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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a couple meanings here. The phrase "competitive pay" is what most job postings say when they don't want to disclose the amount upfront, but they want to indicate that they likely could match what you currently make - assuming you're earning market rate.

In pure economic terms, when there is strong competition in a sector - childcare in this instance - then the competition will yield an average, competitive rate. In this area, the published averages are $15-20. If you want higher than average, than perhaps "top dollar" is more the buzz phrase you're looking for.[/quote]
We know some nannies are 25-30 and more. So when you say average, you mean some are 10-15? That's really not accurate at all for the DC area. Maybe you're looking at care.com, and everyone knows about them.

So when advertisement says, we'd like a great or exceptional nanny, will pay competitively, there's an obvious contradiction, no? [/quote]

I said the average cited in other sources is $15-20. I'm not sure where $10-15 came from.

Competitive means on par with what most are offering. Most are not offering $25+ but there's nothing to stop you and anyone else from asking for it. [/quote]

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