What is an average daily rate for a nanny?

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Hi,
PLease could you tell me how much you would expect to pay/be paid for 3 days a week 9-6 live out sole charge of a baby? This is for a mature, experienced nanny who has been a SAHM for the past 5 years. Location is not London but an affluent area in the SW of England.
Any answers gratefully received - thanks.

How long is a piece of string really?

Myself - mature, experienced and in the South East outside of the M25 and I get £11 gross per hour.

I would say that £10 gross per hour would be quite typical in my area (West Surrey, just outside M25) possibly a little a higher. So £90-100 per day Gross.

It doesn't really matter though what other nannies may or may get paid. What matters is how much you can afford to pay (whilst keeping some back for a future payrise) plus what the nanny is prepared to accept.

What is gross in nanny terms? Do you have to pay extra for Tax and NI?

Thanks!

PS - sorry for hijacking but I had the same q too!

Thanks everyone.
TerrysNo2 - I understand "gross pay" to mean the nanny has to have tax and NI taken out of that but the employer will still need to add on employers tax and NI contributions to work out what it will cost them, not what the nanny receives. Is that right?

Gross is total pay for nanny for example £250 gross per week then the employer pays her tax and Ni from that and she gets the net amount as her salary for that week (same as most of us do in our jobs) - employer then pays emploters ni on top of that

what has happened in past is nannies have quoted net so £250 net per week then employers have had to pay tax and ni on top of that so the £250 has been their take home.

Hope above makes sense

Most nannies and agencies are now quoting gross as there is now a move from net to gross for nannies inline with most other employment

Parents as the employers are ALWAYS responsible for the nannies tax and ni whatever is agreed net or gross.

I would say £9-10 net but really you find out when you interview.

sorry in response to your initial question I would suggest around £8 gross an hr with an initial pay review in 6mths possibly raising it to £9 gross an hr and then a yrly pay review from there (if says pay review you dont have to give a pay rise as its a review)

Nanny may be experienced but she has been out of work for 5yrs and think pay should reflect this as in many jobs if you took 5yrs out of your career you couldnt expect to be on same salary as others who have been working for past 5yrs in that job.

Currently very experience nannies tend to earn anything from £9-£14 gross an hr (possibly more in london)

Does anybody has any suggestions what's a fair split between 2 families in a nanny share if one is 3 days only and one 5? I assume that the days when she is sharing two kids are slightly differently priced than those when she is on her own with one, but not sure how! Also, does the family whose house you use pay more or less. (assume less if they providing nappies and food?) help please!