At what point do you talk abut salary?

[PinkPearlClutcher]

Hi, I'm a nanny looking for a new job.

I'm just wondering at what point do you bring up salary, and how? I've noticed lots of jobs simply say competitive rate, or negotiable salary. What does that even mean??

Previously the salary has been stated in the advert so i know what the expectation is. I don't want to waste time going for interviews when the salary is too low.

Before going to the interview (if not stated I ask about salary bracket). No point wasting their (and mine) time if the salary won't cover my bills ...

It can work both ways either not great salary and rather not say yet. Or quite good salary and want people to apply based on advert, family and what your looking for rather than just the good wage. Normally it would vary a lot a new nanny in first job would start off less than someone who's very experienced and had perhaps extra skills. No harm in asking on first contact if your invited to interview about starting wages

We said negotiable because it depended on experience. We were open minded about how much experience we wanted. In the end the candidate we liked most had a lot of experience and was on a good rate with her current employers so we ended up paying more: but wouldn't have wanted to pay that much to somebody with less experience.

I would feel free to ask as soon as invited to interview (at least for a range, or what they were thinking salary-wise).

Whilst communicating over email I would then bring it up. Plenty of parents still don't know the difference between babysitter au pair nanny etc so think they can get away with paying £80 p/w for a 50hr week. So I've learnt over the years to discuss it before hand. And work it out in gross so they know where they stand as employers and what they exactly would be paying out for the nannies salary

I would always ask before interview. Like others have said, no point wasting time going to see a family if you cannot live on the salary.

I put it in the ad.

At the end of the interview I mentioned it and said I am happy to talk in terms of net, if the candidate wants to, but that the contract will say gross. If they have another job it will be £10 per hour net with a presumption of a split tax code, if not then £10 per hour net with presumption of a normal 1000 tax code.

Happily my current nanny has no other job

Definitely before going for interview otherwise it is a waste of time. So ask in early stages.
You would not go for any other job without knowing at least a rough salary, so why should nannying be any different.

Always ask before an interview as if they can't/don't want to pay what I want then no point me going and wasting both our times