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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$20-$22

PP Here. Where are you finding nannies who will work on the books for $20 to $22? I posted here when we were looking for a nanny and tried everything and everywhere to find a nanny for $20 to $22. They just didn’t exist.

We pay $25 for a wonderful nanny, foreign-born but legal to work in US with good experience but no college. I love her, my baby loves her and we’re happy but every time I see $20 an hour posted here for a DC nanny I scratch my head.

Everyone I know found their nannies through a listserv or from a colleague who no longer needed their nanny. I work in big law and my informal survey of colleagues has turned up $18-23 on the books. It’s not just hourly rate you have to consider though. We pay $20 on the books for 1 kid. We also cover 100% of health insurance, and guarantee 50 hours a week, so with the 10 hours minimum of OT the effective rate is higher. Everyone I know paying those rates is similarly guaranteeing 45-50 hours per week.

This is important to note. How many hours are you guaranteeing and overtime. Many nannies will take $20 for one child if you are guaranteeing 50 hours with the overtime pay. If you are only offering 40-45 hours or cannot guarantee overtime then it’s not worth it to only take $20.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$20-$22

PP Here. Where are you finding nannies who will work on the books for $20 to $22? I posted here when we were looking for a nanny and tried everything and everywhere to find a nanny for $20 to $22. They just didn’t exist.

We pay $25 for a wonderful nanny, foreign-born but legal to work in US with good experience but no college. I love her, my baby loves her and we’re happy but every time I see $20 an hour posted here for a DC nanny I scratch my head.

Everyone I know found their nannies through a listserv or from a colleague who no longer needed their nanny. I work in big law and my informal survey of colleagues has turned up $18-23 on the books. It’s not just hourly rate you have to consider though. We pay $20 on the books for 1 kid. We also cover 100% of health insurance, and guarantee 50 hours a week, so with the 10 hours minimum of OT the effective rate is higher. Everyone I know paying those rates is similarly guaranteeing 45-50 hours per week.

Families paying $22 for one child in DC? Where? I want to apply. Lol
I make $25 (with some benefits) for two children (twins-toddlers)

If you post in sitter city or care.com you will get tons of responses looking for $20/hour positions.

Anonymous wrote:Op I'm an American born former teacher and my rate for one child is 20/22$ an hour for 1 child. If your looking, I'd be happy to speak further generalgerre@gmail.com

Contact this person, OP. You may have just gotten lucky.

Nanny here
I think what you should consider if you’re looking for a long term nanny
Maybe offer slightly less, but promise long term position and more and more benefits and raises along the way
That way you’ll keep her for many years
And she’ll get excited about more bonuses, raises, maybe an extra day of vacation every year, Starbucks gift cards once in a while or something like that
It’s very competitive and nanny’s don’t hang around with no extra benefits raises working for 5 years for the same family

Op I'm an American born former teacher and my rate for one child is 20/22$ an hour for 1 child. If your looking, I'd be happy to speak further generalgerre@gmail.com

Anonymous wrote:$30/hr on the books.

Is that not a little pricey? Ideally, we'd like to have a nanny with our family (since we're planning on having more than 1 kid) for many years, but at $20-30/hour for just 1 child, do people plan on keeping their nannies for long? Daycare and early school then end up being significantly cheaper...
Perhaps we're being too idealistic in this market (we moved here from the midwest)...

$30/hr on the books.

Anonymous wrote:$20-$22

PP Here. Where are you finding nannies who will work on the books for $20 to $22? I posted here when we were looking for a nanny and tried everything and everywhere to find a nanny for $20 to $22. They just didn’t exist.

We pay $25 for a wonderful nanny, foreign-born but legal to work in US with good experience but no college. I love her, my baby loves her and we’re happy but every time I see $20 an hour posted here for a DC nanny I scratch my head.

$20-$22

Short commute, lack of education, lack of English fluency, lack of experience can decrease the rate

Long commute, degrees, 10+ years experience, fluency in a language other than English or Spanish, experience with multiples or shares will increase the rate

Between $20 and $30 an hour depending on education, special skills, and teaching experience.


I’m sure there are some nannies able to work legally who only charge $20 but I personally don’t know any.

$20hr

Question for parents... We just moved to DC, what's the typical hourly rate for a full time, live out nanny to care for an 18-month old?
At least 2-3+ years experience, and paying via payroll service where taxes are deducted.