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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there are endless threads here about this - all of which pretty much are reflected in the first few responses you have received.

What appears to be typical in the field (based on the MBs who replied in many other threads) is one or two dollars per hour raise.  Most nannies seem to prefer long-term employment over job-hopping and many find that level of increase acceptable.   A $2 per hour raise on a $17/hr position is a little more than 10%.  If you can do $3 that's great, but that really starts adding up if you have some number of hours of overtime also.

If you advertise a position like the one you will be hiring for in a few months (newborn and toddler, fulltime) you could list it at $16-19/hr and you would be flooded with qualified, experienced, legal applicants.

So, invest what you can in the employee you have now if it's someone you hope to retain for the long term.  But don't feel terrified about the vitriol you will hear on this site about what you are paying.  You are already paying a fair and competitive market rate, which many people would take for more than one child.

Congrats on your baby![/quote]

This is exactly right.

Also, don't be swayed by the red herring argument that a nanny's workload doubles with a new baby. Professional nannies know that is crazy. A 10% raise for a new baby is a very large and attractive raise and your overall rate is well within market rates in this area.[/quote]

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