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This weekend the nanny is doing an overnight for me. I've never asked her to do that for me before, so I'm not sure what to pay her. She will be there for a full 24 hours.

Is $400 fair?

[cardiganagain]

:-|

I will skip my Holiday Party for this Saturday to watch your child/children for 24 hours.

[Deleted]

You think that's way too much?

[speckledfrog]

That seems really high. What the cost for a normal day?

[emsumm]

Hey, I'm in your area! Send her on over!

[ktkl09]

I've been paid $200-300 for overnights. What is her normal hourly rate?

[peach]

I'd probably pay her whatever her hourly rate is, and then give a bit of a bonus to say thank you for doing an overnighter...and maybe offer to pay or leave money on the counter for her to order takeout for dinner.

When I nannied, I got ripped off by the family I worked for and got paid peanuts. Definitely make sure what you are paying her is fair, but I think $400 is too much.

[louloudi87]

That is WAY too much. I would never be able to take that much for an overnight. $150 is fair depending on what you normally pay her.

[cahabalily]

Shit. I'll do it for half that.

I don't think you need to pay her based hourly, because she has to sleep somewhere, KWIM? I would double the usual daily rate.

[Deleted]

For our nanny it would be closer to $250-300. So I think that's a little high but not outside of the realm of reasonably high.

[bleubook]

Offer $150.

[ktkl09]

I think you should pay her normaly hourly rate for however many hours she's there plus another $50-$75 for the overnight.

[psychmom]

I'd do $10-$12/hr plus an extra $20 or $30.

[EmilieMadison]

Regular hourly pay for awake hours and 1/2 the hourly rate for overnight sleeping hours.

[Deleted]

Oh wait -- I didn't think of the sleeping part, lol.

Yeah, that's too much then. Offer $250 and see what she says.

[speckledfrog]

Dec 13, 2012 15:56:20 GMT -5 namasteak said:

What is her normal hourly wage? When I was a nanny I charged my normal hourly wage ($15) for day hours when I was awake and then 1/2 that when I was asleep. I was in a HCOL and charged $300 for 24 hours.

This method sounds reasonable to me.

[ECB]

Dec 13, 2012 15:56:20 GMT -5 namasteak said:

What is her normal hourly wage? When I was a nanny I charged my normal hourly wage ($15) for day hours when I was awake and then 1/2 that when I was asleep. I was in a HCOL and charged $300 for 24 hours.

This is more where I'm thinking. I don't know that you should have to pay her full hourly rate when she will be sleeping - BUT the fact that she'll still be working/in charge, she also shouldn't be paid nothing.

Talk to her about this! What does she feel is a fair fee for overnight?

[SKP82]

That would be very generous.

I did weekends for a family and they paid me $250. Though that was almost 10 years ago and the kids were a lot older than yours (3rd and 5th grade), so they didn't need as much.

[ktkl09]

What are the sleeping arrangements for the nanny? I'm always incredibly uncomfortable and can never sleep at the family's house I nanny for.

[Deleted]

She gets paid $650 a week. So that works out to be $16.50 an hour.

[ECB]

Dec 13, 2012 16:07:27 GMT -5 @jlm523 said:

She gets paid $650 a week. So that works out to be $16.50 an hour.

Welp, at 16 hours full and 8 hours 1/2, we get to just about $400!! ha.

I still say talk to her, though. Ask her what she charges for a full 24 hours.

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Dec 13, 2012 15:59:25 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

Regular hourly pay for awake hours and 1/2 the hourly rate for overnight sleeping hours.

Agreed.

[Deleted]

Dec 13, 2012 16:07:27 GMT -5 @jlm523 said:

She gets paid $650 a week. So that works out to be $16.50 an hour.

for both girls or just one?

[jaylea]

I had two kids in full time daycare for $410 a week. So I say too much for 24 hours for one kid.

[Deleted]

Ugh Jaylea can I move where you are?? Lol

Well it looks like $400 is right after all!!

[speckledfrog]

Dec 13, 2012 16:13:39 GMT -5 jaylea said:

I had two kids in full time daycare for $410 a week. So I say too much for 24 hours for one kid.

Daycare is usually less expensive than nannies because you pay a premium for having her care for fewer children and doing it in your home. I'm still dying at $400. It just seems like so much.

[SKP82]

Maybe it's just me, but if you're comfortable with the $400 and can afford it, that's what I would suggest. Isn't good help hard to find? I think she would be very grateful and more likely to help you out in a jam.

Unless you are going to need her to do this more often and don't want to pay that the next time.

Although the full rate for waking hours and half rate for sleeping hours is pretty close to $400.

ETA: Please don't lowball her in an attempt to negotiate. That is really awkward in a situation like this.

[Deleted]

Can I ask what area of the country you are in? I'm in Boston and while we know we pay our (young) nanny a good (but not the highest) rate, I'm still surprised you pay more than we do.

[Deleted]

Dec 13, 2012 16:13:09 GMT -5 fields said:

Dec 13, 2012 16:07:27 GMT -5 @jlm523 said:

She gets paid $650 a week. So that works out to be $16.50 an hour.

for both girls or just one?

Just for Eloise.

[jaylea]

Dec 13, 2012 16:15:22 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Ugh Jaylea can I move where you are?? Lol

Well it looks like $400 is right after all!!

We are grandfathered in. Current new parents pay $275 a week!