This is a good time for our families to compare their nanny salary and benefits package to the national average.
Nanny Pay.

• Half of nannies are paid hourly, one third are paid weekly
• The average hourly wage is $17.44 and the median is $16
• 36% of nannies are not compensated for overtime

Nanny Profile

• Only 10% of nannies are live-in.
• 71% of nannies have some college education

Nanny Benefits

• 66% of nannies get paid holidays
• 64% of nannies get paid vacation (89% get two weeks)
• 13% of nannies get no benefits
• The average holiday bonus was $324

Aspects of nanny job

• 72% of nannies get paid when employer does not need them
• 11% of nannies care for special needs children
• 76% of nannies have been with their current employer more than three years
• 79% of nannies work for couples where both parents are working
• 66% of employers withhold federal taxes
• 3% of nannies are paid through a payroll service
• 66% of nannies say they earn more than they did in 2008

Click here to see the entire survey

Beth