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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would offer at least $17 an hour, OP, to get an educated and experienced nanny who can stay with you.  Taking a child to preschool and picking them up every day with a little one in tow is not as easy as people make it out to be especially in winter.  You have a decent package but I started at $18 for one infant two years ago in Arlington.  [/quote]

Thanks, PP. Can I ask what sort of hours your nanny worked? We need at least 50 every week and the hourly rate with OT really adds up. We want to be fair and attract good candidates though. I'm torn, which is why I posted our proposal. [/quote]

50 hours a week with all your same benefits for a newborn (now he is 2.5).  We have also given annual raises of $1 so she is up to $20 an hour.  She is fantastic!  Never uses her phone when working, never late, amazing with DS (she was a former preschool teacher with a degree in ECE) and has taught him so much and takes him all over to classes and story times.  Takes care of his laundry, marketing and makes homemade foods for him.  In two years she asked for one morning off to attend a funeral.  She takes her job very seriously.  [/quote]

Thanks, appreciate it. I had been reading that there was a tradeoff btwn hourly rate and # of hours (if one was higher, the other could be lower, etc.), so it's helpful to hear from someone so close to our situation. [/quote]

You're welcome.  Our experience in this area is that most nannies need to work 50 hours to cover the average parent's commuting time.

You can advertise between $15 and $20 and see what the rate quoted by the best candidate is.  I have a friend who got an fantastic nanny, educated and experienced, for $17 an hour because the nanny could walk to their home only two blocks away.  To this nanny, not commuting at all was a huge perk.  [/quote]

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