New York City Area Nanny Salary Survey Results
Sept 2007 - Feb 2008

Methodology Notes:

• Items in BOLD had 15 or more respondents. Others had 5 - 14, not a great sample size. N/A indicates we had 0 - 4 respondents in this category and could not present data.
• The small sample size made geographic divisions (Manhattan, suburban NY, suburban NJ) hard to analyze with any accuracy.
• No attempt was made to relate pay to number of children cared for as the analysis showed no discernible difference.
• Wages associated with the experience level of the nanny are only provided where there are sufficient respondents.

Respondents were 79% live out (or come and go) nannies, and 21% live in with their employers.

Geographic Distribution

Manhattan 34.0%
Boroughs not including Manhattan 11.6%
Long Island 8.2%
Westchester 14.3%
Rockland 7.5%
Bergen 7.5%
Other Northern New Jersey 21.8%

Results to Other Questions

How many children are being cared for?
one (1) child 34.4%
two (2) children 47.8%
three (3) children 12.9%
four (4) children 3.8%
five (5) or more 1%

Nanny regularly performs the following services in addition to childcare.
Prepare children's meals when on duty 91.0%
Children's laundry (clothes and bedding) 79.1%
Maintenance housework 73.6%
Drive children to/from activities 51.7%

Child related shopping (party gifts, school supplies) 39.8%
Help children with homework 38.3%
Grocery shopping 30.8

Heavy housework is performed by only 14.4%, confirming that few nannies are truly nanny/housekeepers.

And lastly, 28% of nannies wash parents' laundry and 9.4% prepare family meals.

Paid time off...
5 - 10 days/year 44.2%
Greater than 10 days/year 38.1%
No paid time off 17.7%

Meals while on duty... 73.5%

Overtime compensation... 46.3%
NOTE: This has the potential to be a huge liability for families.
 Overtime compensation rules for nannies are discussed here. Household employers have in recent years been required to pay tens of thousands in uncompensated overtime to their nanny when she filed a grievance.

19.7% of nannies receive some type of health insurance benefit.

40.8% use a family-provided automobile to transport children. The survey did not collect information on public transit passes.

Surprisingly, just one in five nannies (21.4%) required to use their personal automobile is reimbursed for the use of her personal vehicle to transport her employer's children.

82.3% of nannies are paid for all scheduled days, whether the family actually needs them or not. This number was essentially the same for full time and part time nannies.

Other Regional Surveys

 Washington DC 2007 - 2008 Salary Survey Results

 Greater Los Angeles Area Nanny Salary Survey 2007 - 2008