Nanny for summer - what's reasonable to pay?

[Anonymous]

We're starting to look for someone to take care of our kids (two boys - 10 and 6) this summer. About 40 hours/week. Will need to drive. What is reasonable to pay? We were thinking $20/hour.

[Anonymous]

$20 is great for a college student who is given a list of all activities planned by you. $22+ for someone who has done this before, so you don’t need to micromanage.

[Anonymous]

20/hr is good for boys 10 and 6 with mileage reimbursement if they're using their own car. You can probably find someone for cheaper honestly for kids that age.

[Anonymous]

I'm the poster of the "what to do" thread. 20$ X 40 hour week. She doesn't drive and I'm doing quite a bit of management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster of the "what to do" thread. 20$ X 40 hour week. She doesn't drive and I'm doing quite a bit of management.

DC Nanny,

22.00 is fair price. Remember nannies aren't cheap and you have two kids to manage. Pay us the extra 2.00

[Anonymous]

She doesnt drive and doesnt swim. $20 is the max I would pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster of the "what to do" thread. 20$ X 40 hour week. She doesn't drive and I'm doing quite a bit of management.

DC Nanny,

22.00 is fair price. Remember nannies aren't cheap and you have two kids to manage. Pay us the extra 2.00

Willing to pay what’s fair. That’s why I asked. Attitude not required or appreciated. How would this have sounded: “$22 is much more reasonable given you have two kids and aligned with average nanny pay for this request.” You’re welcome.

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on the situation. If she's a college kid, $17-20 is reasonable but you should pay for use of her car or provide a car for her (insurance and using her car may be an issue). And, give a set amount weekly for activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on the situation. If she's a college kid, $17-20 is reasonable but you should pay for use of her car or provide a car for her (insurance and using her car may be an issue). And, give a set amount weekly for activities.

Thank you - great feedback on the car which I had not thought about. And yes, definitely plan on paying for all activities and being reasonable for her to come up with fun things to do.

[Anonymous]

Set out the weekly budget and transportation allotment in interview. There’s a huge difference between $50 for both activities and gas versus $50 for activities and mileage reimbursement.

[Anonymous]

About $22-$25 if you want someone who has experience doing full days for an extended period of time. As a PP mentioned, mileage definitely adds up when paying federal mileage rate. Each trip to the "free" zoo was about $11 in gas, plus kids were used to getting ice cream there especially when hot, which added another $15 to trip. We had membership, so parking was free but if you don't have that, it also adds on $26. The Smithsonian museums were also great. We paid for some nominal things at some of them, such as the IMAX, etc. and used the metro. I'd suggest thinking about how much you want to put on metro cards for transportation or allocation for driving and potentially parking costs, entry fees, etc. It's really easy for things to add up fast. If your kids have 1-2 favorite places, a couple memberships might help reduce the cost and have that as a one day a week activity. Most of the kids places will have special activities or events that change each week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Set out the weekly budget and transportation allotment in interview. There’s a huge difference between $50 for both activities and gas versus $50 for activities and mileage reimbursement.

I meant to say that mileage reimbursement was not included in the $50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About $22-$25 if you want someone who has experience doing full days for an extended period of time. As a PP mentioned, mileage definitely adds up when paying federal mileage rate. Each trip to the "free" zoo was about $11 in gas, plus kids were used to getting ice cream there especially when hot, which added another $15 to trip. We had membership, so parking was free but if you don't have that, it also adds on $26. The Smithsonian museums were also great. We paid for some nominal things at some of them, such as the IMAX, etc. and used the metro. I'd suggest thinking about how much you want to put on metro cards for transportation or allocation for driving and potentially parking costs, entry fees, etc. It's really easy for things to add up fast. If your kids have 1-2 favorite places, a couple memberships might help reduce the cost and have that as a one day a week activity. Most of the kids places will have special activities or events that change each week.

Exactly what I meant.

I’m pp. $50 per week doesn’t stretch very far if you have to take out gas for the week for an SUV or minivan, so your kids need to be young enough that they like doing just free things, understand that treats are rare, and meeting for play dates will be just at home/park/friends’ houses.

On the other hand, if you fill your vehicle with gas, or pay tolls, parking and mileage reimbursement for nanny to use her vehicle, $50 for activities and treats can stretch, especially with a mix or free and low cost activities.

And look into memberships

[Anonymous]

We got a teacher for $550 a week. She used our car though and we paid for all the gas. She worked about 30 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got a teacher for $550 a week. She used our car though and we paid for all the gas. She worked about 30 hours a week.

$18/hr is very insulting. What kind of teacher was she? Daycare?