs base (plus 10 hrs/week OT at time & a half). She got a raise to $20/hr base after a year. This was the total for both families. I think this is about standard for our region. For a single infant, I believe that $14-18 is the range.

yes nanny shares are $10 per kid for two kids.

nanny at one house with two kids is $18 ph.

[Anonymous]

I live in AU Park/NW DC and regularly hire babysitters for my two toddlers who charge $20-25/hr. I'm thinking about returning to work PT and wondered if thus us the going rate for a nanny (1yo, 3 yo and dog for about 22 hrs/wk).

[Anonymous]

We have twin infants and pay $22/hr (gross), but offer just less than 40 hrs per week and no overtime.