Nanny Pay in NW DC

[Anonymous]

What is the general pay range for a nanny taking care of one child starting around six months for 40-45 hours per week?

[Anonymous]

It's about 70% of whatever answers you get on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the education, experience, and special skills of the nanny. Also if the nanny is to be paid legally or under the table. I’ve personally seen a range of $15 to $30 an hour.

Anything over 40 hours a week is time-and-a-half.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the education, experience, and special skills of the nanny. Also if the nanny is to be paid legally or under the table. I’ve personally seen a range of $15 to $30 an hour.

Anything over 40 hours a week is time-and-a-half.

This. Do you need them to drive, speak a second language, have a degree, how many years experience..............etc etc

Experience beat a degree imo but some people like to brag how educated their Nanny is.

I would ask a Nanny how she would spend her ideal day with a 6mo old and see what they say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the general pay range for a nanny taking care of one child starting around six months for 40-45 hours per week?

You ask nanny her hourly rate and if you agree, fine. If not, you make a counter offer and if she agrees, fine. If she doesn't agree;then you keep looking. To save time, offer no less than $20/hr WITHOUT cleaning/laundry except for child. Also, you pay OT for all hours over 40 no matter how you finagle her hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the education, experience, and special skills of the nanny. Also if the nanny is to be paid legally or under the table. I’ve personally seen a range of $15 to $30 an hour.

Anything over 40 hours a week is time-and-a-half.

This. Do you need them to drive, speak a second language, have a degree, how many years experience..............etc etc

Experience beat a degree imo but some people like to brag how educated their Nanny is.

I would ask a Nanny how she would spend her ideal day with a 6mo old and see what they say.

True although there are many nannies with experience and a college degree. Why settle if you don’t have to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's about 70% of whatever answers you get on DCUM.

Absolute fact if you read the nanny forums. We’ve had nannies for 9 years and the rates quoted there are often ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the education, experience, and special skills of the nanny. Also if the nanny is to be paid legally or under the table. I’ve personally seen a range of $15 to $30 an hour.

Anything over 40 hours a week is time-and-a-half.

This. Do you need them to drive, speak a second language, have a degree, how many years experience..............etc etc

Experience beat a degree imo but some people like to brag how educated their Nanny is.

I would ask a Nanny how she would spend her ideal day with a 6mo old and see what they say.

True although there are many nannies with experience and a college degree. Why settle if you don’t have to?

Why pay an extra $5-$15 an hour if you don't need to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the education, experience, and special skills of the nanny. Also if the nanny is to be paid legally or under the table. I’ve personally seen a range of $15 to $30 an hour.

Anything over 40 hours a week is time-and-a-half.

This. Do you need them to drive, speak a second language, have a degree, how many years experience..............etc etc

Experience beat a degree imo but some people like to brag how educated their Nanny is.

I would ask a Nanny how she would spend her ideal day with a 6mo old and see what they say.

True although there are many nannies with experience and a college degree. Why settle if you don’t have to?

NP here. Because having a nanny with a college degree and teaching experience has proven to be beneficial to my children. The whole “first five” thing. Plus her background gives her a skill set that neither DH nor I possess. If a good daycare/preschool wouldn’t hire an uneducated teacher - why would we?

To each their own. Having a bright, educated caregiver and first teacher to our kids is important to us.

Why pay an extra $5-$15 an hour if you don't need to.

[Anonymous]

We tried a few limited- English nannies and it did not work out. So my preference is native/near native speaker; no one who says "ain't" or double-negatives and such.

So I pay a bit more but I want high-quality for my kids.

[Anonymous]

You hire the nanny who stows her phone away and checks it only at lunchtime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You hire the nanny who stows her phone away and checks it only at lunchtime.

Absolutely agree. However I can guarantee you that isn’t the least expensive nanny. The foreign nannies always seem to be on their phones with a couple exceptions in my observation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's about 70% of whatever answers you get on DCUM.

Absolute fact if you read the nanny forums. We’ve had nannies for 9 years and the rates quoted there are often ridiculous.

+1. And we hired a native English speaker and pay her legally and "only" guarantee 40 hrs a week. She's great! You have a bit of a bonus if it isn't a share because inevitably the nanny winds up with more time off when you go out of town. She "only" has a high school education but my grandma was a stay at home mom, didn't speak English well, and didn't finish high school. Her kids have advanced degrees and successful careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's about 70% of whatever answers you get on DCUM.

Absolute fact if you read the nanny forums. We’ve had nannies for 9 years and the rates quoted there are often ridiculous.

Or maybe you are just cheap and pay crap.

[Anonymous]

Not another one of these stupid post again. Do a search.