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[quote=Anonymous]Money should always be discussed Pre tax. You can use a tax calculator to guess on what nanny's take home will be, but you don't know for sure. Always talk in gross rates, not net.

You say you need 30 hours minimum per week. How many hours would you need maximum? Would most weeks be 30 hours, or closer to 40 (or more)? Many families in the DC area offer what is called Guaranteed Pay. 
For example: Let's say most days you will need someone 9am until 5pm. That would be 40 hours per week. If you offered guaranteed pay, on the weeks you only need 30 hours you would still pay for 40. If you needed more than 40 hours in a week, you'd pay the nanny for the additional time at a rate of time and a half because she'd be overtime rates after 40 hours.

If you're only willing to guarantee pay for 30 hours per week, there could be times when your nanny won't be available if you need her to stay late/come in early. It's much better to figure out how many hours you will typically need. 
It's impossible to say what your annual cost will be without knowing how many hours you need per week.

Nannies are hourly employees by law. They cannot be paid a flat rate/salary.

I can't help regarding foreign-born nannies and their legality because I don't know enough information on the topic.

Consider what qualifications you want in terms of CPR, particularly infant CPR. Another thing to consider is what additional tasks you would like nanny to do -- baby's laundry, washing bottles, cleaning up play room.

If you plan to keep the nanny long-term, be sure to think about things like ability to drive for future classes, getting to playgrounds, etc[/quote]

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