This forum is so trolled . All of my friends and I have nannies , in northern Virginia $22/hr for two kids is standard , and that includes tax deductions. The nurse who posted is correct a nanny who barely has any advanced degree does not deserve $28/hr that’s crazy !
A lot of well off parents in McLean etc are cuckolds that accept whatever rate a nanny proposes but please get your heads straight !

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Anonymous wrote:You have an infant and a toddler. 60000/52=1153.84/(40+1.5*5)=$24.29 If you use 45 hours, your rate is $24.29 per hour, and if you need more hours, it drops. Definitely a decent rate for a nanny with stellar references, good experience and possibly a degree. It’s up to you to decide if you can afford it.

If you put it that way, it's not an outlandish rate for two young kids. I would assume full-time care for both with this, no preschool.

That’s why nannies talk in terms of hourly rate or weekly as related to the number of hours.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Managing the household upkeep is the work of a household manager, not a nanny.

An employee who wants this salary from me is going to need to actually meet my needs. If you can make this rate from a family that is low expectations, go get it.

Sorry to break it to you, but this is a typical salary for those who can actually afford a nanny. You can’t, so you’re confused.

We have a HHI of $700k/yr and have always had wonderful, helpful childcare providers.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Managing the household upkeep is the work of a household manager, not a nanny.

An employee who wants this salary from me is going to need to actually meet my needs. If you can make this rate from a family that is low expectations, go get it.

Sorry to break it to you, but this is a typical salary for those who can actually afford a nanny. You can’t, so you’re confused.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Managing the household upkeep is the work of a household manager, not a nanny.

An employee who wants this salary from me is going to need to actually meet my needs. If you can make this rate from a family that is low expectations, go get it.

Anonymous wrote:You have an infant and a toddler. 60000/52=1153.84/(40+1.5*5)=$24.29 If you use 45 hours, your rate is $24.29 per hour, and if you need more hours, it drops. Definitely a decent rate for a nanny with stellar references, good experience and possibly a degree. It’s up to you to decide if you can afford it.

If you put it that way, it's not an outlandish rate for two young kids. I would assume full-time care for both with this, no preschool.

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Anonymous wrote:I make about this an an RN at a DC hospital.
Georgetown, GW, etc. hire RNs for less than this. 40 hours a week.

Apparently I should have skipped school and become a nanny.

Yes, you should have. At the very least get your BS in nursing and try to get into graduate school.

But no question, even with just an RN, you would earn much more as a newborn care nurse/nanny.

+1. I have a bachelors in education and all the course work completed for my masters in Early Childhood Development and, as a nanny to one child, make double what I did as a preschool teacher (at a very sought-after preschool). Twice.

You should think about being an infant care specialist, PP. With an RN license it would only take a couple classes and you could easily command $40 - $45 an hour. More if you were a night nurse.

Anonymous wrote:I make about this an an RN at a DC hospital.
Georgetown, GW, etc. hire RNs for less than this. 40 hours a week.

Apparently I should have skipped school and become a nanny.

Yes, you should have. At the very least get your BS in nursing and try to get into graduate school.

But no question, even with just an RN, you would earn much more as a newborn care nurse/nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Managing the household upkeep is the work of a household manager, not a nanny.

This escapes the cheap and entitled families of DCUM.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Managing the household upkeep is the work of a household manager, not a nanny.

I don’t care about education but I would expect a ton of flexibility and pitching in as needed (start dinner, call the propane company for refill, etc).

Anonymous wrote:I make about this an an RN at a DC hospital.
Georgetown, GW, etc. hire RNs for less than this. 40 hours a week.

Apparently I should have skipped school and become a nanny.

You work 40hrs a week. Most nannies making this are working 50hrs a week.

I make about this an an RN at a DC hospital.
Georgetown, GW, etc. hire RNs for less than this. 40 hours a week.

Apparently I should have skipped school and become a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:I’d expect 50 hours a week, all cooking, cleaning for kids, doctors appointments and keeping house picked up as well as other errands as needed. I’d expect a masters degree.

Then you up salary to $90,000/year. You are ridiculous!

Anonymous wrote:What qualifications would you want in a nanny who is watching two small children (baby and toddler) and charging 60k for a full-time gig?

Nannies also have to pay for food, clothing, transportation, housing and they deserve to live as well as you.