Anonymous wrote:Again, so if we are all so wrong, OP, what is the hourly wage you will be paying your nanny?

I am looking for a nanny interested in receiving $600 per week whether she works the max 45 hours per week (usually more like 42.5 since I usually get home by 5:30), the summer hours of 38-42 hours, or 0 hours during the 4 (5 if she gets sick) weeks that she gets paid but doesn't need to show up.

Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster who calculated the less than $11. I'm a CPA and do nanny taxes, so my math IS correct.

you say some weeks there will be less than 50 hours. Great. But what about the weeks that ARE 50? In those weeks you are paying less than $11.

Also, you haven't clarified if the $600 is net or gross.

CPA, what you are not understanding is that ALL weeks will be below 50 hours. 45 hours is the max.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster who calculated the less than $11. I'm a CPA and do nanny taxes, so my math IS correct.

you say some weeks there will be less than 50 hours. Great. But what about the weeks that ARE 50? In those weeks you are paying less than $11.

Also, you haven't clarified if the $600 is net or gross.

It's $600 a month from my pocket to hers. If she chooses to pay taxes on it that will be her choice, I won't force her to do anything she doesn't want to. I want to respect her.

I am the OP and someone is pretending to be me. I did not write this response. I am paying $600 per week not per month.

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Thanks for responses. The Pp who said it was $11/ hour was not correct. Wish people had not just taken her math. Anyway, glad some people thought all the time off and guaranteed pay made it worth it. We only need one nanny so position doesn't need to suit everyone!

? You are talking about 50 hours a week (aside from the summer) 10 of those hours are at time and a half. Legally you are paying less than $11 an hour. Please tell me where my math is wrong.

+ 1 Plus that is calculating that every month only has 20 working days. And I actually did major in math, OP.

You must know that nannies, by law, are hourly workers. There is no flat monthly salary.

+2 Seriously, OP, where is our math wrong?

OP again. Your math is wrong because I offer guaranteed hours. So there are many days, half days, plus the 3 weeks of vacation where I will pay nanny her salary but not expect any work. So when you add all that in it is above $11/hr. Your calculation was based on 50 hours a week, but consider if two day of that week I come home 2 hours early, then it's only 46 hours but for 50 hours of pay. Hope that helps you understand! Thanks to everyone who is supporting me. Everyone else should go find something better to do.

I am the OP and I did not write the above post. I believe your math is wrong because both my kids will be in preschool twice a week and no additional duties are required during that time. So the nanny is not actually working for 5 hours during the week - that makes the total hours 45, not 50. And in the summer, the hours will be 40-45 hours per week max. My nanny will also be getting 3 weeks of vacation plus the week between Christmas and New Years off and completely paid, plus 10 other holidays.

I have actually posted the position and already received 6 applications since this morning. Three of them look promising and two live right in my town so the nanny could run her own errands or even go home while the kids are in preschool.

Like I said earlier, the position will not be for everyone. But I've gotten some enthusiastic replies and only need one to work out.

Anonymous wrote:I'm the poster who calculated the less than $11. I'm a CPA and do nanny taxes, so my math IS correct.

you say some weeks there will be less than 50 hours. Great. But what about the weeks that ARE 50? In those weeks you are paying less than $11.

Also, you haven't clarified if the $600 is net or gross.

It's $600 a month from my pocket to hers. If she chooses to pay taxes on it that will be her choice, I won't force her to do anything she doesn't want to. I want to respect her.

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Anonymous wrote:Very reasonable!
I'm one of the "salaried" nannies who has a very similar structure and I love it! I love that I have the exact amount deposited to my checking account twice a month and neither of us have to worry about counting hours. It's just easy! It should also be mentioned that my family is very rarely late! In the last year it's been about three times that I've gotten a "stuck in traffic be home 10 minutes late" text.
I think if they were constantly late or needed my early I would be annoyed since my pay doesn't change.

Good luck!

You are being an idiot, PP. You are accepting the same pay for months that have 23 working days in them, like this month, as you do for months with 20 working days.

With guaranteed hours, which you should have, your pay is never lower than you expect.

Your employers are clearly brighter than you and taking advantage of you.

I bet her employers went to college.

also I want to clarify that in DC most nannies expect guaranteed hours. So what you are offering isn't that unusual (in the sense of getting paid when not working) - my nanny didn't work at all last week because we took a vacation (which already exceeded the 2 weeks leave she gets).

I'm the poster who calculated the less than $11. I'm a CPA and do nanny taxes, so my math IS correct.

you say some weeks there will be less than 50 hours. Great. But what about the weeks that ARE 50? In those weeks you are paying less than $11.

Also, you haven't clarified if the $600 is net or gross.

thank god you don't live near any of these nutjob DCUM nannies. total nutjobs. I wouldn't let them anywhere near my kids. ever.

Again, so if we are all so wrong, OP, what is the hourly wage you will be paying your nanny?

Anonymous wrote:Very reasonable!
I'm one of the "salaried" nannies who has a very similar structure and I love it! I love that I have the exact amount deposited to my checking account twice a month and neither of us have to worry about counting hours. It's just easy! It should also be mentioned that my family is very rarely late! In the last year it's been about three times that I've gotten a "stuck in traffic be home 10 minutes late" text.
I think if they were constantly late or needed my early I would be annoyed since my pay doesn't change.

Good luck!

You are being an idiot, PP. You are accepting the same pay for months that have 23 working days in them, like this month, as you do for months with 20 working days.

With guaranteed hours, which you should have, your pay is never lower than you expect.

Your employers are clearly brighter than you and taking advantage of you.

It is against the law to pay a nanny a salary rather than hourly. You have to pay her an hourly wage plus time and a half over 40 hours a week.

Most nannies get paid vacation - one week of her choosing and one week of your choosing. Your compensation package is okay but not great. Your salary is stunningly low.

What is your hourly rate?

What are you paying an hour, OP?

MB here and I think your defensiveness is ridiculous. No one is attacking you - people are asking. 50 guaranteed hours is less than eleven an hour.

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Thanks for responses. The Pp who said it was $11/ hour was not correct. Wish people had not just taken her math. Anyway, glad some people thought all the time off and guaranteed pay made it worth it. We only need one nanny so position doesn't need to suit everyone!

? You are talking about 50 hours a week (aside from the summer) 10 of those hours are at time and a half. Legally you are paying less than $11 an hour. Please tell me where my math is wrong.

+ 1 Plus that is calculating that every month only has 20 working days. And I actually did major in math, OP.

You must know that nannies, by law, are hourly workers. There is no flat monthly salary.

+2 Seriously, OP, where is our math wrong?

OP again. Your math is wrong because I offer guaranteed hours. So there are many days, half days, plus the 3 weeks of vacation where I will pay nanny her salary but not expect any work. So when you add all that in it is above $11/hr. Your calculation was based on 50 hours a week, but consider if two day of that week I come home 2 hours early, then it's only 46 hours but for 50 hours of pay. Hope that helps you understand! Thanks to everyone who is supporting me. Everyone else should go find something better to do.

Calm down, OP. You will never last with a nanny with such a sensitive and defensive personality.

What are you paying an hour? If you are guaranteeing 50 hours a week how is it more than $11 an hour?

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Anonymous wrote:OP back. Thanks for responses. The Pp who said it was $11/ hour was not correct. Wish people had not just taken her math. Anyway, glad some people thought all the time off and guaranteed pay made it worth it. We only need one nanny so position doesn't need to suit everyone!

? You are talking about 50 hours a week (aside from the summer) 10 of those hours are at time and a half. Legally you are paying less than $11 an hour. Please tell me where my math is wrong.

+ 1 Plus that is calculating that every month only has 20 working days. And I actually did major in math, OP.

You must know that nannies, by law, are hourly workers. There is no flat monthly salary.

+2 Seriously, OP, where is our math wrong?

OP again. Your math is wrong because I offer guaranteed hours. So there are many days, half days, plus the 3 weeks of vacation where I will pay nanny her salary but not expect any work. So when you add all that in it is above $11/hr. Your calculation was based on 50 hours a week, but consider if two day of that week I come home 2 hours early, then it's only 46 hours but for 50 hours of pay. Hope that helps you understand! Thanks to everyone who is supporting me. Everyone else should go find something better to do.