Anonymous wrote:A great nanny with the qualifications that you are looking for is already employed. What you need to do is offer her a package that will make her leave her current position. I would start at $20 an hour.

+1. What is with all the mean girls? You have such a sad life you need to be a bully in an anonymous internet forum? That's pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:You should deduct taxes for your nanny, for her sake. It is a tiny bit of work for you upfront and then easier for everyone.

Given what you're looking for, I'd expect to pay $18-$20/hr to get it. Sure, you might luck out with a great, young nanny but you're looking for 5+ years of infant experience and that's a nanny who should know her worth. Anyone with five years experience who isn't charging $18-$20 is, one way or another, just not as good as you want.

I already wrote that we will be paying taxes. My husband and I are thinking of $20/hr starting rate ( we will pay $23-24 so nanny gets desired rate), 2 weeks paid vacation, 3 sick days, 2 personal days, and health insurance. We will provide lunch and snacks and petty cash for outings. We are looking to employ a nanny for years so raises and bonuses will be given.

You're planning on overpaying significantly. Almost all posters in the nanny section on this site are nannies who are trying to inflate salaries. What you're looking for is not abnormal at all and is what is expected from a nanny - nothing you posted is out of the ordinary. If you can afford this rate, pay it, but be aware that you're thinking of offering way over market.

I don't want to sound like I'm being snotty but money isn't much of an issue. We both having well paid jobs and quite a bit saved. We could easily pay a nanny out of one of ours savings accounts for years without issue. We also don't want to pay a crazy amount just because we have the money. DH thinks $18/hr is more than enough to start, especially since $18 will be the gross wage and we are are paying for 6 extra hours a weeks that she won't be working. Is that too low?

A great nanny with the qualifications that you are looking for is already employed. What you need to do is offer her a package that will make her leave her current position. I would start at $20 an hour.


A nanny with those qualifications is already employed by a wonderful family and making well over $20 an hour so I don't think undercutting them is the correct way to go about luring them over.

Anonymous wrote:I'd offer $15 or 16/hour and give performance-related raises if earned. I would spell that out in the contract.

nannydebsays wrote:OP also has to consider that her hours do not offer any OT, which is how a nanny making $16/hour and working 55 hours a week makes a decent living.

Basically, OP, you are offering PT hours, and are, IMO, on target when you plan to offer higher than "market rate" to find the best nanny you can hire.

$16/hour plus OT for 55 hours/week is $1000/week. $20/hour for 40 hours is $800.

Anonymous wrote:If you're in DC, $20/hr grossed up to pay taxes for just one infant is definitely somewhat above market - for that, you should be able to get somebody truly amazing.

That said, I don't think you should pay her for hours she is not actually working. That just gets a little weird - what if she wants to do something on her day off, like a class or another job, but feels like she can't? If what you want is for her to be on call on that day, then just arrange it that way with her. Or just fold the pay for those extra 8 hours into the hourly rate for 32. Another idea might be to put that extra 8 hours into a retirement account for her.

Anonymous wrote:20:45 is jealous that other people can afford better nannies. Everyone knows, you get what you pay for. Give it up, 20:45.