Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We live in Chicago.

Try starting at $23. $20 is in the cash, undocumented range in Chicago.

What? Do you even live in Chicago? Chicago nanny here. $15-16 per hour cash and $18-25 on the books is Chicago market rate.

Yes, I live in Old Town. And $23 is a competitive starting hourly wage.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here, please don’t include “competitive wage” in the ad. It’s really annoying and it might mean two different hourly ranges for you and a nanny looking for work. If you have a maximum hourly wage you can pay, I say include that and the minimum. I.e. $20-22/h. Your package seems good, but include how many sick days, how many paid vacation days and which holidays. Also include how much you can contribute a month for health insurance. I know numbers might seem scary, but I don’t like wasting my time or a family’s

OP here. We will discuss wages up front, but don’t plan on discussing benefits until an interview. We were thinking $20-23 pre-tax, 2-3 weeks paid vacation
( one of her choosing), 5 sick days, and $100 for health insurance.

Why wouldn’t you mention a benefits package in your posting? At least mention that you’re offering guaranteed pay and benefits, then you can discuss the details later.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We live in Chicago.

Try starting at $23. $20 is in the cash, undocumented range in Chicago.

What? Do you even live in Chicago? Chicago nanny here. $15-16 per hour cash and $18-25 on the books is Chicago market rate.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We live in Chicago.

Try starting at $23. $20 is in the cash, undocumented range in Chicago.

OP here. We live in Chicago.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here, please don’t include “competitive wage” in the ad. It’s really annoying and it might mean two different hourly ranges for you and a nanny looking for work. If you have a maximum hourly wage you can pay, I say include that and the minimum. I.e. $20-22/h. Your package seems good, but include how many sick days, how many paid vacation days and which holidays. Also include how much you can contribute a month for health insurance. I know numbers might seem scary, but I don’t like wasting my time or a family’s

OP here. We will discuss wages up front, but don’t plan on discussing benefits until an interview. We were thinking $20-23 pre-tax, 2-3 weeks paid vacation
( one of her choosing), 5 sick days, and $100 for health insurance.

That’s a low wage for what you’re asking. $25+ is more realistic.

This depends entirely on where OP actually lives. This would be very competitive for one infant in my city, for instance, which is an extremely HCOL area--but maybe not if OP is somewhere like NYC.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here, please don’t include “competitive wage” in the ad. It’s really annoying and it might mean two different hourly ranges for you and a nanny looking for work. If you have a maximum hourly wage you can pay, I say include that and the minimum. I.e. $20-22/h. Your package seems good, but include how many sick days, how many paid vacation days and which holidays. Also include how much you can contribute a month for health insurance. I know numbers might seem scary, but I don’t like wasting my time or a family’s

OP here. We will discuss wages up front, but don’t plan on discussing benefits until an interview. We were thinking $20-23 pre-tax, 2-3 weeks paid vacation
( one of her choosing), 5 sick days, and $100 for health insurance.

That’s a low wage for what you’re asking. $25+ is more realistic.

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here, please don’t include “competitive wage” in the ad. It’s really annoying and it might mean two different hourly ranges for you and a nanny looking for work. If you have a maximum hourly wage you can pay, I say include that and the minimum. I.e. $20-22/h. Your package seems good, but include how many sick days, how many paid vacation days and which holidays. Also include how much you can contribute a month for health insurance. I know numbers might seem scary, but I don’t like wasting my time or a family’s

OP here. We will discuss wages up front, but don’t plan on discussing benefits until an interview. We were thinking $20-23 pre-tax, 2-3 weeks paid vacation
( one of her choosing), 5 sick days, and $100 for health insurance.

Nanny here, please don’t include “competitive wage” in the ad. It’s really annoying and it might mean two different hourly ranges for you and a nanny looking for work. If you have a maximum hourly wage you can pay, I say include that and the minimum. I.e. $20-22/h. Your package seems good, but include how many sick days, how many paid vacation days and which holidays. Also include how much you can contribute a month for health insurance. I know numbers might seem scary, but I don’t like wasting my time or a family’s

Anonymous wrote:I would suggest you try not using your phone for 8 hours when your 4mo is awake. While you dont want someone on the phone all day long, it is unrealistic to expect an adult to not use the phone at all.
A year from now you are going to want playdates and activities for your toddler, how is she supposed to arrange these and look things up?

OP here. We don’t expect her to never use her phone. My son is a sleep trained and a greater sleep, so she has plenty of time to use her phone when he naps. I know he will sleep less when older and might have days where he doesn’t sleep much, but that’s a little different. She can reach out to us or other babies for play dates, but we don’t want the annny on her phone the whole time while she should be playing with him. I don’t think that’s too much go ask.

Anonymous wrote:I would suggest you try not using your phone for 8 hours when your 4mo is awake. While you dont want someone on the phone all day long, it is unrealistic to expect an adult to not use the phone at all.
A year from now you are going to want playdates and activities for your toddler, how is she supposed to arrange these and look things up?

Nanny is getting paid, a parent is not. Big difference.

I would suggest you try not using your phone for 8 hours when your 4mo is awake. While you dont want someone on the phone all day long, it is unrealistic to expect an adult to not use the phone at all.
A year from now you are going to want playdates and activities for your toddler, how is she supposed to arrange these and look things up?

$22 to $27 an hour for an on-the-books, experienced nanny.

It really depends on your local market. Pay varies widely. We live in an area that's even more expensive than DC, but pay is at or below the DC averages in part because there's a much bigger pool of nannies in our area, so there's more competition for jobs. We are also in an area where very few families use nannies past age three or so and almost no one has a solo nanny; you will find quite different rates if you're in a community/income bracket where it's common to have a nanny into the school years or where nannies tend to work with only one family.

Watch postings in your area to see what other people are advertising to get a better gauge.

We have an almost 4-month-old infant and looking to hire a nanny. We don’t live in DC but live in an equally expensive city.

We expect a nanny to

- Care for child - Feeding, changing, dressing, bathing, follow baby routine, etc.
- Complete housekeeping tasks for baby - washing/sterilizes botttles/dishes, laundry, clean toys, make homemade baby food, restock supplies, keep nursery clean, keep general area tidy, organize clothes, etc.
- Engage baby with developmentally appropriate activities while awake. Nanny only takes breaks and uses tv/phone while baby naps.
- Research and take baby for walks and to local acts activities
- Empty/load dishwasher, run errands for baby, and clean up after herself.

We plan to provide

- A competive Wage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
- Stipend for health insurance