Reasonable nanny rates for 3 kids in Arlington VA?
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kreilly19
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Looking for info on how much to pay a nanny to watch 3 kids, ages 4, 2 and newborn, 4 days a week, approximately 35 hours. Nanny must be able to drive kids to activities. Preferably looking for someone young with a few years experience. Any insight appreciated!
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Anonymous
| Per hour 15-30. Depends who you want and can afford. |
Anonymous
| I'm a nanny and I watch 3 kids in arlington and make $25/hr (one newborn, one 2 yr old, one 5 yr old) |
Anonymous
| employer here: I interviewed a lady in ARL who had a similar situation and earned 20 for 30/hours a week. She was a really strong candidate but didn't want a 40-hr-week job and we needed that. |
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$22-30/hour.
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Anonymous
| I would pay $25/hr for three young children. |
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For our three (5,3,1, the 5 just missed kindergarten) we pay a rate that comes basically to $24/hr, once you factor in that we pay her health care. It is a huge amount of money for a 40-hour week; what it means is that one spouse's salary almost entirely disappears into the nanny's salary and taxes. She gets two weeks of vacation, a reasonable amount of sick days, and "free" off days any days that we are gone.
So far as I can tell by talking to other parents in North Arlington, we pay at the top of the market. At that rate, you should expect an educated, responsible, professional nanny (ours is) and be planning to have a multi-year relationship with her (we already do). You should not be paying that much for someone who is actually just a baby sitter. If you aren't offering full time (40hr/wk), you may need to pay this rate for a lesser nanny. The fewer hours you pay, the more people usually will want to be paid in order to make up for the opportunity cost. |
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The older kid shouldn't take as much time as the newborn.
I would estimate 700 a week. |
Anonymous
Are you a nanny or a parent? I don't know about the 700/week but the first part is completely untrue. As a parent of 3 (3 1/2, 2 and a newborn) the newborn is by far the easiest. In fact, most people I know say as their children get older they wonder why they thought a newborn was difficult. The caveat to that is if the newborn has colic of course. But in most cases a 4 year old needs much more attention and is more work than a newborn. |