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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't listen to cheapos.

Most families will give a holiday bonus. It's usually 1 week's pay. Cheap families will tell you there's no minimum. They'll give you a $20 gift card that was given to them before.

Cheap.[/quote]

I'm an MB who employs a nanny.  I hired the nanny through neighbor referrals, during which I learned what at least 6 families in my neighborhood (suburban DC) are paying.  I'm also in a parenting group where we share rate information.  And I have 4 friends/family members who currently employ nannies - most of them for at least 2 years or more now.

In my first year (2 1/2 yrs ago) as a nanny employer I surveyed every other employer I knew about hourly rates, bonuses, benefits, etc...  Of the roughly dozen who gave me actual info 2 people said they gave approximately a week's pay as bonus - though one of them clarified that they gave the equivalent of a week's net pay - not gross.  7 people said they gave a cash gift of a few hundred dollars.  Three said they gave $100-200 bonus and some nice presents.  Several people said they also gave additional time off around the holidays and considered that something of a bonus as well.  (Paid time off)

It's impossible to get accurate data of course, given the nature of nanny employment (there is no source that tracks this information, nor is everyone paid in a trackable way).  But that is why it's impossible to say what the norm is.

My sample felt solid and consistent to me.  One week's pay was the high end, and more of the exception.  Everyone gave something far more significant than a $20 gift card.[/quote]

Agree in our family and friend circles too. $200-400 depending on performance or issues plus a physical gift. [/quote]

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