How much do you pay a nanny? Post Reply

[jo jo]

I need some guidance. How much should you pay a nanny in a nannyshare. hours 8am-6pm and looking after one year olds that are best friends already. What is the going rate? We are paying £10 p.hr and then paying taxes ontop. Our nanny has asked for a raise one month in and we are wondering whether we are paying the going rate?

[ckwmum]

Depends on their experience really but anything from £12-14 if they have experience and/or qualifications. Less if they are quite new to the job. Why is your nanny asking for a raise so soon? Normally you wouldn't even think of a salary review until after a year. In my experience anyway.

[Txmom]

I pay 10/hr with taxes on top for my two kids and think I am in the top range compared to my friends. I agree is a bit soon to be asking for a raise so early. I don't think you are underpaying. If that was grossed up she is making in the 12-14 range.

[supermummy]

Must admit I thought £10 was the going rate for sole charge of one child. We paid about £12 for nanny share for a 1 and 6 month old previously. Still, a month in, I'd be resisting as she accepted your job offer and, based on other replies, that obviously is what some people pay.

[BalhamMumWorkingFT]

£10 a hour with taxes is good pay. Ask her why she is asking for more money; it might be a financial situation or an excepted cost she has... she also may be finding the job harder than she originally thought. It is best to keep a very open line of communication between you and your Nanny.

In 2007, I paid £100 a day for a nanny share plus tax. She worked from 8am to 7pm most days with Friday leaving at 5pm. When I had 2 kids, she came to work for me solely and I paid £100 a day. She had lots of friends making more money and less money. And we always would chat about it in a constructive way.

After she left, I realised I was really paying top dollar for her as the next nanny thought it was too much for the work.

Good Luck.

[kjn]

£8 net per hour is quite standard, agencies will tell you £9-10 or more as they get a percentage of the salary for finding you a nanny they are incentivised to put the price up. I'm interviewing at the moment and £9 seems to be what most are asking for, I currently pay £8.20 net. In a nanny share I would pay less as two people are paying - I presume you're not both paying £10 net ie £20 per hour net??! Simply childcare is a great website to find someone but you must check crb, I.d and references etc particularly if not using an agency.

[specialk1215]

Well, in my experience, £10/hour net is the going rate for a normal nanny job. I have two kids and that is what I pay.

Nanny shares are a bit different. I have generally been under the impression that for a nanny share (ie: when the nanny sort of has two bosses) a nanny tends to make more money and the two families split the cost, meaning everyone wins. I don't know if that applies in this case as she is really only looking after two children (a fairly normal job!) but perhaps because it is a nanny share and she has two families to consider?! I guess it is best to have an open and honest conversation with her and ask her why she wants more money. Really, she should have asked for that before she started working. She'd have to have a pretty good reason to ask for a raise a month in!

[emmie]

I have to agree more with ckmum, £12 after tax is a decent salary to pay for a nanny. I know you can get cheaper ones, but personally, I would rather have someone qualified with lots of experience who is paid enough that she will stay and be happy with us. Appreciate it can be more a case of what's in the budget tho

[Nanny_McPhee]

Hi there,
I am a British qualified nanny with 15yrs experience. I wouldn't accept anything less than £13phr gross/ £10 net with a single family. For a share £12phr net I'm told Is the going rate. All my nanny friends are similar in age and experience and expect the same rate. A newly qualified/ young nanny would possibly be fine with £11phr for a share, £9phr for single family.

But as your nanny is only a month into her contract I would say it is too early to be asking for a pay rise, she accepted the position on those terms and its now too late to negotiate. If you really like her and want to keep the peace perhaps you could compromise and offer a review after 6mths? Good luck with it all.

[workingmum62]

We do a nanny share 4 days a week and the nanny gets £12ph net in total. On the fifth day we have a sole care nanny who we pay £10ph net to look after our 2 children.

My understanding is that nannies who look after children in nanny shares get a little bit more because there is generally more work as you're splitting your time between two families and it’s normally kids of the same or similar age which can be harder work.

I agree with the other posters though, she accepted the job on the basis of £10ph and to ask for a pay rise one month in is very cheeky - presumably she's still in her probation period as well so you would have thought she is trying to make a good impression?!?!?! I would tell her politely and firmly that you will review her salary after 6 months/a year. You have 2 options if she pushes the point, 1) you look around and see if you could find an as good/better nanny for £10ph net 2) if you can't or don't want the hassle you pay her more.