Yay for nannies who earn $35/hr

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Anonymous wrote:Spin-off from thread about newborn care rates being $20-30/hr. I just want to congratulate high-income earning nannies ($25+/hr.) It's good practice to know how to perform your work, and charge accordingly. Kudos to each and every one of them.

What training/education would a nanny need to expect these rates? Would she need to be an RN?

That would be unnecessary for a healthy child. It's really just people with a lot of experience in a specific area that appeals to a wealthy family. Because obviously your typical family isn't paying $35/hr. Also for $35/hr you usually expect an a local, steady, probably American or maybe European who speaks fluent English without a strong accent, and has a degree.

Your paying $35/hr because these people could quit and get any number of other jobs that pay the equivalent of around $35 an hour. The people paying their nannies $12 an hour likely aren't worried about them leaving for a better job (only being poached by another family offer $0.50/hr more.)

Thanks. I have a college degree from a very good university but not in education although I have worked in private elementary schools as a teacher. I have years of experience (on and off) with newborns and am very knowledgeable in childhood development - and I'm also a great nanny! I only make 18 an hour in one of the wealthiest suburbs in America! I am definitely underpaid.

At one point, I decided to double my rates from one job to the next. It worked out great.

You can do it to! Just start looking today.

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FYI- DC nannies are higher paid than NYC nannies.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never even heard of a 35/hr nanny. You nannies are getting more delusional on here it's getting sick.

I am one of the previous posters and I earn $35/hr. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it is not out there. If you are in the DC area you really shouldn't have a hard time believing there is at least a small market willing to pay top dollar for household help. If you are living in the suburbs of some small town then maybe it is harder to believe. But either way it doesn't effect me.

Well said.

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I make $35/hr babysitting one kid. They are loaded and have no problem paying me.

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Anonymous wrote:Spin-off from thread about newborn care rates being $20-30/hr. I just want to congratulate high-income earning nannies ($25+/hr.) It's good practice to know how to perform your work, and charge accordingly. Kudos to each and every one of them.

What training/education would a nanny need to expect these rates? Would she need to be an RN?

That would be unnecessary for a healthy child. It's really just people with a lot of experience in a specific area that appeals to a wealthy family. Because obviously your typical family isn't paying $35/hr. Also for $35/hr you usually expect an a local, steady, probably American or maybe European who speaks fluent English without a strong accent, and has a degree.

Your paying $35/hr because these people could quit and get any number of other jobs that pay the equivalent of around $35 an hour. The people paying their nannies $12 an hour likely aren't worried about them leaving for a better job (only being poached by another family offer $0.50/hr more.)

Thanks. I have a college degree from a very good university but not in education although I have worked in private elementary schools as a teacher. I have years of experience (on and off) with newborns and am very knowledgeable in childhood development - and I'm also a great nanny! I only make 18 an hour in one of the wealthiest suburbs in America! I am definitely underpaid.

If you present well, you can definately earn $35/hr.
Start getting yourself out there.
You can do it.

Agreed to this. It’s all about presenting yourself well, get certificates and have recommendations letter from former employers.
I’m at $30 with just 1 baby in Bethesda. I have college education and bilingual. Former teachers assistant that made hardly any money in the past!

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Anonymous wrote:Spin-off from thread about newborn care rates being $20-30/hr. I just want to congratulate high-income earning nannies ($25+/hr.) It's good practice to know how to perform your work, and charge accordingly. Kudos to each and every one of them.

What training/education would a nanny need to expect these rates? Would she need to be an RN?

That would be unnecessary for a healthy child. It's really just people with a lot of experience in a specific area that appeals to a wealthy family. Because obviously your typical family isn't paying $35/hr. Also for $35/hr you usually expect an a local, steady, probably American or maybe European who speaks fluent English without a strong accent, and has a degree.

Your paying $35/hr because these people could quit and get any number of other jobs that pay the equivalent of around $35 an hour. The people paying their nannies $12 an hour likely aren't worried about them leaving for a better job (only being poached by another family offer $0.50/hr more.)

Thanks. I have a college degree from a very good university but not in education although I have worked in private elementary schools as a teacher. I have years of experience (on and off) with newborns and am very knowledgeable in childhood development - and I'm also a great nanny! I only make 18 an hour in one of the wealthiest suburbs in America! I am definitely underpaid.

Up your rates appropriately. These families don’t need your charity.

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Why did you resurrect an EIGHT YEAR OLD thread, pp?

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So $35 eight years ago should be $45 now? I know some agencies are advertising jobs for $40-45/hr.

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Anonymous wrote:So $35 eight years ago should be $45 now? I know some agencies are advertising jobs for $40-45/hr.

Definitely

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All nannies need a union. $18/hr is an insult. The minimum a nanny should make is $20/per child.

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I am a former teacher turned nanny. I am making $50 an hour. It's crazy. But it made leaving teaching much easier. It was a matter of the right time and the right place.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a former teacher turned nanny. I am making $50 an hour. It's crazy. But it made leaving teaching much easier. It was a matter of the right time and the right place.

Good for you! Honestly I don’t know why all teachers aren’t transitioning to nannying if you can make that kind of dough. And be responsible for 2 kids, not 30!

We really need to start paying our public school teachers better if we want to retain them.

I think the only benefits to teaching vs nannying is (1) better upward mobility and (2) our society has a much more positive perception to teaching versus a nanny. And I could be wrong, that’s just my perception.

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PP, you forgot to add 401k with employer match contribution, health insurance, possibly state pension, and summers off.

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These jobs/families are out there. You can find a family who will pay $50/hr for a nanny. There aren't many of them. Very few because it's the top 1% which is only 1%.

If having a nanny is a luxury that only the top 1% should have at $50/hr, fair enough, but a considerable number of current nannies will need to find other careers.

It's not a matter of whether or not a nanny is worth $35-50/hr. You can't get water from a stone and the majority of families cannot afford that much for childcare.