overnight nanny pay

[banana_pie]

How much would you expect to pay a nanny from 5.30pm- 8am for 10 nights?
And if required for the day as well, ie- the 24 hour period- how much would you expect to pay for that day?
3 kids
Trying to work out how much I need to charge to be considered for the job, but not be ripped off and charged too little!

[luna moth]

Depends what city you're in, how old the kids are, what care is required in that time.
Why don't you ring a local nanny agency, pretend you're a parent and enquire? Then undercut that, depending on whether you want to charge yourself out at cash or taxed rates.

[banana_pie]

In melbourne
I know the family were quoted $2000 by someone else or an agency, and thought that was a bit steep.
The kids are 5,6 and 10. I'll be cooking dinners, doing the bath and homework thing with them, getting them off to bed (7.30- 8pm, although 10 yr old might be a bit later), caring for the dog,general housework, making lunches and preparing them for school.
I've been thinking $130-$140 a night. And if needed during the day on weekends, $200 for each weekend day.
So in total it would be $1300- $1560.
Does this seem reasonable, or too expensive?

[Willow]

That sounds reasonable to me. I'd pay that much for that level of care.

[luna moth]

God I miss Melbourne....
Most overnight jobs I got down there paid between $150-250. $150 was for 6pm-10am, one child, $250 was more kids, bigger chunk of the day.

[kawazuki]

in teh highlands i paid 30 an hour

and for an overnight only did one was $250 from 8pm -7 am

[banana_pie]

wow.....sounds like im doing a good deal for the parents then!

[Floweryfields]

Wow! I had a job when I was about 18 or 19 - so about 15 years ago now, I would pick up 3 girls from school, cook dinner, homework, stay the night, get them ready and off to school next day. For this, I was getting the princly sum of $50/night. Me thinks I was getting ripped!