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OP, you'll find good options at $15-$16 per hour if you guarantee 40 hours per week. A contribution toward health insurance is not common, especially with a new hire, but it can be a good alternative to rate increases because the insurance contribution is generally not taxable to you or the nanny.

Make sure you understand that guaranteed hours means you will be paying the nanny to work 40 hours for 52 weeks a year, whether you use her or not. Also, factor in up to 10 days of paid federal holidays if you won't need the nanny those days. Depending on how much your family travels and whether you give nanny additional vacation time to be scheduled as she chooses, this can mean a lot of paid time off for the nanny. That's a perk that can make the job appealing even at $15 per hour because it means that your effective rate of pay per hour worked will be significantly higher than your nominal rate.

You'll also need to factor in worker's compensation insurance. Prices vary considerably based on whether you can get it as an add-on to your existing homeowner's policy. Many carriers don't offer it, and freestanding policies can run $750-$1200 per year. If you can't find a freestanding policy on your own, you can obtain private coverage through a referral program run by the DC dept of labor.

Holiday bonuses typically run one or two weeks pay, depending on length of service. If a nanny starts late in the year, some families pro-rate the typical bonus accordingly.

I don't do a birthday bonus, and I don't personally know of anyone who does. However, we do give the nanny a small gift or a spa certificate and sometimes an early departure day when our work schedules can accommodate it. [/quote]

This is a very detailed and accurate response for the DC area. GL, OP. I'm sure you will find great candidates with the package above.[/quote]

Exactly this, OP.  Family with a nanny here and friends with many other families with nannies, and this is pretty much what we all offer.  $15-16 an hour with 40 hours guaranteed (We do M-F, but I would think doing Mon to Thurs would be a great perk), Federal holidays off, two weeks of paid time off in a calendar year.  We've never heard of a 'birthday bonus' either, but of course, give her a gift on her birthday.  We give one week's pay at the holidays.  No health insurance contribution.  We had tons of candidates when we posted this job - experienced, legal, educated nannies.[/quote]
Follow this advice like most of the other complaining mbs here, and you'll soon be back with your problems, just like they are. The high paying MBs are to busy earning $$$. When they're done with that, they want to be wife and mommy.[/quote]

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