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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Above market, most live-ins make $200-$350. [/quote]

I am not sure where you live, but in no way is $200/week adequate pay for a 45 hour week, which you said was the norm above.

Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Assuming a nanny is not in a state with higher minimum wage laws or in a state with OT laws covering LI nannies, $326.25 is the [u][b]very least[/b][/u] a LI nanny in that particular situation should earn as a GROSS wage per week.

Yes, an Au Pair may make around $200 a week, but an Au Pair is not a Nanny, and a Nanny is not an Au Pair. AP's make FEDERAL minimum wage minus 40% for room and board. If that is what you can afford to pay for 45 hours per week of childcare, and you can also afford the program fees, hire an AP. If you can't afford the program fees, find a good daycare situation.

Nannies who LI generally make about $2 less per hour than LO nannies, although some LI nannies don't accept a discounted wage, and some even ask for higher pay due to the fact that their off hours are likely to be infringed on by employers.

Since we don't know where OP is living, let's play the numbers based on the mythical $12 - $15 per hour that many say "most" nannies make. 50 hours a week at the discounted rate of $10/hour is $500 gross per week. 50 hours a week at the discounted rate of $13/hour is $650 gross per week. So OP is actually in the right pay zone, although she needs to talk GROSS pay, not net, with any potential employees.[/quote]

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