Anonymous wrote:I have nannied for over 10 years now, CPR cert, college degree and love kids. Looking to find a new family. Have a bit saved up so I have been searching for 5 months. Most of the jobs in care.com seem to be in the 10-15 range. The ones in the 15 to 20 range seem to be closer to 15 than 20 when you actually interview and someone else gets the job. I am in the DC area. Where are all these $25 jobs that people are talking about? Only in CA?

The higher paying jobs will usually be through an agency, not through Care.com. There are locations other than CA with positions $20/hr. and more. Portland, Seattle, New York, Houston - just to name a few major cities. DC area has them too, just not as likely on Care.com.

I am surprised your college degree is not helping you more OP since it is not that common for nannies to have one. Before people chime in and say " I am a nanny and I have a degree!!!" - not common does not mean never happens.

I would think an agency is more Likely though to be dealing with families looking for a college educated nanny. I used a website to find our nanny but college degree was not on my list of "must haves" so I would by have been willing to pay much if anything more for it. We were really limited on budget and more focused on age, location, experience and warmth.

Anonymous wrote:Those jobs are the exception, not the rule. The vast majority of jobs are clustered in the mid-teens. It's just the market place.

Of course! Exceptional nannies get exceptional compensation.

If you want an average nanny, you pay average wages.

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Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind the people that pay top dollar probably have some very specific requirements in mind that you need to meet, such as fluent French speaker (not Spanish, that is worth nothing extra), a top college athlete in the older kids sport of choice, someone that knows how to ride horses, or anything else similar. Also males often get a huge pay bump just because there are so few of them.

A college degree and CPR with 10 years experience sounds just like every other $12/hr nanny in DC.

Being bilingual is only valid if the second language is not Spanish? Spanish is one of the most useful second languages in the United States. Knowing it looks good on any resumé. I've also never met a nanny with a college degree that would accept less than $15 for babysitting, let alone a full time position.

Yes, but it is super common so you don't need to pay a premium for it. Other languages you do.

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind the people that pay top dollar probably have some very specific requirements in mind that you need to meet, such as fluent French speaker (not Spanish, that is worth nothing extra), a top college athlete in the older kids sport of choice, someone that knows how to ride horses, or anything else similar. Also males often get a huge pay bump just because there are so few of them.

A college degree and CPR with 10 years experience sounds just like every other $12/hr nanny in DC.

Being bilingual is only valid if the second language is not Spanish? Spanish is one of the most useful second languages in the United States. Knowing it looks good on any resumé. I've also never met a nanny with a college degree that would accept less than $15 for babysitting, let alone a full time position.

Anonymous wrote:I have nannied for over 10 years now, CPR cert, college degree and love kids. Looking to find a new family. Have a bit saved up so I have been searching for 5 months. Most of the jobs in care.com seem to be in the 10-15 range. The ones in the 15 to 20 range seem to be closer to 15 than 20 when you actually interview and someone else gets the job. I am in the DC area. Where are all these $25 jobs that people are talking about? Only in CA?

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To the Male Nanny:

You are very fortunate to have such a well-paying job.

That was also an effective business tactic as well.

I agree...If a family really wants you to work for them, they will be willing to pay more to secure your services.

I'm in CA with amazing qualifications and I'm seeing $20 an hour jobs frequently but never $25 on something like care.com.

For a bit of perspective I am a guy making 25/hr in MD just over the DC line. I have a 2 year old all day and he has an older brother that joins us after school. This family was really looking for a guy, and even though I hadn't made more than $20/hr with any family before they just came out and offered me $25 after I told them I would have to think about it when I was leaving the interview. I guess they really wanted me and I actually really wanted to work for them because I had a good feeling and they have turned out to be really awesome.

So, the point of my anecdote is that some of these families paying well above average might not have even expected to, but they happened upon the one they really wanted and they sealed the deal.

Good luck OP.

What are you looking for, OP? One child? Multiple children? One family? Nanny share?

Those jobs are the exception, not the rule. The vast majority of jobs are clustered in the mid-teens. It's just the market place.

Try White House Nannies and Mahler

Keep in mind the people that pay top dollar probably have some very specific requirements in mind that you need to meet, such as fluent French speaker (not Spanish, that is worth nothing extra), a top college athlete in the older kids sport of choice, someone that knows how to ride horses, or anything else similar. Also males often get a huge pay bump just because there are so few of them.

A college degree and CPR with 10 years experience sounds just like every other $12/hr nanny in DC.

I have nannied for over 10 years now, CPR cert, college degree and love kids. Looking to find a new family. Have a bit saved up so I have been searching for 5 months. Most of the jobs in care.com seem to be in the 10-15 range. The ones in the 15 to 20 range seem to be closer to 15 than 20 when you actually interview and someone else gets the job. I am in the DC area. Where are all these $25 jobs that people are talking about? Only in CA?