Nanny pay calculator

Enter your rate, the guaranteed hours in your agreement and the hours you worked this week. The calculator shows what the family owes for the week.

Hours paid: –
Guaranteed-hours top-up: –
Overtime ×1.5: –
Pay this week: –
At this rate for 52 weeks: –

Guaranteed hours

Guaranteed hours mean you are paid for a set number of hours each week, even when the family sends you home early or goes on vacation. It is a term of your work agreement, not a law, so it should be written down. If you work fewer hours than the guarantee, you are paid the guarantee. If you work more, you are paid for the hours you worked.

Nanny overtime

Nannies are hourly employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. A live-out nanny earns 1.5 times the hourly rate for hours over 40 in a week. A flat weekly salary does not remove overtime. Live-in nannies are exempt from federal overtime, but several states, including California and New York, have their own overtime rules for them.

Guaranteed hours that you did not work do not count toward the 40-hour overtime threshold; only hours worked do.

Questions

Do nannies get overtime?

Yes. Live-out nannies must be paid 1.5 times their hourly rate for hours over 40 in a workweek under federal law.

Can a nanny be paid a salary?

A nanny can be paid the same amount each week, but the law still treats the job as hourly. The agreement should state the hourly rate and the overtime rate that the weekly amount is made of.

What are guaranteed hours for a nanny?

A promise in the work agreement to pay for a fixed number of hours each week, whether or not the family uses all of them.

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Estimates only. Not legal, tax or financial advice. Wage rules vary by state and job.