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How much should I expect to pay?

I plan on going back to work when LO is about 7 months old. I would like to have someone come to my home and take care of him between the hours of 7- 4 Monday through Friday. Is $10 per hour ($450 per week) too little? 
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Re: How much should I expect to pay?

  • In the Jersey Shore area..probably.  Try posting on your local board.  Prices for child care fluctuate by region
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  • HOLY COW! I pay $80.00 a week!!!

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  • I pay $9/hr for 40 hours a week for 2u2. (I pay $15/hr for any extra time.) I think you should be able to find someone within your budget.  
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  • Start researching your area.  We would be paying probably in the $12/hr range for 1 child plus another $2/hr for any additional.  We send DS to a small daycare though (4 kids) and pay $250/wk. 

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  • Check your area, you can use the tools on Care.com to give you a better idea of what caretakers are looking to make. Here in TX I pay $12/hr for 1 child and light housekeeping.
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  • Our nanny started with us at $10/hr.

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  • depends on where you live. I am an experienced nanny and ask for $12/hr starting rate. I did take a position with a family once and they paid a little bit less (it was a great match so I took it) They offered me extra sick and vacation time to make up for the difference, something to keep in mind. Im sure you will be able to find someone GL
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  • I think you can always find someone to fit your budget, but it is a matter compromise on other things that may offset the pay. 
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  • I would imagine that's a bit low.  We started out at $11/hr in Western NY, and $15/hr in Atlanta.
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  • We do a nanny share with our neighbors.  They have 3 kids and we have a 5 month old baby.  We pay $250/week and are in the Cleveland area.   That's about the same as a highly rated daycare in our area. 
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  • Depends on where you live.  I pay $330/week (after taxes are taken out) for our nanny to stay with our 3 girls. 
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    What??? $80/week?  For 40 hours?????????  That doesn't even make sense.

     My thoughts exactly!

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  • I live in NJ, and you're going to be hard-pressed to find an experienced nanny for $10 an hour.  Teens get that for babysitting.  The range for a nanny is really $13-$15 an hour here.  We pay $650 a week for approximately 47.5 hours.
     
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