Holiday bonus?

[Anonymous]

What is average for a holiday bonus for a nanny? We have a share with two babies under 1 years old, and live in DC. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

With every family I worked for in the DC area, I always received at least two weeks pay for Christmas. There will be others that will say one week or a gift card, but for me, it was at least two weeks of pay.

[Anonymous]

1 weeks pay is standard. PP seems to have had very generous employers.

[Anonymous]

I have used one week of NET pay as my measure. That has typically been in the range of $400-600 (on the lower end earlier in the nanny's tenure, increasing as salary increased.)

[Anonymous]

MB here - we usually do one week's pay, though we're also away for a week at Christmas so the nanny gets that as a paid holiday as well

[Anonymous]

One week pay is standard.

[Anonymous]

I am doing $500 cash, which would be about 1 week's pay net. Yes, I know this is illegal. I am comfortable with it.

[Anonymous]

I get a full month's pay (on the books) of cash in an envelope before Christmas. Yes, they're wealthy and I'm good.

[Anonymous]

I've heard a week's pay is expected - I've yet to receive that. In the past I've only received gifts. Twice $100 gift cards, and most recently a gift item valued at $550.

[Anonymous]

1 week of pay is standard. I saw this on the Today show on NBC last yr.

Plus many etiquette articles in Women's magazines encourage you to gift others such as your nanny/babysitter, housecleaner, barber/hairdresser, trash pick up people, pet sitters and even the mailman.

It's only the right thing to do.

[Anonymous]

I usually receive a gift around 500$ then two weeks bonus. I have been with them for almost four years.

In past jobs, I've received a gift ~300 then anywhere from 1k-3k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1 week of pay is standard. I saw this on the Today show on NBC last yr.

Plus many etiquette articles in Women's magazines encourage you to gift others such as your nanny/babysitter, housecleaner, barber/hairdresser, trash pick up people, pet sitters and even the mailman.

It's only the right thing to do.

Do you gift to everyone? We don't. You don't need to gift to your mailman and trash pick up for doing their job. Nor hairdresser - we tip nicely all year.

[Anonymous]

We give our nanny one week pay - $700 cash on the books so it's really about $850 out of pocket. And I must say to us it's a lot but my sense is nannies here expect more.

[Anonymous]

Nannies are probably thinking the quality of their work is important to you. So here you express your application with a holiday bonus and annual raises.