Fair wage adjustment going from share to solo

[Anonymous]

Currently our 1 yr old is in a share. We pay 25/hr for 2 1yr olds. Other family moving in a few months, and we hope to retain the nanny, even if we can't find another family to join the share. Worst case scenario and we end up solo, what is an appropriate and fair wage adjustment? We understand it would be tough for nanny's salary to decrease, but also seems fair it should decrease some if she is caring for half the number of kids. In Bethesda. Advice?

[Anonymous]

She won't stay if you decrease the pay.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, we went from a share to a single, and I don't believe you can decrease pay and keep your nanny.

What you can do (and what we did) was to not give a raise that year.

[Anonymous]

$25 is super cheap for 2 kids, I feel sorry for your nanny.

[Anonymous]

I can’t stomach $25 for a share. A few nannies down the street from where I work( Bethesda) get $32 for a share plus $300 health insurance and mileage reimbursement.

[Anonymous]

Sorry op. But Pp are right. If you are paying $25 for 2 children in a share it's rate are very low.

[Anonymous]

$25 for a share is about $5-7 under the going rate.

The going rate for an individual nanny is $25-30hr. Just sharing because if you have an established relationship and positive experience with your current nanny and try to dip her under $25, she will likely find something else paying equal or higher and you will also be at square one with potential new candidates seeking $25-30.

[Anonymous]

I made $25 for a nanny share in 2009 and had two offers at that rate.

[Anonymous]

Hello Parents, I think the foundational problem here is that the nanny's shared hourly wage was too low to begin with. With the effects of COVID plus inflation (everything rising by 2 dollars), gas prices increasing plus considering nanny's experience, 25/hr is the minimum going rate for a single family nanny for ONE child. In a share, it should be 2/3-3/4 of that rate and nowadays nanny share wages are at least $28-32/hr.

If you are paying a nanny/shared nanny rates lower than that, then at least the assumed perk is that its long term with lots of pay increase opportunities or you should prepare that the nanny understandably may not feel compelled to stay with your family/families if she had another opportunity with better pay. Also, usually shared nannies choose shared nanny job posts for the fact that they financially benefit everyone (nanny & parents) and usually nannies want to stay as shared nannies.

i know that was the case for me and my agreement stated that both families were committing to the share for a specific number of years and should the share end for any reason, both or whichever family is leaving would pay some amount of severance. If one family remains, ofcourse the rate would decrease but the understanding would be that nanny wouldn't be obligated to stay. Nanny would work for as long as possible while family seeks another nanny and she seeks a shared nanny position OR the family & nanny would look for a new family to share with. My shared nanny wage was $26/hr and this was before the pandemic and I am an experienced nanny (each family paid $13/hr willingly based on my qualifications).

Ofcourse if a nanny is working for a single family the rate would have to decrease from a shared nanny rate. While that makes sense, I think to expect her to stay and agree to a decreased wage from what she was earning when it was already low for the position & amount of work she was doing during/post pandemic wouldn't be fair. So I think both parties should prepare that parting ways should be a mutual option if the pay isn't beneficial for either parties.

Also depending on how many children you need care for $25/hr isn't guaranteed as thats the rate for one child/single family.