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We don't use a nanny but my impression is that the going rate around here is about $18-20/hr. I *think* that is for two kids (everyone I know seems to use daycare for one kid and then jump to nanny for two). I'm in Boston. We pay $15/hr plus generous tip to our babysitter, who used to be a nanny. We only have one LO though.

@T.H.O.U.: yeah, i agree! That, plus if you pay the nanny more, she's more willing to do stuff around the house, at least in my experience.

Just curious when you guys are quoting prices are these after tax rates? I know for nannies you pay household taxes, so you pay $x but they really get less because of taxes or do you gross them up?

we are in a share with 2 kids, and our nanny gets ~$16/hr. (each family pays $1400/month.)

$15 net. That's on the low end for our area, but you want to start somewhere where you can afford to give a raise at some point.

Here in MI we have found that it becomes a bit of a coin toss at 2 kids in the higher rate daycare rooms...

We have a sitter who will likely become our PM Nanny when DD1 goes to public pre-school...She said her normal rate would be $15/hr but if we want to guarantee 15 hours a week (3pm-6pm daily) she would do $12.hr. It will be cash under the table.

I'm in MA working as a nanny & interviewing for a new job so I'm pretty familiar with current rates. All the positions I've been approached about are salaried $800-1,000/wk for 40hrs (overtime is time & a half, so around 30/hr for extra hours, but if you were to divide out set hours they'd be 20-25/hr), these are on the books though, so those paying under the table pay less, also most ppl paying under the table don't do time & a half for overtime. Hiring someone young is another way to save some $$. You could also see if there is anyone in the town preschool program that might want to share with you in the afternoon, that would help with the cost. You can offer other perks that would be valuable to the nanny, but maybe wouldn't cost you much, like adding her to your gym membership, AAA, or cell phone plan.

Keep in mind most nannies have flexible rates, sure I have a set amount I need to get by, but I also only work for people I love. I'd rather make a little less & love going to work than work for people I can't stand & I understand that people have limits on what they can afford to pay me.

$15 an hour for one child and $20 for 2, just outside of DC.

I'm actually in the market for a nanny come this fall and I am thinking around 14/15 per hour. It would come out to around $700/week which seems fair to me for the area (pa). For emergency nannies we pay between $17-$20 per hour for only one child but these are older more experienced nannies who are available a la carte. I feel like if we guarantee a full time job the rate should be lower, even for 2.