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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Geez, OP don't listen to the crazy nannies on this board. Nannies do not make 1K a week starting salary for one kid. Ugh.

I suggest budgeting for 50 hours guaranteed @$15-$16 average not base. [/b]You can use a wage calculator to determine the actual base and OT rate. If you need additional hours on a weekend you would pay the higher OT rate. You can find someone with great experience, driving and fluent in english for that rate.

Your other options if you think you will need frequent weekend hours and have room would be to look for a live in. A live in nanny is around $10-$12. [/quote]

I completely agree with this.  OP, do NOT listen to the nannies on this board when it comes to salary.  We live in NW DC and have had three nannies over the years--our third just started--and I have interviewed literally dozens of nannies for these positions.  Never, not once, has a candidate requested a salary like what's cited here.  I have also found that many nannies think in terms of weekly pay, not hourly rate, so the fact that you are offering 50 hours per week allows you to pay a slightly lower hourly rate.  (By comparison, we have at times only needed 30 hours and recognized that this required us to pay a higher hourly rate, which I understand.)

The nannies here will claim that I and other MBs who dispute their wages are being ridiculous, that $27/hour in overtime pay is really completely normal for a nanny caring for one baby in NW DC, etc. etc.  It is not.  I think that $15/hour average is very reasonable and you will likely find a great nanny with that wage.  [/quote]

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