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[quote=Anonymous]
And a nanny decides what *she* will work for. The problem is, OP interviewed a nanny outside of her range, and surprise surprise, she's the one they want. This nanny isn't going to accept $18, and if OP wants her, she needs to figure something out. If OP wants to pay $18 she needs to find a nanny in her pay range.

Actually, contrary to your assertions, it is a free market. The nanny decides among the opportunities she has available to her in the time that she needs a job. Unless she is working within a very elite clientele / neighborhood alteady, and those are the references she has, she is unlikely to be offered that much, no matter what her qualifications.

$18-20 an hour is standard for Springfield and most of the Dc area. 6000 sf + multiple car garage house an elite part of Potomac? No. Then you are more likely to get $22-25... but even then it is not guaranteed. I know several couples who are very well off and still pay $19/hr. They wouldnt share their nanny with us, BC I mentioned we were willing to pay $22-24. We were willing to do this Out of desperation, for lack of part time candidates- not bc of her "qualifications"-  again free market economics at work....FWIW, we later found someone willing to work for $18 and give her big bonuses. [/quote]

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