Hourly rate

[Anonymous]

I got $15 an hour for 1 baby - no laundry, no kitchen cleaning, no tidy up the place whatsoever. Clean $15 after tax.

$25 dollars an hour + laundry, cleaning, homework help, pick-up, drop off <--- not for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got $15 an hour for 1 baby - no laundry, no kitchen cleaning, no tidy up the place whatsoever. Clean $15 after tax.

$25 dollars an hour + laundry, cleaning, homework help, pick-up, drop off <--- not for me.

i wouldn't know what tax bracket you were in or your net rate, unless you didn't pay taxes on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got $15 an hour for 1 baby - no laundry, no kitchen cleaning, no tidy up the place whatsoever. Clean $15 after tax.

$25 dollars an hour + laundry, cleaning, homework help, pick-up, drop off <--- not for me.

i wouldn't know what tax bracket you were in or your net rate, unless you didn't pay taxes on it.

I got paid weekly. They do the tax because they also have some deduction program for daycare/childcare from their salary.

[Anonymous]

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nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A mom's club which I will not name, but for you have to pay about a week's worth of nanny to pay to get in had a reputable nanny agency come and do a presentation. The agency is often asked about on here. They tried not to cite pay but did say for part time, you have to pay a bit more, which is in the $18/hr range.

This meshes with what care.com says about average nanny pay in my area, which is supposed to be $17/hr.

Most of us know which agency it was. They market themselves more aggressively than any other. They're also well-known to try to drive down nanny wages. More money for them with their exorbitant fees. Top tier nannies earn more without such agencies.

Care.com isn't even worth commenting on, but you already know that.

Every nanny agency I know of charges a placement fee equal to a percentage of nanny's gross income the first year. So dropping nanny rates would be so stupid I am not able to fully express the idiocy of your comment.

Nanny agency owner: "I know, we will mess with the nannies we place by dropping their hourly rate! And we will make sure their employers refuse to pay overtime too!"

Employee 1: "Great plan! Let's make sure nannies stop making $20/hour and make $16/hour instead, with no overtime."

Employee 2: " So the nanny we are sending on that interview tomorrow for a 50 hour a week job making $20 and $30 OT, or $57,200 would actually only make $16/hour, or $41,600? BRILLIANT!!!"

Employee 3: "That means our 15% placement fee would drop from $8580 to $6240. That's a 37.5% drop in income for us! YAHOO!"

Employee 4: "You have all lost your everloving minds. Are you on drugs?"

Answer:
Placing a highly priced nanny takes a lot more effort on the part of an agency to represent her successfully. Nanny agencies tend to be driven by immediate profits. Their logic tells them placing cheaper nannies quickly, is overall more profitable than wasting time and effort on nanny with established higher rates.

This is precisely why I can't afford to be represented by agencies, with a forced reduction of my regular fees. I used agencies when I began my nanny career, but now it's only word of mouth.

[Anonymous]

I get $22/hr for 40 hr/wk and time and a half for anything over. I care for two children in the same family and handle laundry, meal prep, organizing activities, setting up play dates and finding friends for the kids, cleaning up our mess before the end of the day, coming into work with age-appropriate activities and necessary supplies... No housework. (I also graduated from a top-20 university with a very high GPA, had au pair, daycare, social services (<18 year old clients), nanny, and teaching experience before accepting the position, as well as have all immunizations and a stack of references. I could ask for more but haven't felt the need.) It all depends on what you are after. A good friend of mine is also a nanny with no college decree and only daycare experience and she makes $16/hr in the same neighborhood. There is no one size fits all answer for this.

[Anonymous]

PS. My friend is a great nanny in terms of attentiveness, loving care provided, and fulfilling her duties by the end of the day but seems to be lacking a bit in relationship building and getting her charge engaged. She's more of a "let them run wild at the park" nanny whereas I bring a soccer ball and play with my guy before he runs wild. I personally believe in my way but wouldn't hesitate to leave my own kids with her either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get $22/hr for 40 hr/wk and time and a half for anything over. I care for two children in the same family and handle laundry, meal prep, organizing activities, setting up play dates and finding friends for the kids, cleaning up our mess before the end of the day, coming into work with age-appropriate activities and necessary supplies... No housework. (I also graduated from a top-20 university with a very high GPA, had au pair, daycare, social services (<18 year old clients), nanny, and teaching experience before accepting the position, as well as have all immunizations and a stack of references. I could ask for more but haven't felt the need.) It all depends on what you are after. A good friend of mine is also a nanny with no college decree and only daycare experience and she makes $16/hr in the same neighborhood. There is no one size fits all answer for this.

I agree with you. Rates/responsibilities/education/experience is all over the map.

The "market rate" nanny is a MYTH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get $22/hr for 40 hr/wk and time and a half for anything over. I care for two children in the same family and handle laundry, meal prep, organizing activities, setting up play dates and finding friends for the kids, cleaning up our mess before the end of the day, coming into work with age-appropriate activities and necessary supplies... No housework. (I also graduated from a top-20 university with a very high GPA, had au pair, daycare, social services (<18 year old clients), nanny, and teaching experience before accepting the position, as well as have all immunizations and a stack of references. I could ask for more but haven't felt the need.) It all depends on what you are after. A good friend of mine is also a nanny with no college decree and only daycare experience and she makes $16/hr in the same neighborhood. There is no one size fits all answer for this.

I agree with you. Rates/responsibilities/education/experience is all over the map.

The "market rate" nanny is a MYTH.

From 2015. People here still don't understand wages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get $22/hr for 40 hr/wk and time and a half for anything over. I care for two children in the same family and handle laundry, meal prep, organizing activities, setting up play dates and finding friends for the kids, cleaning up our mess before the end of the day, coming into work with age-appropriate activities and necessary supplies... No housework. (I also graduated from a top-20 university with a very high GPA, had au pair, daycare, social services (<18 year old clients), nanny, and teaching experience before accepting the position, as well as have all immunizations and a stack of references. I could ask for more but haven't felt the need.) It all depends on what you are after. A good friend of mine is also a nanny with no college decree and only daycare experience and she makes $16/hr in the same neighborhood. There is no one size fits all answer for this.

I agree with you. Rates/responsibilities/education/experience is all over the map.

The "market rate" nanny is a MYTH.

From 2015. People here still don't understand wages.

Why are we dredging this up again? That I make 50k+ per year as a live-in has no bearing on any other nanny’s rate, nor does it mean that the next family has the same needs.

[Anonymous]

We pay $15/hr plus health insurance and we also give generous holidays (4 weeks) plus 5 sick days. She has guaranteed overtime at 46 hours a week. Duties include cooking and laundry for the kid, and cooking for the family 2-3x a week. Nanny has breakfast and lunch at our expense (we shop for what she requets) and dinner on the nights she makes it (she eats with us or takes plenty home, depending on her preference and schedule).

We are in the District. We plan to increase to $18/hr if we have a second kid.

[Anonymous]

13.00 hired and is awesome. Refuse to pay more for blue color work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:13.00 hired and is awesome. Refuse to pay more for blue color work

Hopefully you're going to get grammar and spelling lessons with all the money you're saving by underpaying one of the most important people in your child's life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:13.00 hired and is awesome. Refuse to pay more for blue color work

Hopefully you're going to get grammar and spelling lessons with all the money you're saving by underpaying one of the most important people in your child's life.

+1. Some undereducated parents want an undereducated nanny. We will never convince this poor mother otherwise. My heart goes out to her baby.

Signed, the employer of a loving and educated nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:13.00 hired and is awesome. Refuse to pay more for blue color work

Yes, I read your post, now deleted, about paying 13 an hour in cash to an undocumented foreign worker. Understand that your activities on this and other message boards about your illegal activity can still be traced back to whatever address/devise you are posting from.

And I for one hope you are caught.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We pay $15/hr plus health insurance and we also give generous holidays (4 weeks) plus 5 sick days. She has guaranteed overtime at 46 hours a week. Duties include cooking and laundry for the kid, and cooking for the family 2-3x a week. Nanny has breakfast and lunch at our expense (we shop for what she requets) and dinner on the nights she makes it (she eats with us or takes plenty home, depending on her preference and schedule).

We are in the District. We plan to increase to $18/hr if we have a second kid.

What do you imagine her monthly budget looks like on your $15 wage?