I really don't want to say what PP says is true, but....I take my charge to a playgroup with NYC high society's toddlers. Of course the nannies are there with them. They all tend to be immigrants. And the quiet, timid, hardly English speaking type. They all as sweet as pie. But their charges are so far behind in speech, walking, and their fine and gross motor skills are shockingly bad. There must be some correlation right?

I don't understand why these rich parents will pay $$$ for their kids to be jacked up in the fanciest Baby Dior, but then cheap out on a nanny.

Perhaps they don't want a confident, intelligent, presentable nanny because they are intimidated?

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Anonymous wrote:Considering the responsibilies, I would need a better salary. Also, I don't know what the child's night-time sleep habits might be.

That, plus you have to pay for your own place to stay on weekends. And I assume you don't want to live too far away. Even if you do live further out, it will still cost quite a bit. And the 85K for the position alone is on the low end. Everyone always says it's one of the most wealthy families (and high profile etc), but I doubt that as the wealthiest wouldn't offer anything less than $100k and would have the person live in with them FT or pay for an apartment for them to stay in on the weekends.

This is not true. There are a lot of high profile and very wealthy families who try to go cheap with their nanny salaries, especially in the last couple of years. with so many nannies willing to take lower salaries. Sometimes the wealthiest people are the ones who are the cheapest.

And from what I've seen, they're also the ones needing speech therapy for their three year old. Connect the dots, people. You get what you pay for.

I know a billionaire family in NYC who isn't looking for the moon and stars in a nanny. They prefere someone foreign. They are willing to pay $15 an hr off the books for a 60hr + work week.

Their last nanny (who made $14 an hr working for them for 2 years) was fired with no notice, no reference, or no severance. Her ex-employer also sent out an email to everyone stating no one should speak to her or take her calls. She is evil!

It is true agencies don't let their clients know what is a going rate. I worked for the nicest multi-billionaire family in NYC. I was a 24hr M-F, and had my own apartment on weekends ($1700). My pay was 90k.

I found out my employers were clueless about how much to pay for a quality 24hr nanny. They asked a business manager to research how much a live-in nanny earned in NY. He told them the average was around $65k.

Turns out my boss and her business manager thought a m-f 24hr nanny was the same as a 50+ hour, 7 day live-in nanny. So my boss thought she was paying a HUGE salary!
She was innocent and didn't know better, she has no idea what things cost. She kept on stuffing $100 bills in my expenses envelope a few times a week. She had no idea that a trip to the zoo only costs $14. She grew up very wealthy and this is all she knows. I just wish the agency could have clued her in! I stayed for 2 years cause they were super sweet! 24hr positions are life sucking, or they take over your life. How much is your life worth to you OP? Hard to date, no social life, no trips to the gym or errands during the week.

I have heard on the other hand that 24hr nannies can make up to $160k and have a seperate apartment provided for them.

This was an article on a $200k nanny from last year. And BTW, the agency in the article is the same one that didn't educate my former boss on what a NYC high end nanny makes. My agent originally told me the position paid $120k plus huge bonus. This was just a tactic to lure me in I guess .

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Anonymous wrote:Considering the responsibilies, I would need a better salary. Also, I don't know what the child's night-time sleep habits might be.

That, plus you have to pay for your own place to stay on weekends. And I assume you don't want to live too far away. Even if you do live further out, it will still cost quite a bit. And the 85K for the position alone is on the low end. Everyone always says it's one of the most wealthy families (and high profile etc), but I doubt that as the wealthiest wouldn't offer anything less than $100k and would have the person live in with them FT or pay for an apartment for them to stay in on the weekends.

This is not true. There are a lot of high profile and very wealthy families who try to go cheap with their nanny salaries, especially in the last couple of years. with so many nannies willing to take lower salaries. Sometimes the wealthiest people are the ones who are the cheapest.

There are many wealthy families that try to be cheap to save money, but the wealthiest ones know that they don't need to try to cheap out on domestic help to save a few bucks, that they could have 4 nannies working side by side and it wouldn't affect their financial situation in the slightest. They also know if they want good long-term help and people that would never break a confidentiality agreement, that they have to pay up.

Again, this is not true. Are you a nanny? I am a nanny who has looked and interviewed for top jobs in the past 3 years. I also have a couple of friends who have looked for jobs in the past couple of years. We all have similar profiles- American, college educated, lots of experience, excellent references, etc.... There are very few families these days who just pay top salaries, I don't care how wealthy they are. When the economy tanked, nanny salaries saw a sharp decline, even for those top jobs. Part of the problem is the agencies who will not tell them they should pay more when they want the moon and the stars. Another issue is that is now the market. I've had several top agencies tell me why would someone pay 100k when everyone else they know are all paying so much less for the same job?

I've worked in a home that was on the Forbes list. We had 4 nannies and it was a very difficult job, but even they tried to cheap out on the salaries. I had a good agent who negotiated a great salary for me, but some of the other nannies were making 20k less a year. One of my friends recently interviewed with a very famous and busy actor. They are hiring one nanny who going work at least 60 hours a week when at home and more when traveling. Nanny is also required to be available to travel at a moment's notice for up to 4-6 months at a time (when filming). My friend asked for 85-90k (she has made over a 100k in the past). This family loved her but hired someone for 70k.

What is your rent?

Are they paying for your food M-F?

I would ask for $110, and take no less than $100.

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Anonymous wrote:Considering the responsibilies, I would need a better salary. Also, I don't know what the child's night-time sleep habits might be.

That, plus you have to pay for your own place to stay on weekends. And I assume you don't want to live too far away. Even if you do live further out, it will still cost quite a bit. And the 85K for the position alone is on the low end. Everyone always says it's one of the most wealthy families (and high profile etc), but I doubt that as the wealthiest wouldn't offer anything less than $100k and would have the person live in with them FT or pay for an apartment for them to stay in on the weekends.

This is not true. There are a lot of high profile and very wealthy families who try to go cheap with their nanny salaries, especially in the last couple of years. with so many nannies willing to take lower salaries. Sometimes the wealthiest people are the ones who are the cheapest.

There are many wealthy families that try to be cheap to save money, but the wealthiest ones know that they don't need to try to cheap out on domestic help to save a few bucks, that they could have 4 nannies working side by side and it wouldn't affect their financial situation in the slightest. They also know if they want good long-term help and people that would never break a confidentiality agreement, that they have to pay up.

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Anonymous wrote:Considering the responsibilies, I would need a better salary. Also, I don't know what the child's night-time sleep habits might be.

That, plus you have to pay for your own place to stay on weekends. And I assume you don't want to live too far away. Even if you do live further out, it will still cost quite a bit. And the 85K for the position alone is on the low end. Everyone always says it's one of the most wealthy families (and high profile etc), but I doubt that as the wealthiest wouldn't offer anything less than $100k and would have the person live in with them FT or pay for an apartment for them to stay in on the weekends.

This is not true. There are a lot of high profile and very wealthy families who try to go cheap with their nanny salaries, especially in the last couple of years. with so many nannies willing to take lower salaries. Sometimes the wealthiest people are the ones who are the cheapest.

My last position was similar to this. 24 hour days and had to live out on the weekends. My salary was 98,000, so I think 85 is low for a position like this.

I would ask for 200K for that and I'm a mom.

poor child. 24 hour nanny 7 days a week? Why bother having kids?

Slavery...Alive and well. God, start using that college degree and in a few years you can make that amount of money and still have a life.

Anonymous wrote:Did you find this job through an agency? I'm pretty sure you did and if you did, I interviewed for this same position. I told the agency that I wouldn't do it for less then $90k and the family wouldn't budge so if it's the same family, good luck.

That really turns my stomach. They're disgusting.

Did you find this job through an agency? I'm pretty sure you did and if you did, I interviewed for this same position. I told the agency that I wouldn't do it for less then $90k and the family wouldn't budge so if it's the same family, good luck.

Anonymous wrote:Considering the responsibilies, I would need a better salary. Also, I don't know what the child's night-time sleep habits might be.

That, plus you have to pay for your own place to stay on weekends. And I assume you don't want to live too far away. Even if you do live further out, it will still cost quite a bit. And the 85K for the position alone is on the low end. Everyone always says it's one of the most wealthy families (and high profile etc), but I doubt that as the wealthiest wouldn't offer anything less than $100k and would have the person live in with them FT or pay for an apartment for them to stay in on the weekends.