Where do you live, OP? That is a major factor in determining market rates. From there, you can decide what qualities you feel are essential and what benefits you are willing to include in the compensation package, and adjust your rate accordingly. For example, if you want a bilingual nanny who will teach your children a second language, you may want to offer a higher rate.

(Ignore the nanny who claims she makes $25/hr for one child. She likes to post that on every thread, but it doesn't make it true. That rate would be very, very high in DC and very, very rare. If she is for real, then she either works for some ignorant parents who didn't do their research, or she is a house manager with many additional duties.)

She'll surely post about how real she is quickly enough that one wonders if she's employed at all.

Anonymous wrote:Is $25 pre-TAX? or do you pay your own taxes.
The rate largely depends on if taxes are withdrawn or not.

A nanny rate of $25/hr is on a professional level, so of course taxes are deducted.

Anonymous wrote:Is $25 pre-TAX? or do you pay your own taxes.
The rate largely depends on if taxes are withdrawn or not.

I only talk about numbers pre-tax, and as nannies are household employees, yes, I pay my taxes, and my employer's pay the employer taxes. No, I'm not the nanny who said she was making $25/hour for one child.

Is $25 pre-TAX? or do you pay your own taxes.
The rate largely depends on if taxes are withdrawn or not.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get $25. for one child.

How many years have you been working for the family? I would imagine a few.

It was my starting rate. Now I keep getting more benefits.

Anonymous wrote:I get $25. for one child.

How many years have you been working for the family? I would imagine a few.

I get $25. for one child.

Anonymous wrote:My mother no longer lives with us but does live close bye if they need anything. I will work from home one day a week, but my home office is far removed from where the children are. I'm keeping a day of telework so that i can avoid commuting in one day a week.

Ive heard less than 20 is more the range for one child.

$18+ for 2 kids if neither is an infant. For an infant and a preschooler, yes, $20+ for exceptional candidates.

My mother no longer lives with us but does live close bye if they need anything. I will work from home one day a week, but my home office is far removed from where the children are. I'm keeping a day of telework so that i can avoid commuting in one day a week.

Ive heard less than 20 is more the range for one child.

Anonymous wrote:Illegals get 15.

As do US citizens often.

Does your mother still live with you? Do you still work from home? These are factors to consider; most nannies in the DC area do not like working with work at home parents, and grandparents can be even more of a headache for nanny. One concern is being micromanaged, constantly being second guessed and hearing "in my day we did it this way..." etc. Another concern is will grandma or MB undermine the nanny's authority when it comes to discipline with the older child (grandmothers are notorious softies, if DC has trouble listening to nanny and goes into time out will grandma take him out of it? For example). Really, this is just the tip of the iceberg for reasons why nannies prefer not to work with families who have a parent or grandparent in the home. I thought you might want to be aware of this before looking for a nanny.

Illegals get 15.

$15-20 is a range that will give you extraordinary options, but the rate really depends on many variables:
- total number of guaranteed hours
- location
- total package of benefits
- ease of commute etc... for applicants
- working conditions overall
- your desired qualifications, experience, education levels, language skills, etc...
- ability to/or requirement to drive
- specifics of the kids - any special needs, individual goals, etc...
- possible length of employment
- parents working at home or not, having to deal w/ grandparents routinely, etc...
- the overall market in your area
- when you're looking (lots of nannies are let go at the end of summer for instance)

to name just a few...

Depends on who you want. Ask her.

What is the current hourly rate to care for a baby and an almost three year old? Our three year old is at school 9-12 M-F and we take him there in the morning. The nanny would do the noon pick up. We live within walking distance of the school but the nanny could also drive there if that is preferable. the nanny's ideal hours would be M-T 8-6 with potential for overtime.

We had a nanny for DS's first year, but my wonderful mother moved in with us to help and has done so for the past two years while I worked from home. I don't want to burden my mother with a second especially since she has been so generous to us over the past two years. So I'm not sure about the going rate for two kids these days.

I'd like create a competitive offer so that we can secure an excellent nanny to care for our children. We would of course include vacation, sick, and personal leave along with federal holidays.