Nanny pay for twins
I'm wondering what the going rate is for a nanny for twins? They'll be about 8mos old when the care would begin. I've seen it posted that the going rate for one baby is $20/hr. Are people with twins paying $40/hr? This would be part-time work, likely to be between 20-28hrs per week.
Thanks!
May 17, 2017
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Hi
Hope you are having a great day! Congrats on your twins! I have been a nanny for 10 years now. The rate for one child is from $18 to $20 per hour. A share which means two different families sharing a nanny each family pays from $11 to $13 per hour per child. When it comes to twins the rate goes from $20 to $22 per hour for both of them. That's the rate must of nannies are getting paid now. Also there are some students that work for less than that but don't have much of experience with babies. Hope this helps you, and good luck finding someone who will fit all your need. Congrats again! Have a wonderful evening.
Our twins are 5 now, but we had a nanny for two years, from 6 months to 2.5 years. We paid $22/hr. Our nanny was fantastic. What I have seen over the years is that the rate can range anywhere from $18-38/hr. (I personally know people who have paid both ends of that spectrum.) The main factors that I've seen influence this are:
location (SF is more expensive)
how many kids
whether you're paying under the table or not
how much experience you want the person to have (the $18/hr nanny my friend had had no experience at all, whereas the $38/hr nanny my other friend had was previously a preschool teacher for many years)
whether the nanny is able to have enough work (i.e. If you only need 20 hrs/week, can they find another 20/hour/week job)
Hope that helps!