Is $350 per week reasonable for 5-8 hours a day, 5 days a week?

Posted in Nanny Salary Rates 3 months ago, 3 replies

I am hiring a nanny for our 2 year old and 4 month old children. She will work mon-fri. The day begins at 8:00am and the end time is variable. The longest we'll ask her to stay will be until 4pm, but if I come home early, then she is free to go. Some days, I'll be home at 1 or 2pm, and in that case she is free to go home. We'll be paying her a weekly salary of $350. Is this reasonable.
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additional information: My wife's job has set times. My job is variable, and it's very very rare that I work until 4pm. Usually, I'm home between 2-3. Some days the nanny will be asked to stay until 4pm, but other days (at least 2-3 times a week) she'll be free to leave after I get home.
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We that depends, are you going to expect her to do any house cleaning or cooking that doesn't pertain to the kids? If she had to talk the children somewhere would she have to use her own car?
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She would not have to do any work not pertaining to the children. She doesn't have to do the laundry, fold clothes, prepare or clean bottles. Nor does she have to walk the dog, clean the floor (unless the kids make a mess). She will have to make the kids lunches and clean up after the kids (and teach them how to clean up for themselves). If she has to go over 10 miles, we'll pay her 5 dollars. If she has to go 20 miles one way, then we'll reimburse her 20 dollars. She will have all national holidays off and paid for. Additionally, she'll receive one weeks paid holiday during the course of the year.
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