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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$500 a month? Is that not what an au pair gets[/quote]

Yea? So what. What is the difference? Is it not the exact same work? Is it morally ok to pay an au pair less?[/quote]

Actually AUPAIRS make $800/mo.

For mine I also supply her with a car and food.

The $500/mo poster is reprehensible.[/quote]

Actually, monthly salary for a live-in aupair as defined by the US State Department is US $195.75, but thank for playing![/quote]

Please read more carefully. It's $195.75/[b]week[/b], which they calculate based on minimum wage minus 40%, because they estimate the value of room & board provided to be approx 40% of minimum wage (a little less than $600/month for room & board - about what you could charge a college student to rent out a spare bedroom in your house). OP is planning to offer a full basement apartment, which is more than most APs get in terms of space & amenities but presumably no board, no inclusion in family phone plan, car insurance, etc so it's not really an apples to apples comparison.

OP, you could take the standard nanny rate for your area minus some percentage, ie - $18/hr minus 30% gets you approx $13/hr. Legally, you must provide at least minimum wage to a live-in nanny. Practically speaking, you won't find some one decent for less than $10/hr and that's on the low end - some one with little experience or bad references. Think through things like utilities, benefits (paying for car insurance, phone plan, gym membership, pool membership, etc). [/quote]

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