Agency Listing Great $40-60hr Nanny Positions!

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And notice that most of the jobs are in the $20-30 range. This one is an outlier, even for a fancy agency. I don't doubt the poster who makes over $50/hr, I just think that jobs like these (and in all honesty, candidates like these) are few and far in between.

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Anonymous wrote:MB here. I don't pay $50/hour, but I do pay about 50% above market for the area where I live (closer to $25 for two preschoolers in a low COL area)

We are fair employers, give paid vacations, nanny always gets the day off (paid) when we are away, never gets docked hours. We have a housekeeper who comes once a week but there is no other household help.

DH and I work hard but we have flexible jobs. We structure our lives around seeing them, and we both leave at 9 and get home at 5 most days, although we each travel some. We rarely have help on the weekends and spend tons of time with the kids. So no, I don't spend extra to cover for our "bad parenting" or whatever you were implying.

What I get for our money is a nanny who is completely responsible, virtually never late, gives vacation notice months in advance, never makes working in the snow an issue unless it's truly awful. She has total common sense, I would trust her 110% in an emergency, and she is always engaged with the kids. She drives them to lots of different activities and is sensitive to their needs -- these activities (at home and away) are tailored to their interests. She reads to the kids endlessly and is well educated enough to answer curious kids' questions. She is endlessly patience and totally professional.
Perhaps I could have "gotten" this for less but I've interviewed a lot of nannies and I'm happy with our choice. Our house is a happy place where everyone has a lot of respect for everyone else and the kids are stimulated and happy.

I live in a low COL and have no idea how you found someone worth $25 an hour. Presumably you just want to lord your higher income over everyone else - $25 an hour blue collar employees just don't happen in areas like yours.

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Anonymous wrote:MB here. I don't pay $50/hour, but I do pay about 50% above market for the area where I live (closer to $25 for two preschoolers in a low COL area)

We are fair employers, give paid vacations, nanny always gets the day off (paid) when we are away, never gets docked hours. We have a housekeeper who comes once a week but there is no other household help.

DH and I work hard but we have flexible jobs. We structure our lives around seeing them, and we both leave at 9 and get home at 5 most days, although we each travel some. We rarely have help on the weekends and spend tons of time with the kids. So no, I don't spend extra to cover for our "bad parenting" or whatever you were implying.

What I get for our money is a nanny who is completely responsible, virtually never late, gives vacation notice months in advance, never makes working in the snow an issue unless it's truly awful. She has total common sense, I would trust her 110% in an emergency, and she is always engaged with the kids. She drives them to lots of different activities and is sensitive to their needs -- these activities (at home and away) are tailored to their interests. She reads to the kids endlessly and is well educated enough to answer curious kids' questions. She is endlessly patience and totally professional.
Perhaps I could have "gotten" this for less but I've interviewed a lot of nannies and I'm happy with our choice. Our house is a happy place where everyone has a lot of respect for everyone else and the kids are stimulated and happy.

I live in a low COL and have no idea how you found someone worth $25 an hour. Presumably you just want to lord your higher income over everyone else - $25 an hour blue collar employees just don't happen in areas like yours.

DP. You're just disgruntled. Too bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck for whoever applies for this. Seems like a dream job for many.

The money is good but the work you do is not the same as a $20/hr job. Just saw a post about somebody complaining about MB asking for helmet while on scooter and cutting up blueberries. Just so you know, "families with staff" means that for this nanny job, you will have a boss. She is probably not the MB. Her job will be to supervise you for all the hours you work to make sure the precious offspring are not in moment of danger, get absolute proper nutrition, best of everything. You think MB is bad? How about someone who is paid more than you whose job is to "supervise" you? And if you like your $120k job, I'm sure they like their job a lot more and they will definitely want to prove their worth. Worrying about your job satisfaction is one of the last priorities for this family and that is why you need to be paid $120k instead of $40k.
Just telling you how it is...

I can chime in here. I have watched DCUM threads on occasion but rarely respond to any posts. My salary for this year breaks down to $51.75 per hour and I live and work in DC. You are correct that these jobs are not your typical job and I personally doubt that any nanny I have seen respond and bicker on DCUM could handle one of these jobs. They are always more worried about their contract, 5 minutes here and there, and "job creep" to work for one of these families. But to the poster I quoted above, while you are correct for some families I'm spure, the family I work for is not a 'fully staffed' house as stated in some of those job posts and they are really just a regular family that wanted top notch help. They are kind and fair and I feel like part of their team instead of an employee. They don't take advantage or abuse or overwork me. It IS possible to find good families that are also offering a lot of money but you just have to be careful, otherwise you will run into the horror you described above (but you can always tell the first time you meet them and their 'staff')

for the benefit of everyone here, can you please explain how what you do and the value you bring to the family is worth $50/hr, and how it is qualitatively different from other nannies on the market who get average rates? I think it would be helpful for everyone here.

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Having worked for families in the past that begrudged every cent they paid me because it limited their budget for "toys", my belief is the qualitative difference lies with the parents. Parents who choose to buy every bigger, better, newer, cooler electronic or motor driven toy on the market pay less per hour to the Nanny. Parents with less of an urge to indulge in more and better toys to impress their materialistic friends pay the Nanny much higher wages.

That doesn't tell us what makes you stand out enough to command such high pay. What credentials do you bring to the table? I have been a nanny for 8 years, and am honestly wondering.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck for whoever applies for this. Seems like a dream job for many.

The money is good but the work you do is not the same as a $20/hr job. Just saw a post about somebody complaining about MB asking for helmet while on scooter and cutting up blueberries. Just so you know, "families with staff" means that for this nanny job, you will have a boss. She is probably not the MB. Her job will be to supervise you for all the hours you work to make sure the precious offspring are not in moment of danger, get absolute proper nutrition, best of everything. You think MB is bad? How about someone who is paid more than you whose job is to "supervise" you? And if you like your $120k job, I'm sure they like their job a lot more and they will definitely want to prove their worth. Worrying about your job satisfaction is one of the last priorities for this family and that is why you need to be paid $120k instead of $40k.
Just telling you how it is...

I can chime in here. I have watched DCUM threads on occasion but rarely respond to any posts. My salary for this year breaks down to $51.75 per hour and I live and work in DC. You are correct that these jobs are not your typical job and I personally doubt that any nanny I have seen respond and bicker on DCUM could handle one of these jobs. They are always more worried about their contract, 5 minutes here and there, and "job creep" to work for one of these families. But to the poster I quoted above, while you are correct for some families I'm sure, the family I work for is not a 'fully staffed' house as stated in some of those job posts and they are really just a regular family that wanted top notch help. They are kind and fair and I feel like part of their team instead of an employee. They don't take advantage or abuse or overwork me. It IS possible to find good families that are also offering a lot of money but you just have to be careful, otherwise you will run into the horror you described above (but you can always tell the first time you meet them and their 'staff')

Y'all hear that, people, $51.75/hr. I dare anyone to call her a liar. There are parents out there who want the best, and can afford it.

Whether she is a liar or not is immaterial. Outlier jobs exist and good money can made if you are very lucky and the have the correct attitude. As the PP above notes, the nannies who bicker and fight here probably can't handle these jobs.

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MB here who is grossly overpaid. I'm paid 150k over market rate by my extremely generous employer. I also know that when this position is up (all good things do come to an end) that I will never find a job that pays this well for barely 40hrs a week I work. I plan, save, and spend accordingly.

Yes, I have no doubt that there is a fraction of a percent of nanny jobs that pay $50/hr, but it's a once in a lifetime gig. In general, wealthy people are wise with their money and don't amass wealth by making unwise financial decisions. Overpaying people is not the norm for wealthy people.

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Anonymous wrote:MB here who is grossly overpaid. I'm paid 150k over market rate by my extremely generous employer. I also know that when this position is up (all good things do come to an end) that I will never find a job that pays this well for barely 40hrs a week I work. I plan, save, and spend accordingly.

Yes, I have no doubt that there is a fraction of a percent of nanny jobs that pay $50/hr, but it's a once in a lifetime gig. In general, wealthy people are wise with their money and don't amass wealth by making unwise financial decisions. Overpaying people is not the norm for wealthy people.

How would you be in any position to determine a nanny's value to any particular family? All you know is your own personal situation.

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Anonymous wrote:MB here who is grossly overpaid. I'm paid 150k over market rate by my extremely generous employer. I also know that when this position is up (all good things do come to an end) that I will never find a job that pays this well for barely 40hrs a week I work. I plan, save, and spend accordingly.

Yes, I have no doubt that there is a fraction of a percent of nanny jobs that pay $50/hr, but it's a once in a lifetime gig. In general, wealthy people are wise with their money and don't amass wealth by making unwise financial decisions. Overpaying people is not the norm for wealthy people.

How would you be in any position to determine a nanny's value to any particular family? All you know is your own personal situation.

This is not really about the nanny's value, as value is a subjective notion for each individual family.

It's about the reality that jobs that pay THAT well are a minority in the marketplace. A very tiny minority. Out of the agency job page referenced upthread, only one position was advertised at the $40-60 range. The rest were between $20-26, as I recall.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck for whoever applies for this. Seems like a dream job for many.

The money is good but the work you do is not the same as a $20/hr job. Just saw a post about somebody complaining about MB asking for helmet while on scooter and cutting up blueberries. Just so you know, "families with staff" means that for this nanny job, you will have a boss. She is probably not the MB. Her job will be to supervise you for all the hours you work to make sure the precious offspring are not in moment of danger, get absolute proper nutrition, best of everything. You think MB is bad? How about someone who is paid more than you whose job is to "supervise" you? And if you like your $120k job, I'm sure they like their job a lot more and they will definitely want to prove their worth. Worrying about your job satisfaction is one of the last priorities for this family and that is why you need to be paid $120k instead of $40k.
Just telling you how it is...

I can chime in here. I have watched DCUM threads on occasion but rarely respond to any posts. My salary for this year breaks down to $51.75 per hour and I live and work in DC. You are correct that these jobs are not your typical job and I personally doubt that any nanny I have seen respond and bicker on DCUM could handle one of these jobs. They are always more worried about their contract, 5 minutes here and there, and "job creep" to work for one of these families. But to the poster I quoted above, while you are correct for some families I'm sure, the family I work for is not a 'fully staffed' house as stated in some of those job posts and they are really just a regular family that wanted top notch help. They are kind and fair and I feel like part of their team instead of an employee. They don't take advantage or abuse or overwork me. It IS possible to find good families that are also offering a lot of money but you just have to be careful, otherwise you will run into the horror you described above (but you can always tell the first time you meet them and their 'staff')

I do not doubt you at all but I do not think that you can describe your employers as a "regular family". If they can pay that much, they are clearly in a 1% category, a very tiny minority of people. Don't you agree?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MB here who is grossly overpaid. I'm paid 150k over market rate by my extremely generous employer. I also know that when this position is up (all good things do come to an end) that I will never find a job that pays this well for barely 40hrs a week I work. I plan, save, and spend accordingly.

Yes, I have no doubt that there is a fraction of a percent of nanny jobs that pay $50/hr, but it's a once in a lifetime gig. In general, wealthy people are wise with their money and don't amass wealth by making unwise financial decisions. Overpaying people is not the norm for wealthy people.

How would you be in any position to determine a nanny's value to any particular family? All you know is your own personal situation.

[Anonymous]

I noticed virtually all their nanny positions indicate their pay range. I always thought this was imperative for parents wishing to find a professional nanny.

Kudos to Westside Nannies!

Other nanny agencies should learn from them.

[Anonymous]

What I have learned in this thread is that perhaps I went into the wrong line of work as I'm in DC area and not making anywhere near $50/hr!!

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Anonymous wrote:What I have learned in this thread is that perhaps I went into the wrong line of work as I'm in DC area and not making anywhere near $50/hr!!

Few people have that level of ability.

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Anonymous wrote:What I have learned in this thread is that perhaps I went into the wrong line of work as I'm in DC area and not making anywhere near $50/hr!!

Few people have that level of ability.

Are you being obtuse on purpose or do you really have that inflated of an ego?

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Anonymous wrote:What I have learned in this thread is that perhaps I went into the wrong line of work as I'm in DC area and not making anywhere near $50/hr!!

Few people have that level of ability.

Are you being obtuse on purpose or do you really have that inflated of an ego?

Just my humble opinion that few nannies have what it takes to earn $50/ hr., just as there are few families who can afford them.

You may disagree.