rin
03-12-2013, 01:27 AM
What's reasonable to pay someone who comes 20 hours a week to watch one baby (now 8 months old) & do light housework (fold laundry, wash dishes) during naps? We live in a medium cost of living area. We've had someone coming in for a few weeks now, and we really like her a lot, but she just emailed asking for a pretty significant raise. I thought we were paying at the lower end of the pay range, and would be happy to give her a bit of a raise, but she's asking for basically a 50% increase. I am extremely happy with her, and don't want to let things get soured over money (especially if we have unrealistic expectations for what wages should be) but also don't want to be fleeced . . .