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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I just posted about something else but put my pay up for the world to criticize. We have two kids (about to add a third) and started our nanny at $1057/week gross for 52 hours, on the books. To make it more attractive was to guarantee hours each week, regardless of whether nanny works all the hours (we have enough local family that her getting to knock off early is a regular occurrence). When we were looking, we did have several candidates simply insist on a higher hourly rate. We kept looking and found our nanny in relatively short order, and she's been great.

I've heard from friends that some nannies compare themselves by hourly rate, even if that's not all that relevant if you add in tons of OT. So, the way you present it can matter. We presented it as hourly but also noted the overall annual salary, which I think is pretty decent.

It may be the hours in your area? In the DC metro area, I feel like 50 hrs weeks are pretty standard due in part to onerous commutes. Maybe where you are, folks really don't want to be working that much and can hop in their cars and be home in 15 min (ah, the beautiful dream). Just speculation.[/quote]

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