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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Nanny here. You are paying her a very good salary, but most (good, deserving) nannies get a salary increase once they've been with a family for a year AND when her duties change (ie., a new baby is coming along). AND you refer to her as a nanny/housekeeper.[b] Nannies in the top salary range make between $20-25/hour for one child[/b], but since she is also you're housekeeper, thats an entirely separate job that she's squeezing in. 
So, I wouldn't say you're "overpaying" her right now. I would say a $2/hour raise is in order with the addition of a new child, and $1/hour raise as her annual raise.[/quote]

Reality check. OP said she was in DC. Nannies don't make $20- $25/hr for one child here. They don't. Sure, some nanny is going to post 3 minutes from now that she does, but she 's either lying, or has some very ignorant employers.

OP is definitely overpaying now. If you don't want to start over as others have suggested, OP, then you have to slow the rate of advance. Surely your nanny knows she is being overpaid. She will not be surprised if you don't offer large raises or bonuses.

Annual raises and bonuses are not automatic. They are earned. Since you are at the very top end of the pay scale, unless she has saved your child's life or taught your kid another language in 2 months, she is likely just doing her job and you don't need to give her an annual raise, contrary to the expectations of the quoted PP. If you want to give her a raise for the second child, which is a good idea, the range for this area is $1-$2/hr and you would be well with the norm to offer her $1/hr as the extra child bonus.
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