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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not only on DCUM.  I found that to be an accurate reflection of the market.

We interviewed for a nanny share in early 2011.  The candidates we saw wanted between $13 and $17 for one child, and $16 to $20 for a share. We settled on a very experienced lady who charged $19 for a share and $15/hr for one child.[/quote]

My experience matches that of this poster exactly.  This is more or less the range experienced nannies (legal to work and English conversant) are seeking and the range parents are willing to pay in the DC metro area.  We interviewed many candidates before hiring a wonderful nanny in 2010 for a share that lasted 2.5 years.  We started at $18 per hour and ended at $19 per hour.  We were very engaged with helping her find a new position when our share ended.  In 2012 it was quite difficult to find anyone able to pay $20/hour for a share -- families were convinced that she was worth it they just could not afford it.  Her next share job paid $18.50 per hour.  [/quote]

You have absolutely no data as to the range parents pay their nannies in the DC metro area. All you know is what your girlfriends want to tell you. Admit it.

You say your nanny got a $1/hr raise in 2.5 years? 
Are you kidding?

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I'm not the poster you quote, but we went through a similar experience, and I feel that having interviewed about a dozen candidates who all quoted rates in a similar range, I got a good sense of the market - in the same way as I got a sense of market prices for 5-bedroom properties in a certain neighborhood after two months of house-hunting.  You don't always have to see a published study to get a sense of the market. You go out and explore the supply of whatever it is that you want.  Once you find consistent pricing, there's your rate.  She may not have the range that parents pay.  But she certainly has the range of rates that nannies ask for.  And that is as good an indicator of market rates as any.[/quote]

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