Our nanny will be a year by January, we plan to give her $1,200.

One family I worked for always gave two weeks salary but taxed and they their accounting firm. My current family gives one weeks salary in cash and a nice gift (last year a pair of all birds that I really wanted).

Among the nannies that I know in this area, one week's pay is the bare minimum. Most of them get two weeks. Some get more than that.

Nanny here. You will hear a lot of numbers that are on the higher end, but the reality for most middle class families is a little different. Here is a more realistic breakdown, based on what most nannies I know have received when they were with middle-class employers. As a side note, if you as a nanny expect/require an annual bonus, you should write that into your contract. If you didn’t then you don’t have any right or reason to expect some crazy high number.

Under $100–feels like a statement about her performance and not a nice one.

20-40% of weekly pay–Acceptable but a bit of a bummer

40-80% of weekly pay–Average

80-120%–Making a statement about performance in a good way

120%+—Impressive and likely to inspire gratitude

Now these are rough and it depends a bit on how long she had been with you and how many hours she works, but this should provide a range. When in doubt, give a small homemade gift from the kids, a heartfelt note of appreciation from you and whatever cash you can afford. Do NOT try to make up for a low cash bonus by instead getting a gift that is “worth more” on sale. The odds that you will guess something she’d like are low and she might not be able to return or exchange it. Nannies are hourly employees. Trust me, they’d rather have the cash.

A week’s pay should be budgeted in as a minimum annual bonus. And the cost of a nanny should be evaluated as an annual cost so that the little extras don’t burden you too much.

My employer always gives me four week's pay right before Christmas. I understand most parents could not afford that.

One weeks pay is usual and somewhat expected.

Last year I was with my family for @ 10 months st Christmas. They gave me a week’s pay and really good seats to the theater. It was the best year end bonus I have received and it was greatly appreciated. One year the family gave me $20. It would have been better to just keep it; I spend far more than $20 in their children.

Since it's a bonus, I think the amount should be based at least in part on performance.

I always gave $500 cash and a gift. Not quite a week's pay, but appreciated.

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Anonymous wrote:One weeks pay and a personal gift from the child or children.

This is what we did--gift was usually cookies or holiday decorations the kids made.

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Anonymous wrote:One weeks pay and a personal gift from the child or children.

This is what we did--gift was usually cookies or holiday decorations the kids made.

One weeks pay and a personal gift from the child or children.

The range seems to be anywhere from one week's pay to four week's pay, so maybe something in the middle.

Hi. I’m trying to figure out how much to give Are nanny for a Christmas bonus. She has been with us ten months. Any ideas please?