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$600 is 3 weeks pay for most of these girls! That's $15k to me. [/quote]

3 weeks AU PAIR pay, not the same as 3 weeks of what her wage may have been before she became an au pair... or for most of these girls it's usually paid by their parents. When I told my AP we pay about $8k in upfront costs plus her weekly stipend she was shocked. So I don't think most APs have a clear idea of what it costs host families. [/quote]

As was raised, why on earth would they care? My employer paid a headhunter for me but I'll be damned if that means I'll take a cut in my pay or bonus. [/quot

Apples to oranges comparison. I quit.

To answer the OP, from my understanding/experience APs do not expect more than the stipend. Sure, there are some who feel it is too little for what they contribute but it seems like most think $200/week pocket money is a great perk when they're living all expenses paid in the US for a year. I've had both nannies and au pairs and I used to be a nanny for years before I was married and had kids. I made $10-15/hour and I was a college educated American with special skills (and this was in the late 90s/early 2000s). No way did I live as nicely as my au pair does now even if she "only" makes $4.50/hour if you break it down by 45 hours/week (that's also not counting her education costs of up to $500). I was paying rent, utilities, food, books, transportation and all other costs from my salary. I'm not saying some people don't abuse the system, but for most of the au pairs I know and certainly for my own, they have a good gig here and if they expect more then I would consider that they haven't thought about all that goes into the program and what other benefits they are getting in addition to their stipend.[/quote]

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