Anonymous wrote:This board is not the right place to ask such questions. There are a lot of nanny "boosters." If you just ask you can figure out what the market can bear. I'm pretty sure it's lower than what is being quoted here.

You're so confused you're on the wrong thread.

This board is not the right place to ask such questions. There are a lot of nanny "boosters." If you just ask you can figure out what the market can bear. I'm pretty sure it's lower than what is being quoted here.

OP, ignore all the rates you're being quoted. Before anyone can give you a *real* and reasonable rate, you need to provide three crucial pieces of information. How many children, how old are they, and where are you located? These are the most important pieces of information that price your job. All this nonsense of $25+/hr for a single child is just that. Nonsense. If you give more details, then you can better advice on the actual rate for a nanny/house manager.

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Anonymous wrote:At least $25 an hour.

That's 52k a year. A lot. How many average janes can go work 40hrs and get that for older kids? I would say 20 an hour max and even that is sustainable only in an affluent area (NW, N. Arlington, Mclean, Vienna, Bethesda you get the idea).

You may be your average Jane, but that's you. Who cares?

Anonymous wrote:At least $25 an hour.

That's 52k a year. A lot. How many average janes can go work 40hrs and get that for older kids? I would say 20 an hour max and even that is sustainable only in an affluent area (NW, N. Arlington, Mclean, Vienna, Bethesda you get the idea).

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Anonymous wrote:Remember: A SAHM also would be responsible for her own child along with yours.

So in reality what you are asking for may just be too much for her.

I suggest you hire a regular nanny/household manager for this.

Expect to pay at least $23/hr.

I don't mean an actual SAHM. I mean someone to act like one and not just do preschool/school before and aftercare.

19.17 here. I was hired for this type of position, but it was 24/7. I had the fun things as well as the not-so-fun things, and I had the authority to set the schedule in any way that I wanted. By far, it's been my favorite position, but the vast majority of nannies would hate it if they were willing to even try it. If the nanny doesn't have the same level of authority that a SAHM would have (ability to make all minor decisions without talking to parents, equal say with parents for major decisions), it's not likely to work long-term. And I can't speak for anyone else, but there's no way that I would want 8 hours of responsibility per day with very little fun to balance it out.

Haha! You mean like a job? I'd gladly take a 40-hour week with defined hours. As long as the work I'm doing is mostly stuff I feel good about doing (not going to take a job caring for dogs all day, for example), I can go to the movies on my off-time.

I'm not talking about going to movies. I'm talking about being the bad guy to get kids to do homework, stay on schedule and do all the housekeeping, but not having time to do anything fun with the kids. The kids would quickly resent all time with nanny who can't do anything fun with them because the schedule doesn't allow it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember: A SAHM also would be responsible for her own child along with yours.

So in reality what you are asking for may just be too much for her.

I suggest you hire a regular nanny/household manager for this.

Expect to pay at least $23/hr.

I don't mean an actual SAHM. I mean someone to act like one and not just do preschool/school before and aftercare.

19.17 here. I was hired for this type of position, but it was 24/7. I had the fun things as well as the not-so-fun things, and I had the authority to set the schedule in any way that I wanted. By far, it's been my favorite position, but the vast majority of nannies would hate it if they were willing to even try it. If the nanny doesn't have the same level of authority that a SAHM would have (ability to make all minor decisions without talking to parents, equal say with parents for major decisions), it's not likely to work long-term. And I can't speak for anyone else, but there's no way that I would want 8 hours of responsibility per day with very little fun to balance it out.

Haha! You mean like a job? I'd gladly take a 40-hour week with defined hours. As long as the work I'm doing is mostly stuff I feel good about doing (not going to take a job caring for dogs all day, for example), I can go to the movies on my off-time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember: A SAHM also would be responsible for her own child along with yours.

So in reality what you are asking for may just be too much for her.

I suggest you hire a regular nanny/household manager for this.

Expect to pay at least $23/hr.

I don't mean an actual SAHM. I mean someone to act like one and not just do preschool/school before and aftercare.

19.17 here. I was hired for this type of position, but it was 24/7. I had the fun things as well as the not-so-fun things, and I had the authority to set the schedule in any way that I wanted. By far, it's been my favorite position, but the vast majority of nannies would hate it if they were willing to even try it. If the nanny doesn't have the same level of authority that a SAHM would have (ability to make all minor decisions without talking to parents, equal say with parents for major decisions), it's not likely to work long-term. And I can't speak for anyone else, but there's no way that I would want 8 hours of responsibility per day with very little fun to balance it out.