Suggested hourly rates?
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Anonymous
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Would appreciate views on a fair hourly rate?
*Capitol Hill (near Eastern Market metro) *55 hours/week - 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. *Newborn (6 months old) *Help with dinner prep twice/week *3 weeks vacation/year (2 our choice, 1 nanny's choice) *9 national holidays/year; 200/month for health insurance How much should we add to the hourly rate if were to contemplate a nanny share with another 6-month-old newborn? We have a carriage house we could make available for a live-in nanny. Is this something that many nannies might find of interest and, if so, how much should we reasonably deduct from the hourly rate for the housing? |
Anonymous
| First, determine what you want regarding education, experience, and English fluency (including reading in English) as well as legal work status. |
Anonymous
Good point. Must be legal to work in US and pay would be on the books. No preference on education. Some experience with newborns is all that's required. We'd interview to make sure the experience is a good fit. |
Anonymous
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Drop “dinner prep”. It’s not part of a nanny’s job and rarely sustainable without taking time away from your child. Your nanny should make your baby’s food and do baby’s laundry. That’s more than enough. You’re going to scare away good nanny’s with the dinner prep crap.
Figure out what kind of nanny you want as stated above. Get back to us. |
Anonymous
English language fluency? Incredibly important the nanny can read in English to your child. |
Anonymous
I believe they want a Hindi speaking nanny so English isn’t important. Their job is already posted in the nanny forums. I would’ve loved to apply but I only speak English |
Anonymous
Yep, same poster here as under the other thread. We are indeed hoping to find a Hindi speaker, but that might not be feasible. Setting aside language considerations, I certainly would be eager to hear your thoughts on a fair hourly rate (just the one kid and under a nanny share). That would be good information in the event that we're not able to find a Hindi speaker. |
Anonymous
| $20/hr + $30/hr overtime is more than fair |
Anonymous
“Fair” doesn’t come into play. It’s about market rate. I don’t know about nanny shares but for one infant in this area, you’re talking closer to $25 and that’s without college but English speaking and reading. We went through the search just last year. |
Anonymous
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Given the hours + responsibilities, I’d say $26 is fair + OT for 1 child and for a nanny share (will it be the same hours?) around $27-28.
If you provide living arrangements, does that include all utilities? I’ve never done a live-in position (maybe some who has can provide feedback?), so assuming it does, then I would say $23-24/hr + OT. |
Anonymous
OP, just ask your friends/neighbors what they pay. |
Anonymous
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A nanny share will cost each family about 2/3-3/4 of the nanny’s single family rate. So if a nanny would charge $24 for a single infant/1 family, she’s going to charge $16-18 per family for a 2 family share.
In a share it’s essential that both families are on the same page regarding scheduling, naps, discipline, outings, etc. If both families don’t agree on these things, the only way a share will work is if you hire a very experienced nanny (who will have a higher hourly rate) and then let her run the show when she is working, so that she can manage her days with 2 babies as smoothly as possible. As far as an hourly rate, every nanny will value her services differently. You need to decide the top 5 things you value in a nanny and then you can see what your top candidates are charging per hour. 2 more things: 1) Dinner prep/cooking isn’t a task that can be done with 2 infants during the witching hour. I strongly suggest dropping that entirely. 2) You are legally required to pay overtime (1.5 x hourly rate) for every hour worked above 40 per week. You want 15 hours of OT. That will be $540 for OT if nanny charges $24/hour. ($24x40) + ($36x15) = $1500/week gross. |
Anonymous
Industry standards are that each family in a share pays 2/3-3/4 of the nanny’s single family rate. So if $26 is the single family rate, each family would pay $17.50 - $19.50. Live-in nannies should not be charged any room and board costs if LI is a job requirement. If the NANNY insists on being a LI, families can take about $135/week out for room/board according to the federal government. |
Anonymous
Definitely drop the dinner prep! The nannies you’ll be interviewing will have their rate. You don’t set it - they do. It really does go from $20 to $30 an hour before overtime. Nanny shares are generally $30 to $40 for both families (your share $15 to $20). No clue on live in and it seems like a terrible idea just to save money. If things didn’t work out you’d have to both fire and evict her. |
Anonymous
Honest question, have you ever found a nanny share arrangement where the nanny is being paid $35/hr? No parent is paying that and they even look at you crazy asking for $28-30/hr. |