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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is serious trolling here . NONE of the families in my neighborhood or my coworkers or friends pay anywhere close to that . $22 pre tax is the going rate . Even for some nannies who were a doctor or nurse in their native country . Another [b]northern Virginian here[/b] . [/quote]

That’s why. Suburban families don’t typically pay very high or well. [/quote]

I don't know what to tell you.  I don't think there are any meaningful differences in the SES of families across upper NW/McLean/Bethesda so there is no particular reason why nanny rates would fluctuate so much across these jurisdictions.  Families with children still leave DC at a good clip, and close-in suburbs are home to many more families with children than DC so logically they would be a larger market for nannies.  I work for an international organization headquartered in DC.  Most people who work there have graduate degrees and are paid very well. They live all over the place and many employ nannies.  I haven't heard of anyone paying $30/hr (and people look for good nannies all the time so discussion of nanny rates and norms is common).  I hear $20 - $23 range all the time.  Never heard of $30/hr.  I don't doubt that they exist somewhere bc every market has a premium segment but it is necessarily small. I just don't think they are the norm or reflective of the larger market trends. [/quote]

I don’t know what to tell you either. Suburban families pay less and demand more. Never said their SES was low or that they didn’t come from the city. Idk why when you move into the suburbs you want cheaper care. Idk why suburban families want you to sit in the house all day. Your norm is different from others. And that’s what suburban families don’t realize. [/quote]

I live in McLean.  Our nanny is out for a minimum of 4 hrs a day.  I don't know any family in the suburbs that want their nanny to sit at home all day.  That's not what you get a nanny for.   So I am not sure what suburban families you know that insist on confining the nanny and child to the house.   There are ample sidewalks, parks and playgrounds in close-in suburbs.  Unless you're as old as Methuselah, I think I have more friends and neighbors with nannies than you've had employers.  [/quote]

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