The $15 per hour nanny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, 19:01, for posting. The reason why most good nannies are nannies, is because they really love to care for children. It's such an embarrassing shame how many parents look down on those who are raising their children. It seems that for many of these parents, the children are just another commodity to add to their portfolios.

Some of you guys simply don't understand supply / demand economics. Nannies often balk at getting paid anything less than $45k/year, but keep in mind that the number of people who can afford to pay $55k/year (including employer taxes and other costs plus salary) AFTER TAX on a nanny need to bring in a significant amount of $$$. And the reality is that there are only so many couple who make well over $250k/year employing nannies. The demand just isn't there and then there is a LOT of competition for those high paying jobs.

Sorry, but that doesn't mean parents look down on a nanny or don't value the nanny. The going rate for an inexperienced nanny for 1-2 kids is just simply not over $15/hour.

This. Valuing a nanny and paying more are not the same thing - parents pay what they can afford. If the market demanded nannies were paid over $45 K a year, it's not that people would pay more - it's that they would employ nannies less and many of the nannies on this board would be out of a job.

Speak for yourself. Lots of parents here can afford to pay their domestic workers a living wage, but simply don't. Of course many of their workers are illegal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just like any other "lower" paying job.

I'm in Los Angeles - guess what McDonalds employees make minimum wage. The background on the TV shows and movies make $8/hour.
And rent here is also high. Once saw a person renting their dining room for 575/month another was a sofa (just the sofa no storage for $250.
Lots of roommates an

d living paycheck to paycheck.

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Please don't compare ours job nanny ,for the people that fries pototoes and make sandwiches ,be a nanny it's a lots responsability,.
You think taking care of the baby/toddler is easy? Come ...stop that!

good lord

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just for kicks, would anyone care to sketch a hypothetical budget for a DC area live-out nanny earning $15 per hour? Guesstimate 30% for taxes, rent, utilities, student loans, car loans, food, clothing, etc., etc.
I am wondering how they do it.

1) They work over 50+ hours. - $750 a week aka $3000 a month

2) They don't pay taxes - $3000 a month

3) They live with a husband that is the breadwinner and don't pay rent. - $3000 a month

[Anonymous]

$15hr is a joke. You cannot afford a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What nannies don't realize is that some starting salary lawyers don't even make 45,000 a year. I made less than that at my first law job. And law students usually have loans. You find ways to get by. I think some nannies on this forum think they should make more, but they don't realize that the employer can't always afford to pay more.

This. I made $30k out of law school and had over $100k in loans from college and law school. It wasn't for a number of years until I made more.

[Anonymous]

$15 an hour really is a low wage in this region for an experienced professional nanny with CPR and first aid training, years of experience working with a wide range of kids, some early childhood training, and an amazing disposition with little ones. We've tended to pay these highly qualified nannies upwards of $22 an hour.

However, $15 is fine for a nanny who doesn't have the above qualities and experience and really is more of a babysitter who works a full day. Someone who is capable of providing basic care with no frills.

Given the choice, I'd always try to hire a highly qualified nanny and pay her what she's worth. But I can respect that sometimes people can only afford the $15 an hour type.

I do not, however, expect a highly qualified nanny to lower her payscale or salary standards to meet that $15 an hour rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is how many people believe:

Warm Body = Nanny

It's so darn sad.

Bump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What nannies don't realize is that some starting salary lawyers don't even make 45,000 a year. I made less than that at my first law job. And law students usually have loans. You find ways to get by. I think some nannies on this forum think they should make more, but they don't realize that the employer can't always afford to pay more.

This. I made $30k out of law school and had over $100k in loans from college and law school. It wasn't for a number of years until I made more.

If you can't afford a nanny, then you can't afford a nanny. Few parents can. You are not entitled to a nanny just because you want one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not a nanny but I do not understand why anyone wouId take care of a child for less than $30.00 an hour. Some of you are taking care of two or three for less than $20/hr. Crazy.

Exactly. Child care is one of the hardest, but most important jobs there is. If you mess-up, well we know the probable results. And we ALL pay for that.

Think about it.

[Anonymous]

This thread is five years old - and a nanny at $15 five years ago was ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Most of the $15 per hour nannies do NOT pay taxes. I think that's the main take away point here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the $15 per hour nannies do NOT pay taxes. I think that's the main take away point here.

yes correct, cash rate at 50 hours a week is different than 40 hours/week or W-2 rate, etc.

second takeaway is that some bore nanny "bumped" an old silly post. We love our $900/week nanny!

[Anonymous]

Please don't compare ours job nanny ,for the people that fries pototoes and make sandwiches ,be a nanny it's a lots responsability,.
You think taking care of the baby/toddler is easy? Come ...stop that!

Spelling is easy...you see, when a word is underlined in red? It’s spelled wrong. Your grammar is atrocious. You’re doing more harm than good with your post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$15 an hour really is a low wage in this region for an experienced professional nanny with CPR and first aid training, years of experience working with a wide range of kids, some early childhood training, and an amazing disposition with little ones. We've tended to pay these highly qualified nannies upwards of $22 an hour.

However, $15 is fine for a nanny who doesn't have the above qualities and experience and really is more of a babysitter who works a full day. Someone who is capable of providing basic care with no frills.

Given the choice, I'd always try to hire a highly qualified nanny and pay her what she's worth. But I can respect that sometimes people can only afford the $15 an hour type.

I do not, however, expect a highly qualified nanny to lower her payscale or salary standards to meet that $15 an hour rate.

I agree there's a difference between a nanny and a sitter. Most so-called nannies are sitters with no standards.

[Anonymous]

As $15/hr becomes the new minimum wage then the $15/hr nanny is a thing if the past. Wal-,Mart is now giving Wage of $11/hr. A $15/hr nanny would be better off working there.