Nanny Salary

There are several important factors to considercare career and should not typically receive a
when defining the salary for your nanny. Salary isweekly salary above $200 per week on a live-in
not dependent on the need of the individual,basis.
rather on the value they provide and is also basedThe salary you hand over to your nanny also
on their past experience and quality of their work.depends on whether or not she is a full time or a
The starting salary for a live-in nanny as definedpart time nanny, and whether or not you provide
by the US State Department is $13,905 whereasher with food and cover other utility costs.
in the UK it is less, only £40-55 per hour.Generally speaking, there are three different
The salary earned should be based onclassifications for a nanny in most European
demonstrated performance and current value.countries: Au Pair, Au Pair Plus and Mother's Help,
Also market values may change based on theeach with varying pay depending mostly on the
current economic conditions.working hours.
It seems that there is no "average" salary whenDo you require her to travel with you on
it comes to hiring a nanny. A nanny's salaryvacations and how many days can you possibly
depends on so many variables and so it isgive her a day off? Remember that the cost of
impossible to supply averages. Some of thehousing in most major metropolitan areas ranges
variables are how many children she will care forfrom $13,200 to $20,400 onwards per year, so if
and the ages of the children, her educationalyou have a live-in nanny, salary may include room,
qualifications, whether he/she is a US citizen orfood and other utilities and hence, the pay roll in
not and finally where in the country you live andmonetary terms may decrease based on these
consequently, the demand supply situation offactors.
Nannies there. Cost of living for the nanny alsoIt is also important to understand the various
determines the pay she asks for and is therefore,charges that get added to your bill when you hire
higher in the metros than in rural areas.a nanny through an agency. The over all cost can
Here is a sketch of how a salary plan should bebe briefly summarized as those of an agency
drawn up. Hiring a nanny with standard babyprogram fee, agency application fee, and domestic
sitting experience or one who requires trainingairfare cost, education fee, annual nanny salary,
makes all the difference in pay rolls. If the nannytotal annual cost and of course a weekly cost.
has less than three years of experience ofPaying the Nanny and an agency incurs additional
continuous referential employment as a child caretaxes.
provider, then she is at the beginning of her child