2014 Holiday Bonus Survey

[Anonymous]

I guess I am a terrible boss. I gave my nanny presents. And paid days off for xmas and new year. And invited her to share xnas with us when her plans fell through. But I don't give cash at xmas. She gets an annual bonus of 2 weeks salary on her anniversary with us.

[Anonymous]

Why are so many of these responses from CA? Was hoping to compare what we did for our nanny locally.

Silver Spring, MD

Been with us: 9 months
Bonus: $1,200
Raise: $1 per hour
Present: $100 gift card to favorite local restaurant

We love her and are so thankful that we found someone to love, care for and teach our little boy when we can't be there.

[Anonymous]

PP here directly above. We also gave her the entire week of Christmas off paid outside of her regular PTO. She works hard and deserves it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here directly above. We also gave her the entire week of Christmas off paid outside of her regular PTO. She works hard and deserves it.

You are a real gem. Other employers should learn from you. Your child (and nanny!) are very fortunate.

[Anonymous]

Thanks This is our first nanny experience and I feel so incredibly lucky to have found someone like our nanny. After reading posts here I was worried the nanny/employer relationship was hopeless, but our nanny and I have become "friends" in the way that an employer and employee can. I send her picture of our son on weekends and holidays and she sends me pictures if she goes on vacation. I truly like her as a person, which is helpful, and we try to show and tell her as much as humanly possible what an awesome job she is doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many of these responses from CA? Was hoping to compare what we did for our nanny locally.

Silver Spring, MD

Been with us: 9 months
Bonus: $1,200
Raise: $1 per hour
Present: $100 gift card to favorite local restaurant

We love her and are so thankful that we found someone to love, care for and teach our little boy when we can't be there.

Why not just a $1300 bonus?

And how much % raise is your $1/hr? Is that sustainable? Accurate for the market?

[Anonymous]

Well according to what I read when I came on the nanny forums to get a sense of what was appropriate to give, it seems that nannies appreciate a gift AND a bonus for the holidays, so that's what I was trying to do. Also, I happen to know that my nanny and her boyfriend are foodies so they would (and did) appreciate the gift card to a recommended local restaurant.

The raise was about 10%. Not sure how I can tell if it is "accurate for the market" but it's a higher % raise than me or my husband got.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well according to what I read when I came on the nanny forums to get a sense of what was appropriate to give, it seems that nannies appreciate a gift AND a bonus for the holidays, so that's what I was trying to do. Also, I happen to know that my nanny and her boyfriend are foodies so they would (and did) appreciate the gift card to a recommended local restaurant.

The raise was about 10%. Not sure how I can tell if it is "accurate for the market" but it's a higher % raise than me or my husband got.

Um you realize the $1 raise, which you said is 10%, means her previous salary was $10/hr and she is now making $11. Since you live in the DC area, you have a $1200 bonus, AND you pay $10 an hour you are obviously a troll.

[Anonymous]

ocation - DC

Length of employment - 4 years

Weekly salary - 44 hours/ $27/hr

Bonus - $500 and two weeks off (paid) over the holidays

Gifts - Kate Spade handbag and wallet

Comments - I love my NF and am so thankful for the my yearly bonus and time off - I also LOVED my gifts and was blown away at how much they gave me. I am a lucky nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ocation - DC

Length of employment - 4 years

Weekly salary - 44 hours/ $27/hr

Bonus - $500 and two weeks off (paid) over the holidays

Gifts - Kate Spade handbag and wallet

Comments - I love my NF and am so thankful for the my yearly bonus and time off - I also LOVED my gifts and was blown away at how much they gave me. I am a lucky nanny.

Yes, this thread is a few years old, but it's still nice to see that there are some AMAZING nannies out there, and parents who go out of their way to show their appreciation.

[Anonymous]

Location New York City:

Length of Employment- 6.5 years
Wage- $17 Before Tax (Roughly $11 Net)
Hours Worked- 101hrs (24hr nanny)
Bonus- One Weeks Salary
Gifts- NA

[Anonymous]

I hope they will give me some $$$ since they didn't give anything for my birthday which is at the beginning of December.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Location New York City:

Length of Employment- 6.5 years
Wage- $17 Before Tax (Roughly $11 Net)
Hours Worked- 101hrs (24hr nanny)
Bonus- One Weeks Salary
Gifts- NA

Could we please start a new thread for 2018 instead of adding on to this ancient one?