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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

I am working with another family to start a nanny share for two infants. What is the going rate for a nanny in DC? Do people tend to pay hourly or salary? Are there different rates for years of experience?

Thank you,[/quote]

I'm salaried, I don't like hourly because why should I be docked because you took a weeks vacation or got sick and stayed home for 3 days. You should set a rate for your nanny and pay her that exact amount every week, without fail. I wouldn't do a share for less than $22 an hour but I'm sure people would go much lower. You can set any rate you want and take what you get.[/quote]

PP, nannies are by law hourly employees. What you are talking about is guaranteed hours and you're right, families should consider their weekly childcare costs as set (whether it's daycare or nanny) and pay it every week. The difference between being hourly and salaried comes to when you need to work more than your normal hours - a salaried employee is not compensated for those hours, while hourly employees (like nannies) must be paid for each hour, including time and a half OT for everything over 40 hours.

The language you use when speaking about your compensation is VERY important.[/quote]

The way I look at it is that you don't have overtime for your job as a nanny. You do the hours you signed on for and thats it. Any extra hours or other requests its just like babysitting and I get paid cash, no withholdings for that. So I still consider it salary. I think all the government oversight for nannies is a waste of time, it's such an intimate working relationship if any party was going to take advantage of the other if not for some laws then your best bet is to quit or fire. [/quote]

Yikes. I typically work 40 hours a week but occasionally MB has a busy case and I've worked as many as 55 hours in a week.

I'd much rather those extra 15 hours at a taxed $30/hr than an untaxed babysitting rate. Works out better for me and it follows the law...

I suppose if you're in a situation where you want to encourage your employers to give you extra hours your arrangement makes sense, but could you please recognize that is an (illegal) personal choice you made and not the standard or default way nannies are compensated and stop talking about it like it is? Just for the sake of clarity for new parents or new nannies?![/quote]

I get the same hourly rate when doing my normal hours or when asked to babysit. I'd rather the extra be paid in cash with no taxes withheld. I think it's a little strange if you have a MB who values you at $X rate sometimes and $Y rate other times. Why would you have different rates with the same family?[/quote]

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