OP $20 average is much too high for the number of hours you are offering. You can find a very, very good nanny for $16-18 average for 52.5 hours a week which would be $840 -$945. If you are in the burbs, you can find someone good for $15. Its more likely than not if you are paying over $900 you are just throwing money out the window and getting a normal, good qualified nanny who is just getting over paid.

Some nannies look at shares as a way to make more money without more work. Shares don't always attract the best candidates. The better candidates are usually looking for the right fit/family and a longer term commitment. The money hungry but not as unemployable or competitive for the rare high paying one family jobs go for shares. The ones you are talking to are just trying to see what they can get you to pay.

I would say that $20 AVERAGE (as in, overtime already factored in) is not insane, but I would only pay that to a very experienced nanny, perfect English and a driver.

aelliott7 wrote:this is really helpful. I've talked to three nannies about rates for a nannyshare (2 infants, 10.5 hour days)- one quoted me $20 per hour plus time off, and half the cost of her monthly health insurance premium. The other two said $25/hour minimum for two infants plus vacation etc.

It sounds like $20/hour is a fair rate. Do I need to pay overtime as well? That would average to $22 per hour which seems very fair to me. I just can't figure out why multiple nannies are quoting $25-30...

are you sure these nannies were quoting their base rate and not their average rate? we pay 18 base/20 average fot our infant share, which is high. 20 base is REALLY high, and 25 is crazy.

PP, this isn't a DC area only discussion any more. I have no idea where the OP lives. If she was known to be in the DC area, your point would be more valid.

For two, three-month-old infants, I do think $20/hr is a reasonable rate - that's $10/hr per family which is a large savings on what you'd paid for an individual nanny, and will allow you to attract candidates who have experience with multiple infants (twins or in a share).

If specific experience is less important to you, $18/hr could work too. Personally I'd err on the side of more money and more experience, as multiple infants is hard work and hiring someone who has done it before will alleviate any worries that they'll find it too overwhelming and quit on you, but you can post your ad with a range of hourly wages and negotiate it with the nannies you like best.

OP if you found a nanny that you and your share partner really like and money really isn't an issue for either of you then $20 an hour average is fine. However,you really are paying at the high end of market. This nanny had better be beyond amazing, have a college degree, 20 years of experience, drives, fluent in 2 languages, super organized, and willing to do things beyond hang out at the library. Nanny shares are around $16-$18 average per hour or around $800-$900 a week for 50 hours a week. I know several people with really good nannies in a share where the total amount is $700-$750 a week for 50 hours.

The nannies on this board will AWAYS post super high rates that they themselves can not find in the DC area. This doesn't mean no one is ever paying this much but honestly its rare and end up happening more in situations where the salary was a little too high in the beginning and escalated from yearly raises and additional kids. Nanny candidates will also ask for a rate a few dollars higher than what they are truly expecting or willing to accept. We had a few candidates ask for higher rates and we politely declined. Each one came back immediately and said they would accept the lower rate.

If you want to pay more by all means do so but please don't believe that this is the true market.

aelliott7 wrote:this is really helpful. I've talked to three nannies about rates for a nannyshare (2 infants, 10.5 hour days)- one quoted me $20 per hour plus time off, and half the cost of her monthly health insurance premium. The other two said $25/hour minimum for two infants plus vacation etc.

It sounds like $20/hour is a fair rate. Do I need to pay overtime as well? That would average to $22 per hour which seems very fair to me. I just can't figure out why multiple nannies are quoting $25-30...

I'd say $20 is a fair rate for a nanny share with 2 infants IF the nanny is very experienced. That's $10/hour per family plus OT, and with a 52.5 hour week, your nanny will be making $1175/week gross. (Your share will be about $650/week including employer expenses.) If you hired a nanny on your own who had lots of experience, you'd likely pay $12 - $15/hour, or $800 - $950 gross with employer expenses.

I'd absolutely include PTO and guaranteed hours, but you might try to wait on the health care subsidy until her 1 year nanniversary.

Maybe they're not in DC. Part of the reason these forums have been moved is that most nannies are posting from somewhere else. It would be very helpful if nannies shared their locations when posting their rates.

this is really helpful. I've talked to three nannies about rates for a nannyshare (2 infants, 10.5 hour days)- one quoted me $20 per hour plus time off, and half the cost of her monthly health insurance premium. The other two said $25/hour minimum for two infants plus vacation etc.

It sounds like $20/hour is a fair rate. Do I need to pay overtime as well? That would average to $22 per hour which seems very fair to me. I just can't figure out why multiple nannies are quoting $25-30...

I don't know anyone in NWDC paying $18/hr for one child. That is insane. Further, raises are earned, not automatic, so that $.50 to $1/hr raise is just wishful thinking.

Most everyone I know pays $13-$15/hr for one child. In your case, OP, total compensation of $16/hr is on point.

i am a nanny and i make 16/ 50 per hur and overtime is 24/ 75 and if you want prove i can show you my pay stub, i dont understand why you dont think nanny job is a hard job and the nanny should be well paid

Anonymous wrote:They are correct $20 to $25 is around the range.Think of it if you get $18 for one child why would you watch two kids for that same price ? It is $12 per family in a share .Every year it increases to .50 cents to $1 per hour.

Are you the same person who posts on every thread here that a nanny can make $18/hr for one child? Listen, no matter how many times you say it, that doesn't mean it comes true.
OP, currently I make $19/hr for a 45 hour workweek. I'm in a share, watching two kids. I started out at $18/hr and got a raise after a year.

This person is silly. You don't have to pay that much. And before the PP attacks me, I consider myself to be a great nanny.

They are correct $20 to $25 is around the range.Think of it if you get $18 for one child why would you watch two kids for that same price ? It is $12 per family in a share .Every year it increases to .50 cents to $1 per hour.

Hahaha whoever told you that was pulling your leg.

First, those are really long days. 10 and a half hour days if I did the math correctly?

Depends on location, but I'd suggest $16-18 total for base rate, time and a half for OT hours.
Each family pays her as a separate employer. So each would pay $8-9/hour for the first 40 hours, $12-13.50 for overtime hours.

Can anyone tell me what an appropriate salary is for a nanny who would be working 7:30-6pm M-Fri? We are looking to do a nannyshare so there would be two infants around 3 months starting in January.

I have heard everything from $20/hour to $30/hour.

thanks for your help!