It's a very good rate and hours to me, I would apply for this position in a heartbeat!

Anonymous wrote:2 kids, ages 6 and 3; about 36 hours a week (4 days a week, 1 set day off weekly), from 7am-4pm. Older child is in school from 8:45-3:45, younger child is in preschool 2 mornings a week, so most of the time it's just one child with 5-6 hours a week of no kids unless one is sick. Offering guaranteed hours, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week PTO/sick leave. Minimal housekeeping--kid laundry, picking up some toys, emptying the dishwasher.

We have been paying $18 an hour for this. Does this seem fair?

OP, this sounds like a great job for a nanny who doesn't want the stress of a 55 hour workweek, or someone who wants/needs a weekday off to attend to personal business! $648/week is absolutely fine for this position, IMO.

The only issue I can foresee is that your candidate choice might be slightly limited because many nannies prefer to work longer hours for larger paychecks. And as a matter of course, explicit definitions of household responsibilities are essential in any nanny position,

And pay no attention to the poster who claims any nanny making less than $30/hour is just a warm body/"real basic mostly OK nanny"/unqualified nanny. You don't need a nanny to work outrageous hours, aka 24/7, and that means you don't have to pay $30+/hour to keep nannies from quitting frequently due to burnout from over work.

Good luck with your search!

Another MB here. You are offering a great rate for the job you need, OP, and you will definitely find yourself with many qualified candidates to choose from. I agree with the PP about being as specific as possible about any light housekeeping you want the nanny to do.

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Anonymous wrote:Excellent rate for that work load. You'll have tons of really qualified applicants.

She might have tons of applicants, but none will be qualified.

OP again. I am honestly wondering what you mean by this?

OP - don't waste your time. If you hang around this forum long enough you'll see that deeply rooted grudges and opinions about hourly rates and correlation to qualification constitute half of the content and probably 90% of the ugliness. What is perfectly well qualified in the eyes of one employer may be unacceptable in the eyes of another, what constitutes fair and competitive wages is hotly debated, and some people spend lots of time on these threads just trying to pick a fight.

You had a couple of MB's respond to your question reasonably so go with that.

Good luck with your search.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Excellent rate for that work load. You'll have tons of really qualified applicants.

She might have tons of applicants, but none will be qualified.

OP again. I am honestly wondering what you mean by this?

Don't worry about pp. What she means is that a qualified nanny would want more than $18 an hour. But she's Wrong so please don't listen to her.