Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I know you came in the Employer part of the nanny section but nannies will always bombard these sections (and sites like ISYN) and give you inflated answers. Your best bet is to go on parenting websites and look for families who employ nannies. The answers are more real then these threads.

Would you like to meet up in your neighborhood coffee shop and have a look at my paystub showing my inflated hourly rate?

You know that wont happen so your comment is relevant. These rates are inflated, BIG TIME.

Ofcourse a highly skilled professional working for a high profile family will make more then the average nanny. Or a nanny with a childcare degree and over a decade worth of experience who teaches. But for the most you don't need a degree to become a nanny and you certainly don't get 20+ an hour unless you worked your way up with the same family for years.

I had a MB tell me "I can't really afford your rates, but would you consider a nanny-share to make up the difference? I have a friend who's about to adopt a child close in age to mine." This arrangement worked out beautifully for four years and I've got priceless letters of recommendations from each of these families. It was a win-win for the parents and for me, but most of all, these two children had the best of everything, including moms who cared a whole lot.

I definitely think nanny salaries are pretty inconsistent in this area (DC).

That said, I don't think there are too many nannies making $20/hour for 2 kids (share or not).

And the whole socialization thing is BS. Most people don't really want the hassle of a nanny share unless they are saving a good deal of $$$ with it. Your kid gets socialization through playdates and preschool. There aren't too many of us who think there is much value to a baby getting socialized with another baby. While it may not be a negative to people, it certainly isn't something that you'd pay a nanny extra for.

There is no "going rate". It't all over the map. It all depends on what you want, just like any other service.

No nanny should ever accept $15/hour in a share. There are plenty of singleton jobs offering $15/hour. Why deal with the headaches of multiple children and 4 bosses all with different interests if not for more money??

There aren't that many $15 an hour jobs out there for singletons. $12 is the going rate in NOVA not $15 for one family. There are more shares in apt/condo complexes near public transportation and don't require driving.

No nanny should ever accept $15/hour in a share. There are plenty of singleton jobs offering $15/hour. Why deal with the headaches of multiple children and 4 bosses all with different interests if not for more money??

How is it that you think you know what every nanny's compensation is?

Do tell!

Parents of an "only" child will often seek shares to enhance their child's social skills. They want just the best, and some can afford it.

A nanny share is far from the best way to develop social skills. Preschool and playgroups build social skills as it requires more than one play mate to achieve the development. A share mate or sibling doesn't hurt social development but it introduces its own positives and negatives on behavior. Regardless, parents seek shares to manage costs and they do not pay whatever the nanny wants just because it is a share.

Everyone that we know in shares (in DC and NOVA) pay combined $15-$18 average per hour. Its a nanny fantasy that a starting share salary is over $20 an hour.

Parents of an "only" child will often seek shares to enhance their child's social skills. They want just the best, and some can afford it.

2:31 doesn't know what's she talking about. All the MBs in my area (NW DC) pay between $13 and $15/hr for one kid and $15 to $17/hr for two. Let's round up to $18hr for the share.

That's $9/hr per family, with room for annual raises.

This is one of the reasons parents are interested in shares. They bring down the cost of the nanny for each family without bringing down nanny's fair compensation for 2 children.

Anonymous wrote:OP I know you came in the Employer part of the nanny section but nannies will always bombard these sections (and sites like ISYN) and give you inflated answers. Your best bet is to go on parenting websites and look for families who employ nannies. The answers are more real then these threads.

Would you like to meet up in your neighborhood coffee shop and have a look at my paystub showing my inflated hourly rate?

OP I know you came in the Employer part of the nanny section but nannies will always bombard these sections (and sites like ISYN) and give you inflated answers. Your best bet is to go on parenting websites and look for families who employ nannies. The answers are more real then these threads.

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Sometimes I feel like I should organize a Nanny Union, seriously

Yes, please go and organize a "nanny union". Exactly how do you expect that to work, huh? Considering you have NO negotiating power as a class when you are negotiating separately with mulitple different employers.

Honestly, you don't make yourself come across as particularly smart when you post dumb stuff like this.

2:31 am is delusional and needs to go to bed earlier. OP rates are just no where near as high as these nannies are hoping you will believe. Yes they "have each other's backs" on this board as the PP mentioned but the real market is much different.

Why does everyone have to think that there is ANY standard for Nanny Shares in DC
There are so many neighborhoods in DC and nannies are being paid ALL kind of absurdly low rates for nanny shares.

The nanny who posted 12 per hour per infant- YES, I have your back.

I totally agree with you.

There are no standards people! IF there were standards, then we would not have to have this forum and be checking to see what other people posted- and posting anonymously!!

Seriously!

If you are being paid less then 12 per hour per infant for a nanny share,
that does not mean that you are not a very good nanny- it just means that you accepted a very tough position for less then you should have.

Well, that was your decision.

However, it is very common in DC to be paid 17 or 18 per hour BASE
to care for one infant for one family. I agree.

Then, when you are considering a share, 12 per child is right.

Why?
Simple:
Daycare is 10 per hour ususally and there are 1 teacher to 5 or 6 infants, correct?
More or less, right?

A nanny comes to your home, makes food for the children, takes them to special activities, gives them 1 on 2 ratio care,
Cares for you children with cold's,
possibly does housework, laundry, kid's dishes and maybe even shopping.

Most importantly, your child as more attention and care from the caregiver to play, eat and sleep. Especially sleep.

And so yes, parents, you should consider paying your nanny just 2 dollars per hour over the daycare.

I have also been paid overtime for if it is a 10 hour day, but only working 3 days a week. So, not over 40 hours, but still longer then an 8 hour day.

Sometimes I feel like I should organize a Nanny Union, seriously