Jennifer Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The person I'm considering is a 23yo married grad student with babysitting/nanny experience. I would need her 2-3 times a month, from 6pm-8am (I would be working 7pm-7am). She would need to feed everyone, do the homework/bedtime routine and then get everyone up in the am and take everyone to school. I will do a background check including driving record and she would be using my vehicle to take everyone to school. So, it'll be 14 hours total with 5 hours of children being awake. I wouldn't expect her to stay up all night, but would want her to do the dinner dishes, help pick up in the evening, maybe start a load of laundry. Oh, and I have 4 kids ages 11, 10, 8 and 4 who don't need alot of physical care (feeding, diapering, etc.) They all sleep through the night. I was thinking $150 for the whole thing, which is a little more than $10/hour. What say the hive? Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 As a babysitter myself, I would say that that is a fair price. I'd do it. What I am curious about (nosy, really) is do you make much more than that for a twelve hour shift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) I'll be honest. RN with night shift differential=$28/hour. I don't know if I could pay almost 50% of my wages to a sitter every time I worked, but most of the time dh will be here. Only a few times a month when he is out of town would I need a sitter. Jennifer Edited October 30, 2010 by Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hmmm... well, she'll claim it on her taxes and you'll get credit for that, right? But Gosh... I'd do it for less :) I actually think that $9.00 an hour is more than fair, knowing that you don't expect her to scrub toilets, and... well... she'll be sleeping for 8-10 hrs of it... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I would think that $100 would be sufficient. Of the 14 hours, she's going to be awake for only about 6 hours. Think about it this way, you would pay her $10/hour for the 6 hours that she's awake (total $60) and $5/hour for the 8 hours she's asleep (total $40). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The person I'm considering is a 23yo married grad student with babysitting/nanny experience. I would need her 2-3 times a month, from 6pm-8am (I would be working 7pm-7am). She would need to feed everyone, do the homework/bedtime routine and then get everyone up in the am and take everyone to school. I will do a background check including driving record and she would be using my vehicle to take everyone to school. So, it'll be 14 hours total with 5 hours of children being awake. I wouldn't expect her to stay up all night, but would want her to do the dinner dishes, help pick up in the evening, maybe start a load of laundry. Oh, and I have 4 kids ages 11, 10, 8 and 4 who don't need alot of physical care (feeding, diapering, etc.) They all sleep through the night. I was thinking $150 for the whole thing, which is a little more than $10/hour. What say the hive? Jennifer I'd send you my resume and references but the gas money for my commute would take too much of my pay! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Remember if she pays HER taxes, she's paying roughly 20 percent of her earnings to the gov't. You have to pay the nanny tax (about 7 percent, if I'm not mistaken). So I think $125 is fair. It would be around here, anyway. You could probably go as low as 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarmom4 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I would think that $100 would be sufficient. Of the 14 hours, she's going to be awake for only about 6 hours. Think about it this way, you would pay her $10/hour for the 6 hours that she's awake (total $60) and $5/hour for the 8 hours she's asleep (total $40). :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I used to do it for 75.00, but I kept those children in my own home (same hours/duties you listed, just at my place instead of hers). That was about eight or nine years ago. I'd offer 100.00 or 125.00 and see if she takes it. One fifty seems a bit high to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 You guys are great, thanks. DH says start at $100 and then I have room to negotiate and have some room for bonuses, raises, etc. in the future if all goes well. I'll let you know what happens. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I wouldn't pay more than $100 for overnight care like that. Maybe starting out at $75/night, with room to negotiate. I'd recommend checking out the going rates in your area and seeing what other parents pay for overnights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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