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Average: 15.3 months
Most common response: 6 months (58 respondents)
| Length of Time | Percent | # Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 6 months | 30% | 260 |
| 7 - 11 months | 22% | 184 |
| 1 - 2 years | 26% | 223 |
| 2 - 3 years | 11% | 94 |
| 3 - 4 years | 6% | 48 |
| 4 - 5 years | 3% | 27 |
| 5 - 6 years | 1% | 11 |
| more than 6 years | 0.01% | 7 |
Note: the survey did not allow for more than 99 months (about 8 years)
and there was one response that was "99".
| How nanny was found | Pct | # responses | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Parents Network | 31% | 265 | |
| Through a friend | 22% | 191 | |
| Craigslist | 20% | 175 | |
| Through an agency | 6% | 56 | |
| Through a neighbor | 4% | 36 | |
| Through a parenting org/mommy group | 4% | 32 | Twins By the Bay, parents group at husband's work, GGMG, Palo Alto/Menlo Park Parents Club, Lamorinda Mom's Club, potrero hill parents yahoo group |
| Bananas | 3% | 23 | BPN Note: Bananas was inadvertently left off
as an option on this question; the total for "Through an agency"
probably includes some who used Bananas
|
| Online message board | 2% | 21 | |
| Through another nanny or my previous nanny | 2% | 16 | |
| Newspaper | 1% | 11 | NPN newsletter, local Chinese newspaper, Montclarion |
| Met her at a park or kids' class | 1% | 10 | saw her at the playground, saw her at Kindergym, saw her walking by my house with a child, |
| Other | 1% | 10 | nanny was a friend or family member(8), through my housekeeper(4), posted/saw a flyer(3), through my daycare/preschool(3), Parents Place (3), church (2), work associate (2) |
Number of responses: 61 (about 7% of all respondents)
Click Here to see a summary of responses.
| By the hour | 78.7% |
| Weekly | 21.3% |
| # of respondents | avg. weekly pay | avg. hrs/wk | avg. hourly rate | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | $485.76 | 34.5 hrs | $14.60 | min: $65.00 (3 hrs/wk) max: $1950.00 (50 hrs/wk) |
| average | median | std deviation | min / max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One child (500 responses) | $14.20 | $14.00 | $2.40 | $8.00 / $27.00 |
| Two children (438 responses) | $18.40 | $19.00 | $2.60 | $8.00 / $30.00 |
| Three children (114 responses) | $23.70 | $24.00 | $5.10 | $13.00 / $36.00 |
As with previous BPN surveys, some people mis-read the question
and provided only their share of the nanny's rate for 2 and 3 children. We
assumed this was the case if the 2-child or 3-child rate was LESS THAN the 1-child
rate. In this case we multiplied the rate by 2 or 3 to get the total.
(This was not done where the 1-child rate EQUALLED the 2 or 3 child rate. In
nearly all these cases, the nanny was caring for the children of only one
family, so she was being paid the same rate regardless of how many children
were present.)
| # of respondents | avg. hrs/wk | most common | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 807 | 29.3 hrs/wk | 40 hrs/wk (100 responses)
20 hrs/wk (59 responses) 45 hrs/wk (54 responses) 50 hrs/wk (53 responses) 30 hrs/wk (52 responses) | 3 hrs/wk / 100 hrs/wk |
13. If she works for other families, how many TOTAL hours a week does she work?
| # of respondents | avg. hrs/wk | most common | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | 38.1 hrs/wk | 40 hrs/wk (102 responses)
45 hrs/wk (54 responses) 50 hrs/wk (50 responses) 30 hrs/wk (22 responses) | 2 hrs/wk / 100 hrs/wk |
| No | 84.1% |
| Yes | 15.9% |
12.b. At what hourly rate is overtime paid?
8. Do you pay a weekly salary or by the hour?
9. If you pay by the week, what is your nanny's weekly salary?
10. If you pay by the hour, what is the TOTAL hourly rate your nanny is paid?
11. How many hours does she typically work for your family per week?
12. Do you pay overtime (more than 40 hours / week)?
13. If she works for other families, how many TOTAL hours a week does she work?
14. Any comments / input on the questions above?
15. Which of the following duties does your nanny fulfill?
16. Which of the following things does your nanny receive?
17. What is your policy about the following things?
18. Anything else you'd like to add?
19. Do you report your nanny's earnings to the California Employment Development Department (EDD)? (for state disability & unemployment insurance -- see http://www.edd.ca.gov/taxrep/de8829.pdf)
| No | 73.8% |
| Yes, all | 17.8% |
| Yes, some | 8.5% |
19.b. If you report some of the earnings, what percentage do you report? Is there a particular reason why you don't report earnings? If you report the earnings, please give us details (do you use a filing service and which one, etc.)? Was it hard to find a nanny who wanted to be paid on the books? Anything else people should know?
20. Do you report your nanny's earnings to the IRS?
| No | 71.0% |
| Yes, all | 19.4% |
| Yes, some | 9.5% |
21. If you report the earnings, do you WITHHOLD federal and state income taxes from each paycheck?
| No | 59.2% |
| Yes | 34.1% |
| Unsure | 6.7% |
22. Do you pay the nanny's portion of social security and medicare (in addition to the employer's portion)?
| No | 83.2% |
| Yes | 16.8% |
29. If your nanny was working for you when you had another child, how much extra did she get paid when the new child arrived?
29.a $ extra
| Extra for new baby | Pct of responses | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| $2/hr | 23% | 21 responses | $3/hr | 20% | 18 responses | $5/hr | 14% | 13 responses | $6/hr | 10% | 9 responses | $4/hr | 9% | 8 responses |
| $0/hr | 4% | "none yet - rarely cares for both at once" ... "nothing. she kept the same rate and cared for our twins as we sent the older child to preschool." | other | 20% | $10/hr (2) ... $7/hr (2) ... one response each: $1/hr, $1.50/hr, $3-$5/hr, $3/5/hr, $8/hr, $8.50/hr, $9.50/hr, $100/wk, $250, $350, $1500/mo |
29.b From what hourly rate to what?
This question was so open-ended and responses had so much variation that it was hard to figure out how to group results in a meaningful way. It is also not clear how useful the results are without knowing more details about individual situations. For example: if the rate increased from $16 to $20/hour, how many children were there, and how many of them were in the same family? Is the higher rate paid even if only one of the siblings is present?
View all Responses grouped by from/to amounts.
The following are the top five responses:
| from $/hr | to $/hr | # responses |
|---|---|---|
| $15 | $18 | 8 |
| $16 | $18 | 8 |
| $15 | $20 | 7 |
| $12 | $15 | 6 |
| $13 | $18 | 5 |
Other Notes:
30. Does the nanny receive a year-end bonus?
| Yes | 74.0% |
| No | 26.0% |
30.b. If so, what is the amount and why? (e.g., $xxx, x days/weeks' pay)
| Bonus Amount | % Respondents | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 week's pay | 41% | Total=192: "I gave $1000 last year, nearly weeks pay." ... "$400 (about one week's pay)" ... "at least 1 weeks pay for each year she's been with us." ... "$100 (approx 1 days work -- she only works 1 day/week for us)" ... "up to one extra week - $700" ... "Weeks pay - $240" ... "one week's pay ish. $100 - $150" ... "1 week salary or 600" ... "$900 (one week's pay)" ... "$1000 about a week's pay." |
| $100-$250 | 20% | Total=93: "holiday bonus ($100) plus a gift." ... "I think each family paid $100 at the end of the year. She had been with us for just a few months." ... "$100 .... that's how much we could afford" ... "It was small, but it was what we could afford. ($100 from each family, $200 total)" ... "$100 after first 4 months" ... "$75 to $100 from each of 3 families" ... "$100, and another $100 for her birthday in the summer." ... "$200 and a physical gift" ... "a few hundred and a gift" .. "We gave her $100 for Christmas and then another $100 in the spring when we got our tax refunds." |
| 1.5 - 2 weeks pay | 14% | Total=65: "$600 (about 2 weeks)" ... "$2,000 -- approx 1 paycheck's worth (2 wks)" ... "$1000 (approximately two weeks' salary)" ... "about two weeks (around $200)" ... "$300 two weeks' pay from our current part of the share" ... "$500 - two weeks pay sounded good" ... "$1000 (approximately two weeks' salary)" ... "Usually a payperiod's pay." ... "between 1 and 2 weeks' pay" ... "1.5 weeks pay ($750)" ... "8 days pay" ... "$500 (about 1.5 X weeks pay), nice round number" |
| $300-$500 | 8% | Total=38: "$500 which is less than her weekly salary but she appreciated it immensely." ... "we give her money on her bday and at Xmas for a total of about $500" ... "gift basket, $500 bonus at year end plus occasional small gifts throughout the year" |
| $1000 and up | 6% | Total=27: "Christmas bonus total of $1000" ... "Typically $1000 because we really like the nannies we've hired." "2,000" ... "2700" ... "$2,500 because she goes above and beyond and is extremely flexible all year long." ... "$1000 at end of year, same amount mid-year as a birthday gift" ... "$1200-$1500 per year, because we think her self set rates are too low." |
| 1-4 days' pay | 2% | Total=11: "Two days pay" ... "$200 (a little over 2 days pay)" ... "I give her the amount of one day's worth of time, but I don't know what the other family does." ... "A days pay, we only have her 2 days/week" ... "$400 - 4 days of salary, but she also gets two weeks off paid in the winter" |
| 2.5 weeks - 1 month's pay | 2% | Total=10: "$3000 (apx. 3 weeks pay)" ... "2 to 4 week pay. performance based." ... "About 2.5 weeks pay" ... "One thousand dollars. We want it to seem like a bonus so it's half a month's salary." ... "Birthday is an extra week worth of salary and christmas is 2 weeks worth of salary." |
| depends on our own finances | 2% | Total=10: "When we get a bonus in the future, we will give an amount that we can afford (usually about $100)." ... "random depending on year" ... "We gave 80.00 and a small gift. Although we were told it is customary to give a week's pay, we couldn't afford it." ... "Approximately $5000. My husband received a very large annual bonus from his work, and we take a percentage of that to give to her." ... "depends on whether we got bonuses at work---typically one week's pay, or a plane ticket." ... "based upon what kind of bonus we get" ... "It depends on my own bonus, but it was $150 last time." ... "Varies. She got a +$2,000 bonus last year because our family had a financially successful year, to which she contributed by taking excellent care of our son." ... "depending on what I can afford 200-500" ... "$100 ... that's how much we could afford" |
| non-money gift only | 2% | Total=9: "large christmas gift" ... "we give her presents from stores that she likes." ... "We did give her a gift at the end of the year, approx value of $140." ... "But we give her gifts for holidays, birthday" ... "tbd, last year it was a handbag" ... "$50 CHRISTMAS GIFT" ... "gift certificates to Macy's etc." ... "holiday gift of a massage or pedicure or some other pampering activity" |
| other | 2% | Total=9: "double the amount she gets on a pay period" ... "approximately 20% of total, this is simply a benchmark i use" ... "Usually a payperiod's pay." |
31. Has your nanny ever slept over to take care of the kids?
| No | 86.2% |
| Yes | 13.8% |
31.b. If yes, how much per night extra do you pay?
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| $100 | 45% (21 responses) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $50-$60 | 32% (15 responses) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $75-$80 | 11% (5 responses) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $35-$40 | 6% (3 responses) | Notes: three other responses: $25 (2) and $13 (1)
| No | 91.4% |
| Yes | 8.6% |
33.b. If yes, how was the experience (e.g.,payment arrangements, time on/off, would you do it again? etc)
35. How many PAID days off PER YEAR does the nanny get for...?
| Average | 3 Most Common Replies | Min / Max | # responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid Holidays | 6.9 days | 10 days (85), 8 days (66), 0 days (60) | 0 days / 18 days | 485 |
| Paid Vacation Days | 8.5 days | 10 days (213), 0 days (61), 5 days (53) | 0 days / 35 days | 483 |
| Paid Sick Days | 4.0 days | 5 days (134), 0 days (89), 3 days (42) | 0 days / 12 days | 382 |
| Paid Personal Days | 1.2 days | 0 days (172), 2 days (16), 5 days (12) | 0 days / 15 days | 231 |
35.b. --Or, these are all lumped together and are equal to....
| Average | 3 Most Common Replies | Min / Max | # responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid Days | 11.5 days | 0 days (57), 10 days (26), 15 days (24) | 0 days / 50 days | 225 |
Notes: For Paid Holidays, we assumed that two people misunderstood the question, because their responses were "20" and "25" paid holidays per year. These were not included in the average. For Paid Sick & Paid Personal, someone responded "100" to both questions; these were omitted from the average for the same reason.
40. Do you share your nanny with another family?
| Yes - another family at the same time | 43.9% |
| No - only our child(ren) | 32.9% |
| Yes - another family at a different time | 30.2% |
| Yes - nanny's own child(ren) | 6.2% |
40.b. If you share your nanny, what is the arrangement and is there any advice you would give people who are considering
this option?
Many people commented that for a nanny share to work well, it is important to get along with the other family and agree in advance on policies and pay, and to be flexible.
41. If you're in a nanny-share (nanny watches your child and other child(ren) at the same time), could you answer the following:
a) How do you split the time between houses? (50%/50%, 100% at your house? etc.)
295 responses
| Split | Pct Respondents |
|---|---|
| 100% at one family's house | 59% |
| Even split among share families | 27% |
| Other splits | 14% |
b) Does one of the families pay more or less for having the kids at their house more often?
c) When you take your child to the other family's house, how much EXTRA time per day does it take you to get your child there?
42. Any comments / advice about doing a nanny-share?
Nanny from outside the U.S. = 82% (595 responses) Nanny from the U.S. = 18% (130 responses)
Most common non-US country of origin:
| El Salvador (76) | |
| Mexico (73) | |
| Peru (62) | |
| Guatemala (55) | |
| Laos (55) |
| % Responses | Region | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Central & South America & Mexico | Total=322: El Salvador (76), Mexico (73), Peru (62), Guatemala (55), Brazil (24), Honduras (9), Nicaragua (6), Colombia (4), Ecuador (4), Chile (3), Argentina (2), Venezuela (2), Central America (1), Latin America (1) |
| 23% | Asia & the Pacific | Total=168: Laos (55), Tibet (31), Nepal (24), China (16), Thailand (15), Philippines (9), Cambodia (4), India (3), Vietnam (2), Fiji (2), Japan (2), Australia (1), Bangeladash (1), Bhutan (1), Hong Kong (1), Indonesia (1) |
| 18% | United States | Total=131: includes Canada (1) |
| 7% | Africa & the Middle East | Total=54: Kenya (20), Eritrea (15), Ethiopia (5), Israel (5), Tanzania (4), Iran (2), Congo (1), South Africa (1), Sudan (1) |
| 7% | Europe | Total=50: France (6), Germany (6), Romania(5), Russia (5), Czech Republic (4), Hungary (3), Poland (3), Sweden (3), Bulgaria (2), England (2), Slovakia (2), Albania and Italy (1), Bosnia (1), Eastern Europe (1), Ireland (1), Neatherlands (1), Norway (1), Serbia (1), Spain (1) |
| % Responses | Language | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 80% | English Only | Total=586: includes "English (broken)" and "english (limited)" |
| 10% | Spanish Only | Total=75: includes "Spanish only" and "Spanglish" and "Broken Spanish" |
| 6% | Both English and Spanish | Total=42: includes "English primarily (some spanish)" ... "English and Spanish (we are both bilingual)" ... "English and occasionally Spanish" ... "English - though we occasionally speak Spanish" ..."She speaks Spanish, I speak English" ... "English, some Spanish" ... "Spanish [with me] -- English with my husband" |
| 4% | Other Languages | Total=25: Cantonese/Mandarin (10), French (3), Russian (3), Hebrew (2), ASL (1), German (1), Hindi (1), Italian (1), Japanese (1), Tagalog (1), Thai (1) (for some of these, English was also spoken) |
| Zip Code City or Area | Pct responses | total |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland (includes Piedmont) | 40% | 278 |
| Berkeley (includes Kensington) | 27% | 192 |
| El Cerrito | 5% | 33 |
| San Francisco | 4% | 30 |
| Marin County | 4% | 28 |
| Alameda | 4% | 25 |
| Lamorinda | 3% | 24 |
| Albany | 3% | 21 |
| Richmond/El Sobrante/San Pablo | 3% | 21 |
| Concord/Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill | 2% | 14 |
| South Bay/Peninsula | 2% | 11 |
| Emeryville | 1% | 10 |
| San Leandro | 1% | 6 |
| Danville/Alamo/Pleasonton | 1% | 6 |
| Benicia/Vallejo | 0.5% | 3 |
Total responses were 886. On the day the survey ended, there were 21,443 BPN subscribers. We estimate that around 25% of our subscribers (5,400) have children under the age of three, which is the most common age group to hire a nanny. We estimate that about 20% of these parents (1,080) use a nanny. Therefore, we believe this survey was completed by around 80% of our subscribers who currently have a nanny - a great response rate!
Results omitted:
We omitted 6 survey responses where no hourly or weekly rates were provided and "number of months employed" was also blank.
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