Raise for new baby

[Anonymous]

I know this topic has been posted before, but not recently, and our situation is a bit unique, so I'd like to get other MB/DB perspectives. We have an almost 2-year-old and are expecting our second this summer. 2-year-old will likely go to part-time preschool (3 hours, 2 days a week) starting in the fall. Nanny (who has been with us since DC was 3mos old) currently makes $22/hour. We started at $20, then agreed to go to $21 soon after due to some financial issues she had- we wanted to keep her, as she is great. We then went to $22 at her one-year anniversary. Her second anniversary is coming up right around when the new baby will arrive. My thinking is to offer $1 raise with the new baby/new year. I feel that $22 is on the very high-end for just one child, and $23 seems pretty high even for two. Is that reasonable?

[Anonymous]

Seems more than reasonable to me.

I thinking finding a job that pays $23/hr is pretty rare and this sounds like a pretty normal job.

[Anonymous]

I earn $25/hr for one child. Two would be at least $30/hr.

For your nanny, it depends what she thinks she can earn elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

This seems reasonable to me. We pay our nanny $20 / hr for 2 toddlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems reasonable to me. We pay our nanny $20 / hr for 2 toddlers.

Twins or a share?

[Anonymous]

Unless she's only working part time hours, that rate is quite high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless she's only working part time hours, that rate is quite high.

No, not for the DC area. Cost of living here is in the top 3-4 in the country.

[Anonymous]

Given where she is now for pay, I consider it reasonable, but your nanny may not. Be prepared to have her counteroffer for a higher raise or the $1/hour raise plus something else.

[Anonymous]

Yes, your rate is already high. It's important to give a new baby raise, though, and $1/hr is within the norm, so you're good to go.

$23/hr for two kids in DC is well over the normal. Your nanny is fortunate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless she's only working part time hours, that rate is quite high.

No, not for the DC area. Cost of living here is in the top 3-4 in the country.

$22/hr for one child for anything more than 40 hours is borderline obscene.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless she's only working part time hours, that rate is quite high.

No, not for the DC area. Cost of living here is in the top 3-4 in the country.

$22/hr for one child for anything more than 40 hours is borderline obscene.

Your standards might be borderline low, but you're allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given where she is now for pay, I consider it reasonable, but your nanny may not. Be prepared to have her counteroffer for a higher raise or the $1/hour raise plus something else.

I agree with this.

Your nanny is making a great salary right now and will most likely expect more per hour for the new baby. While I think that $23/Hr. is still an excellent wage, she may not.

Hopefully you two can work all this out before you have your baby!

[Anonymous]

Op didn't mention, nor has anyone asked if this nanny has any newborn training or experience.

That makes a huge difference in terms of her rate expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, your rate is already high. It's important to give a new baby raise, though, and $1/hr is within the norm, so you're good to go.

$23/hr for two kids in DC is well over the normal. Your nanny is fortunate.

OP, at the end you have more bargaining power. You can find plenty of good nannies in DC for around $20, while it would be difficult for the nanny to find somebody who pays more than $23. Your nanny should be happy, she agreed to work for $20 and then got a $1 raise soon after starting because she was having financial problems. That's not usually considered a reason for a raise for a newly hired person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I earn $25/hr for one child. Two would be at least $30/hr.

For your nanny, it depends what she thinks she can earn elsewhere.

I am sure there is a long line of employers looking to pay $30/hr their nanny