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07.16.08, 08:20 AM New York City
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How much should I be paying our housekeeper/nanny. We have 1 child, 5 1/2, who will be in Kindergarten from 8:30 - 3:00, starting September. Our 50 hour/week nanny, works 9-7, does all the regular nanny stuff (picks child up from school and will take to afterschool activities (if any), gives her dinner,babysits full time when no school). She also does all our laundry, cooks us parents dinner a couple times a week, does all household shopping, makes beds, changes sheets, cleans coffee maker, puts away everybody's breakfast dishes as well as medium housecleaning (does floors, not windows and bathrooms). she does a lot and does it well. Has worked for us 1 year, has 2 full weeks vacation, 1 week pay as bonus, plus lots of other random days off here and there. How much should we be paying here/week? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 07.16.08, 08:20 AM Flag
 

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I have someone like this for 36 hours per week and pay 625. But she does all housekeeping. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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Our babysitter has similar hours and similar responsibilities but does all housekeeping. We pay on the books and she takes home 560; we pay about another $100 in taxes, insurance, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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Thanks,how many children and what ages? I guess my issue is we have one child who is gone most of the day. How much more would you pay? She's been with us a year and 1st year was $560 and this morning when we discussed annual raise she said "I get $1/hour". I do think $625 is fair enough, but am concerned about future, as our child is in school longer days and our nanny/housekeeper becoming too expensive (which sounds neurotic, but as 2 working parents we need to plan far into future!) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:27 AM Flag
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One child, starting kindergarten; similar schedule to yours. I feel like we need full time coverage for vacations and when my son is sick, so I have to pay full time. That sounds like a pretty large raise; we do cost of living. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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OP- Agreed, which is why I posted for other opinions. We had a different nanny (only, no housekeeping) when child was 1-4. She moved, we got current nanny, last year, when child was in pre-k 9-2. This is a nice job for nanny/housekeeper, who does a lot of different things for us, but still has time to watch a couple of tv shows every day and is definately less harried than taking care of infants and toddlers all day as was before working with us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:37 AM Flag
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First of all, no employee dictates their raise. Can you imagine telling your boss that every year you will get a raise of X amount? You can negotiate a raise, but not unequivically state what that raise is. Second, $50/week raise for a nanny when the child is in school all day is NOT standard. And, btw, that would come out to $610/wk, not $625. I would tell her that this year you will raise it to $610 but that she can't expect to get raises like that every year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 11:06 AM Flag
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General Topics 08.14.08, 11:15 AM Flag
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I want one of those [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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you can have one if you look. there are lots of people who do these "combo" jobs. when you have babies, you think you will never find someone to do child care and house, because many who care for babies don't also like to do housework. As child gets older, there's another whole group of people who are filling to fill the new role you need. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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I'm a sahm. Maybe in my next life [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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So having someone like this in your lives leaves you to do.......absolutely nothing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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I think she is brilliant and incredibly lucky. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:34 AM Flag
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OP - I wish! We are a 2 parent working family and we live pay check to pay check. I, mom, make the medium salary we can't live without, but don't have great benefits. Dad, makes the salary that pays only 1/2 nanny/housekeeper salary, as well as his hobby stuff, but works for big company with KILLER benefits - and he doesn't want to be home with child. If I stay home,we move back into tiny apartment. Child already in public school and we moved to outer borough to have bigger living space (think, sold manhattan studio we 3 lived in and bought 2,100 sq. ft. house). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:35 AM Flag
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where is this house. we need to do the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:38 AM Flag
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Ditto! Please tell! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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you don't have to explain or justify yourself to her. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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Could I recommend that you and dh look into an au pair. Since you probably have the space (all you need is an extra bedroom) it would run you through an agency about $176 a week plus the agency fee of $7000. It would be cheaper for you and you get more hours (45 per week) but you would have someone living in your house. Just a thought. I think your circumstances sound ideal for this situation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:49 AM Flag
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np-Au Pairs are not allowed to do ANY housework. By contract. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:53 AM Flag
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that isn't true- it depends on the company [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:54 AM Flag
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Mine is allowed to do children's laundry, clean the bathroom she shares with the kids, clean the children's rooms including bed sheets, cook for the kids and do kids dishes. That is quite a bit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 08:56 AM Flag
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OP - thanks, that's a great suggestion. probably not for this year, but for next or year after. we could have a cleaning lady and an au pair - and save quite a bit every month. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.16.08, 09:45 AM Flag
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A nanny whom also does full housekeeping should not make less than 600 per week take home. We pay 650 and we give her a month of vacation time, PAID. I know people that pay as low as 500 and I also know people who pay over 1,000 for this! IT all depends on the work they do and what you can afford... Higher pay is sometimes incentive for them to stay with you. Our current nanny/housekeeper is great and we don't want to lose her to another family. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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A FT housekeeper who does some childcare is not the same thing as a FT nanny who also does housekeeping. The FT nanny does childcare for 40-50 hours/week and squeezes housekeeping into that. A FT housekeeper who for most of the year has say 16 hours of childcare and 24-34 hours to do the housekeeping (which is way more time than an apartment or small home needs) is not working nearly as hard. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.14.08, 11:45 AM Flag
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