Is this acceptable for a part time nanny?

[Anonymous]

My husband and I are considering hiring a part time nanny to watch our daughter in the fall. We would be looking at 30-35 hours per week, likely M-Th. What is the typical rate for a part time nanny? We were hoping to offer 15-16 per hour with 10 days PTO, federal holidays, and $50 towards metro or gas per month. I should also mention no housekeeping would be involved beyond washing the baby's bottles/hearing up baby food. We already have a dog walker and cleaning service so I'd just like them to focus on the baby. Is this acceptable or should we consider a higher rate? Thanks for your help!

[Anonymous]

For no housework this sounds like a reasonable amount for sure. But I think you should also add at least 3 paid sick days in addition to the PTO.

[Anonymous]

Usually PT jobs pay a little more than FT jobs, because the nanny will need to cobble other jobs together to make a FT income. Your rate might work for someone who only needed a PT gig, but I doubt you'll find many professional nannies who want 30hr between Mon-Thur. (By way of reference, at
my last nanny job I had two positions, one that was 35 hours and one that was 16. I made $20/hr at the first and $22/hr at the second.)

[Anonymous]

35 hours a week is practically full time, OP. I started my current position with one infant 2 years ago at $18 an hour for 36 hours paid legally (now I am up to $20). When I do weekend work I charge between 15 and 20 an hour, off the books, depending on the number of kids.

I never do any kind of housework or food preparation that is not directly related to my charge.

[Anonymous]

Maybe a very young inexperienced person would take such a low hourly rate.

[Anonymous]

Advertise for $15 to $20 and hour and see what they best candidate gives you as a quote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Advertise for $15 to $20 and hour and see what they best candidate gives you as a quote.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I are considering hiring a part time nanny to watch our daughter in the fall. We would be looking at 30-35 hours per week, likely M-Th. What is the typical rate for a part time nanny? We were hoping to offer 15-16 per hour with 10 days PTO, federal holidays, and $50 towards metro or gas per month. I should also mention no housekeeping would be involved beyond washing the baby's bottles/hearing up baby food. We already have a dog walker and cleaning service so I'd just like them to focus on the baby. Is this acceptable or should we consider a higher rate? Thanks for your help!

I work 16 hours a week for $25/hr, so I think your rate is laughably low for DC.

[Anonymous]

It all depends on where you live OP.

Salary is hugely relative to location so unless I am familiar with the cost of living in your town, I wouldn't know.

If you live in a big city, it may be low however. But I would do it, esp. since you don't require any laundry duties.

[Anonymous]

Are you in DC, OP? If so, $16/hr for one child is the average for the area so you're on target and will find plenty of good candidates.

Ignore the alleged $25/hr nanny. That rate, if true, is laughably high in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you in DC, OP? If so, $16/hr for one child is the average for the area so you're on target and will find plenty of good candidates.

Ignore the alleged $25/hr nanny. That rate, if true, is laughably high in DC.

So find out for yourself, OP. Do as previously suggested and advertise from $15 to $25 an hour with no overtime and see who is interested. This debate about what is or isn't a "laughable" rate is easily put to rest.

[Anonymous]

I am currently a part time nanny, and I think that with the pto,and paid federal holidays, that rate is okay! You also have to factor in where you live, and the potential nanny's current situation. You may want to also consider doing guranteed hours. I would certainly be interested, And I make more hourly, but no PTO or holidays.

[Anonymous]

And for the record, I am very experienced, BG checked, Certified etc...

[Anonymous]

For the person who said an inexperienced nanny would accept that pay...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am currently a part time nanny, and I think that with the pto,and paid federal holidays, that rate is okay! You also have to factor in where you live, and the potential nanny's current situation. You may want to also consider doing guranteed hours. I would certainly be interested, And I make more hourly, but no PTO or holidays.

Thanks for the info PP! I'm in a similar position as OP looking for someone in mid-October for our infant son. For us, we'd of course pay our nanny while we are on vacation as well and definitely guarantee hours, and could be flexible to meet our nannies's schedule as well. We live in NE DC and there are quite a few qualified nannies (legal) in our neighborhood that charge this rate. Glad to hear from an actual nanny that this seems acceptable!