Full Time Nanny Pay

Several years ago I was paying $225 a week. However, her normal schedule was for 4 days a week. She didn't drive, so we picked her up and brought her home. I also provided her with 2 or 3 meals a day and paid her for vacation time and a few holidays.

In our area nannies on an hourly basis are 25-35... but the average is apx $2500 per month when it's a full time gig (not bringing your own children, typically one deducts about 1/3 for each child brought with). Full time position include : paid vacation, sick days, etc. instead of at the same number of hours would = aka nearly 5k per month. I don't know if apx 1/2 is standard nationwide. Same token, in our area, most people who want a nanny for 10-20 hours per week typically do "nanny share" with 1-2 other families who also want part time work. So while one CAN pay the hourly rate, I know very very few who do. ((Those that I know who do are doing contract/short term work for school breaks, or for a month or two during pregnancy, etc... so they have a consistent person)).

We paid ours 13.00 per hour.. If you plan to have her fulltime as a permanent position I would consider a salary instead of hourly..

It depends on how many children you have, their ages & the way they act. I was a fulltime nanny for $350. a week but it was two well behaved older children a girl 7 & a boy 11. But, she also would pay for outtings & things like to go to the zoo, science center, movies etc. which made it fun & worth the pay! I ended up staying in the home alot, she owned a restaurant & was a single mom so it was alot of hours & I would cook & eat w/ the kids, sometimes she would let us order out as a treat! It really depends on your situation & what you would want them to do!

If it was consistent hours... I took a $2/hour pay cut from my usual $12/hr. I would then put into a contract that whether I worked the day or not (unless I asked for time off) due to parental holidays or days off from work - my pay would not change each week/

Ex: regular hours are 45 hours @ $10/hr = $450 a week. Parents had 2 days off for holiday or personal reasons, and I didn't come in 2 days - my pay would still be $450.

Ex: At the above rate, I asked for one day off - my pay would be altered to accommodate missing that one day of work.

This would be for ONE child.

Agree that it various based on a number of factors - experience, education, are they doing housecleaning beyond regular childcare related stuff.

We pay our nanny 9.50/hour, 42 hours/week, but really only "working" about 32 - 36 (I say this b/c my eldest goes to preschool and my youngest naps 2 hours per day - which means she gets to nap, pay her bills, watch tv and still get paid during a portion of time when she's at our house, but not actively engaged with the kids . We provide 8 paid holidays and 15 days paid time off (e.g. vacation) - which is a month of time to be paid a year without working. I believe in the idea of looking at the whole compensation package of a job - not just the hourly rate.

I run a babysitting service with over 30 families, i have been a nanny and also a director in the childcare field so i have lots of experience with this!

If you go through an agency you will have pretty much gauranteed quality and security. But you will pay more vs hiring on your own.

I did lots of research on the rates when i was nannying. The avg nanny works 40-50 hours a week and makes between 12-18 an hour depending on what you want them to do. are they just watching kids? how old are the kids? laundry? teaching? cooking etc?

You best bet is to go by a salary for the week. Most nannies also get 2 weeks of vacation a year. Are you going to pay nanny taxes or no? You are required by law to pay social and medicare if they make more than $600 a year. The nanny pays federal.

There is lots to look into with this option.

But if you are doing 45-50 hours a week and expect the nanny to watch kids, cook, pick up, laundry, teach etc. than you need to go about $15 an hour. Also you are in Colleyville where most pay higher.

I can tell you my babysitting rates are $12/hr for 1 & 2 children and $2 per hour more for each additional child (4 kids $16/hr) and this is just sitting for the normal nights/weekend sittings.

Hope this helps

10-15/hr sounds right and calculate that based on a 45-50 hr week average and can make that her salary.

It depends alot on your local going rates. I nannied for 10 yrs. With my most recent family I was paid $13/hr and worked 45 hrs/wk. They withheld taxes so I was given a W2 at the end of the year. If I worked anything over my normal hours, I was paid cash (tax-free).

I got 3 sick/personal days, 10 days paid vacation, and paid federal holidays. There were random days that the parents came home early or took off that I was still paid for. When the family took vacation I had the option of using my vacation time (to get paid for that week) or to take the week unpaid.

I was able to take my son with me when he was born (which was great because I only took 3 wks off work!).