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[quote=Anonymous]I know a billionaire family in NYC who isn't looking for the moon and stars in a nanny. They prefere someone foreign. They are willing to pay $15 an hr off the books for a 60hr + work week.

Their last nanny (who made $14 an hr working for them for 2 years) was fired with no notice, no reference, or no severance. Her ex-employer also sent out an email to everyone stating no one should speak to her or take her calls. She is evil!

It is true agencies don't let their clients know what is a going rate. I worked for the nicest multi-billionaire family in NYC. I was a 24hr M-F, and had my own apartment on weekends ($1700). My pay was 90k.

I found out my employers were clueless about how much to pay for a quality 24hr nanny. They asked a business manager to research how much a live-in nanny earned in NY. He told them the average was around $65k.

Turns out my boss and her business manager thought a m-f 24hr nanny was the same as a 50+ hour, 7 day live-in nanny. So my boss thought she was paying a HUGE salary! :)
She was innocent and didn't know better, she has no idea what things cost. She kept on stuffing $100 bills in my expenses envelope a few times a week. She had no idea that a trip to the zoo only costs $14. She grew up very wealthy and this is all she knows. I just wish the agency could have clued her in! I stayed for 2 years cause they were super sweet! 24hr positions are life sucking, or they take over your life. How much is your life worth to you OP? Hard to date, no social life, no trips to the gym or errands during the week.

I have heard on the other hand that 24hr nannies can make up to $160k and have a seperate apartment provided for them.

This was an article on a $200k nanny from last year. And BTW, the agency in the article is the same one that didn't educate my former boss on what a NYC high end nanny makes. My agent originally told me the position paid $120k plus huge bonus. This was just a tactic to lure me in I guess :).

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