Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are people doing in terms of an annual raise nowadays? We gave 10%+ increases the last two years to keep up with COL inflation etc. but seems like the nanny market (and market for hourly jobs in general) is still going up substantially. Most of the annual raise threads seem to be from 2+ years ago so would like to hear what people are doing in the current environment. TIA

There are many things to consider:
Where is the pay currently? Low end vs high end?
Have the duties changed extensively? More kids, kids in school, etc.
Are there any benefits you've added? More vacation time, health insurance stipend, etc.

OP again.

No change in duties, hours, or # of kids, so this year is really just a “base” annual raise for us. I’m trying to keep our rate in the “above average” range and it felt to me like the nanny market went up quite a lot in the last couple years, so we did 10%+ to keep pace. We are pretty generous in a couple other aspects (vacation and health insurance) but I know those are more like perks whereas base salary’s generally more important.

Sounds like $2ish might be about right for us based on previous responses. Thank you all.

Anonymous wrote:What are people doing in terms of an annual raise nowadays? We gave 10%+ increases the last two years to keep up with COL inflation etc. but seems like the nanny market (and market for hourly jobs in general) is still going up substantially. Most of the annual raise threads seem to be from 2+ years ago so would like to hear what people are doing in the current environment. TIA

There are many things to consider:
Where is the pay currently? Low end vs high end?
Have the duties changed extensively? More kids, kids in school, etc.
Are there any benefits you've added? More vacation time, health insurance stipend, etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if they already gave 10% raise that was like what, $2,5 per hr? Though we do not know what their initial rate was. I think $1 per hr is customary after a year but if they gave a big raise just a year ago, maybe next year?

Then they need to be prepared to interview a new nanny. No raise means that the work was subpar and the daily is looking for a new nanny.

incorrect. There could be a number of factors as to why a family is unable or unwilling to provide a raise.

$2hr is sufficient as long as you are in line with current market rates.

Anonymous wrote:if they already gave 10% raise that was like what, $2,5 per hr? Though we do not know what their initial rate was. I think $1 per hr is customary after a year but if they gave a big raise just a year ago, maybe next year?

Then they need to be prepared to interview a new nanny. No raise means that the work was subpar and the daily is looking for a new nanny.

if they already gave 10% raise that was like what, $2,5 per hr? Though we do not know what their initial rate was. I think $1 per hr is customary after a year but if they gave a big raise just a year ago, maybe next year?

We give a dollar per kid per hour raise.

$2hr more or you could offer more vacation time.

A minimum of a dollar an hour increase...
Staying at the same job is usually hard for most nannies, especially for younger nannies who get bored. But stability is critical for children, so you need to pay more than the nanny would be offered at a new job.

What are people doing in terms of an annual raise nowadays? We gave 10%+ increases the last two years to keep up with COL inflation etc. but seems like the nanny market (and market for hourly jobs in general) is still going up substantially. Most of the annual raise threads seem to be from 2+ years ago so would like to hear what people are doing in the current environment. TIA