Anonymous
01/02/2014 22:01
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:I'd think most parents would be smart enough to pay what it takes, if they could sang a top-notch nanny, provided they could afford her premium rates. They can see for themselves what's out there. It's rather depressing.
It actually isn't, we were in the market a couple of months ago and it was a veritable parade of excellent candidates.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 21:59
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would pay more than I would pay a nanny for two children in the same family to compensate for accommodating the needs of two families.
In NWDC, a two child single family would be $18-20/hr. in a share, the rate could rise to $22-25/hr, or $11-13/hr per family.
You will get many excellent applicants at this rate in DC.
Which parks and libraries do your "excellent" NW nannies frequent? Or do your nannies stay home, and it's only the mediocre "nannies" we get to see out and about?
Please, child. All of them go the same parks, libraries, music classes et. It ain't top secret. NW DC isn't very large. There's no exclusive secret about what nannies do.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 20:25
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
I'd think most parents would be smart enough to pay what it takes, if they could sang a top-notch nanny, provided they could afford her premium rates. They can see for themselves what's out there. It's rather depressing.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 20:20
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:I would pay more than I would pay a nanny for two children in the same family to compensate for accommodating the needs of two families.
In NWDC, a two child single family would be $18-20/hr. in a share, the rate could rise to $22-25/hr, or $11-13/hr per family.
You will get many excellent applicants at this rate in DC.
Which parks and libraries do your "excellent" NW nannies frequent? Or do your nannies stay home, and it's only the mediocre "nannies" we get to see out and about?
Anonymous
01/02/2014 19:07
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
I would pay more than I would pay a nanny for two children in the same family to compensate for accommodating the needs of two families.
In NWDC, a two child single family would be $18-20/hr. in a share, the rate could rise to $22-25/hr, or $11-13/hr per family.
You will get many excellent applicants at this rate in DC.
In NWDC, a two child single family would be $18-20/hr. in a share, the rate could rise to $22-25/hr, or $11-13/hr per family.
You will get many excellent applicants at this rate in DC.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 18:30
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:nannydebsays wrote:Since no one is ever going to convince everybody that they are correct about whether minimum wage applies to both families total wages or to each family's wages individually, let's take this in a different direction.
If you interview for a nanny share, how do you price the job? Do you ask each family to pay half your normal/average rate? Do you give each family a discount off your normal/average rate? And would you ever willingly choose to work in a nanny share paying only $14/hour on average? If you did take a nanny share position paying an average hourly rate of $14/hour (or lower), would you then continue to look for other jobs?
MB's, how do you come up with an average hourly rate for a nanny you employ in a share? Have you had good luck finding long-term nannies for less than $14/hour average total in a share, where you and the other employer are each paying $7/hour or less on average?
I price nanny share jobs (let's assume 2 infants to start) at anywhere from 65% - 75% of my average rate for a single family PER EMPLOYER. So if my normal average rate is $20/hour, I would charge EACH FAMILY between $13 and $15/hour as my average rate.
If I were forced out of desperation to take a nanny share job where each employer chose to pay less than minimum wage, I would absolutely keep looking for a better job.
I think your math is way off - I never heard of share rates of $30/hr, or $26/hr. If these nannies exist, they constitute a tiny minority of the market.
In upper NWDC, it is my observation that nanny share rates are in the range of $18 to $22/hr.
In your NWDC neighborhood, how many paychecks and/or tax forms have you verified?
or "observed", first hand?
Anonymous
01/02/2014 18:29
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:nannydebsays wrote:Since no one is ever going to convince everybody that they are correct about whether minimum wage applies to both families total wages or to each family's wages individually, let's take this in a different direction.
If you interview for a nanny share, how do you price the job? Do you ask each family to pay half your normal/average rate? Do you give each family a discount off your normal/average rate? And would you ever willingly choose to work in a nanny share paying only $14/hour on average? If you did take a nanny share position paying an average hourly rate of $14/hour (or lower), would you then continue to look for other jobs?
MB's, how do you come up with an average hourly rate for a nanny you employ in a share? Have you had good luck finding long-term nannies for less than $14/hour average total in a share, where you and the other employer are each paying $7/hour or less on average?
I price nanny share jobs (let's assume 2 infants to start) at anywhere from 65% - 75% of my average rate for a single family PER EMPLOYER. So if my normal average rate is $20/hour, I would charge EACH FAMILY between $13 and $15/hour as my average rate.
If I were forced out of desperation to take a nanny share job where each employer chose to pay less than minimum wage, I would absolutely keep looking for a better job.
I think your math is way off - I never heard of share rates of $30/hr, or $26/hr. If these nannies exist, they constitute a tiny minority of the market.
In upper NWDC, it is my observation that nanny share rates are in the range of $18 to $22/hr.
In your NWDC neighborhood, how many paychecks and/or tax forms have you verified?
Anonymous
01/02/2014 17:32
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a MB about to enter a nanny share. Our nanny is going to take on a second child (our niece, actually).
Right now we pay our nanny $15 an hour. When the other baby starts, EACH set of parents will pay $10 an hour, so the nanny will get $20 an hour. Any time one set of parents needs nannying that the other set of parents doesn't need, that set will pay $15 an hour.
I'm a nanny, who's been part of multiple shares, and this is about right.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 17:02
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
I'm a MB about to enter a nanny share. Our nanny is going to take on a second child (our niece, actually).
Right now we pay our nanny $15 an hour. When the other baby starts, EACH set of parents will pay $10 an hour, so the nanny will get $20 an hour. Any time one set of parents needs nannying that the other set of parents doesn't need, that set will pay $15 an hour.
Right now we pay our nanny $15 an hour. When the other baby starts, EACH set of parents will pay $10 an hour, so the nanny will get $20 an hour. Any time one set of parents needs nannying that the other set of parents doesn't need, that set will pay $15 an hour.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 16:44
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
nannydebsays wrote:Since no one is ever going to convince everybody that they are correct about whether minimum wage applies to both families total wages or to each family's wages individually, let's take this in a different direction.
If you interview for a nanny share, how do you price the job? Do you ask each family to pay half your normal/average rate? Do you give each family a discount off your normal/average rate? And would you ever willingly choose to work in a nanny share paying only $14/hour on average? If you did take a nanny share position paying an average hourly rate of $14/hour (or lower), would you then continue to look for other jobs?
MB's, how do you come up with an average hourly rate for a nanny you employ in a share? Have you had good luck finding long-term nannies for less than $14/hour average total in a share, where you and the other employer are each paying $7/hour or less on average?
I price nanny share jobs (let's assume 2 infants to start) at anywhere from 65% - 75% of my average rate for a single family PER EMPLOYER. So if my normal average rate is $20/hour, I would charge EACH FAMILY between $13 and $15/hour as my average rate.
If I were forced out of desperation to take a nanny share job where each employer chose to pay less than minimum wage, I would absolutely keep looking for a better job.
I think your math is way off - I never heard of share rates of $30/hr, or $26/hr. If these nannies exist, they constitute a tiny minority of the market.
In upper NWDC, it is my observation that nanny share rates are in the range of $18 to $22/hr.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 16:42
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
We were in a nanny share for a year with an excellent and experienced nannies who cared for our two infants. We paid $19/hr for shared time (so $9.50 per family), and on occasions when she watched just one child, that family paid $15/hr.
If I recall, nanny share rates are slightly higher than nanny rates for families with two children to compensate for the hassles of dealing with two employers. So, nannies take what they would charge for a family with 2 kids and add a dollar or two.
If I recall, nanny share rates are slightly higher than nanny rates for families with two children to compensate for the hassles of dealing with two employers. So, nannies take what they would charge for a family with 2 kids and add a dollar or two.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 16:35
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Also, I'm sure this discussion surfaced because of all the movement towards increasing minimum wage. Sure, $14/hr might be very low in most markets for a share, but if minimum wage starts to approach $10, there will be much more overlap in share rates and the amount under twice minimum wage as a base rate.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 16:31
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
An actual link to the relevant law showing that the total rate for nanny shares only needs to be minimum wage has been posted. While it's interesting to hear about how you look at your desired pay rate, it's disingenuous to talk about "convincing" anyone about what the law says.
Anonymous
01/02/2014 15:50
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
I have the same method as you (actually, I wonder if I read one of your previous posts and used that to come up with my method 
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My normal rate is $13/hour, more if there's an unusual amount of work involved (4+ kids, more than 2 infants, etc.) I don't live near DC which is why the rate is so low.
For nanny shares, I charge each family $9.50/hour. If family B needs me for extra hours after family A, family B pays me $13/hour.
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My normal rate is $13/hour, more if there's an unusual amount of work involved (4+ kids, more than 2 infants, etc.) I don't live near DC which is why the rate is so low.
For nanny shares, I charge each family $9.50/hour. If family B needs me for extra hours after family A, family B pays me $13/hour.
nannydebsays
01/02/2014 15:46
Subject: So nannies, what would you charge for a nanny share job? MB's, what would you pay?
Since no one is ever going to convince everybody that they are correct about whether minimum wage applies to both families total wages or to each family's wages individually, let's take this in a different direction.
If you interview for a nanny share, how do you price the job? Do you ask each family to pay half your normal/average rate? Do you give each family a discount off your normal/average rate? And would you ever willingly choose to work in a nanny share paying only $14/hour on average? If you did take a nanny share position paying an average hourly rate of $14/hour (or lower), would you then continue to look for other jobs?
MB's, how do you come up with an average hourly rate for a nanny you employ in a share? Have you had good luck finding long-term nannies for less than $14/hour average total in a share, where you and the other employer are each paying $7/hour or less on average?
I price nanny share jobs (let's assume 2 infants to start) at anywhere from 65% - 75% of my average rate for a single family PER EMPLOYER. So if my normal average rate is $20/hour, I would charge EACH FAMILY between $13 and $15/hour as my average rate.
If I were forced out of desperation to take a nanny share job where each employer chose to pay less than minimum wage, I would absolutely keep looking for a better job.
If you interview for a nanny share, how do you price the job? Do you ask each family to pay half your normal/average rate? Do you give each family a discount off your normal/average rate? And would you ever willingly choose to work in a nanny share paying only $14/hour on average? If you did take a nanny share position paying an average hourly rate of $14/hour (or lower), would you then continue to look for other jobs?
MB's, how do you come up with an average hourly rate for a nanny you employ in a share? Have you had good luck finding long-term nannies for less than $14/hour average total in a share, where you and the other employer are each paying $7/hour or less on average?
I price nanny share jobs (let's assume 2 infants to start) at anywhere from 65% - 75% of my average rate for a single family PER EMPLOYER. So if my normal average rate is $20/hour, I would charge EACH FAMILY between $13 and $15/hour as my average rate.
If I were forced out of desperation to take a nanny share job where each employer chose to pay less than minimum wage, I would absolutely keep looking for a better job.