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New Jersey · Updated 9 Nov 2026
Nanny agencies near Bergen County, NJ
Bergen County is in New Jersey. 10 agencies in our list say they serve this area, and 2 more place nannies nationwide.
Bergen County at a glance
954,717residents
48,738children under 5
$123,715median household income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates.
Specialist childcare in Bergen County
Nanny agencies serving Bergen County
Based on the areas each agency says it serves. Agencies that publish fees are shown first. No agency has paid to appear.
Say they serve Bergen County or New Jersey
Philadelphia area
A nanny agency based in the Philadelphia area that also serves select cities in New Jersey and New York City.
Brooklyn, NY
A New York City nanny agency placing full-time and part-time nannies, mannies and newborn care specialists across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
A Choice Nanny (New Jersey)
Since 1983New Jersey
A nanny referral service founded in 1983, serving central and northern New Jersey and Rockland County, NY.
New Jersey
A New Jersey nanny and household staffing agency serving NJ, NY, CT and Florida, with newborn care and postpartum expertise on its team.
Serve the wider New York metro area
Pavillion Agency
Since 1962Manhattan, NY
A Manhattan household staffing firm founded in 1962, placing nannies, baby nurses and other household staff, with its own household payroll arm.
New York tri-state
A family-owned nanny agency serving New York City, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut, including newborn care specialists.
New York, NY
A household staffing agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, London and Dubai, placing nannies, newborn care specialists and governesses.
Morgan & Mallet
Since 2015New York, NY
An international household staffing agency with US offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
New York, NY
A New York and tri-state nanny agency focused only on nanny placement, also offering newborn care specialists.
Place nannies nationwide
A woman-owned domestic staffing agency serving families nationwide, with no upfront or registration fees.
A Los Angeles agency that also runs nationwide searches, with published placement fees.
What a nanny costs in Bergen County
$18.21median hourly pay, childcare workers
$21.02top 25% earn at least
$22.58top 10% earn at least
New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This official category includes daycare staff as well as nannies; experienced career nannies usually earn more.
- New Jersey minimum wage: $15.92 an hour (most employers, from 1 January 2026). NJ Department of Labor, 1 Oct 2025
- Brooklyn Manny & Nanny publishes $25–50 an hour for full-time NYC nannies. source
- Chelsea Nanny says its nannies' gross hourly rates typically start at $25–30. source
Example: a full-time live-out nanny
45 hours a week at $25.00 an hour, with 5 hours of overtime at 1.5×:
| Weekly pay | $1,188 |
| Annual pay (52 weeks) | $61,750 |
| Your Social Security and Medicare (7.65%) | $4,724 |
| Federal unemployment tax (FUTA) | $42 |
| Estimated yearly cost before state taxes | $66,516 |
State unemployment and disability contributions are extra and vary. Work out your own numbers →
New Jersey rules for families who employ a nanny
- New Jersey's minimum wage is $15.92 an hour for most employers from 1 January 2026. Source: NJ Department of Labor
- Under the New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights (in effect since 1 July 2024), families must give a written agreement to a nanny who works more than 5 hours a month, covering duties, pay, overtime rate and schedule. Source: NJ Department of Labor: Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights
- The law also extended minimum wage and overtime protections to part-time babysitters working in the family's home. Source: NJ Department of Labor: Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights (slides)
- If you pay a household employee $3,000 or more in cash wages in 2026, you must withhold and pay Social Security and Medicare taxes (7.65% from you and 7.65% from the nanny). Source: IRS Topic 756
- Nannies who don't live in your home must be paid overtime at 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 a week; live-in nannies are exempt from federal overtime, but not from minimum wage. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #79B
General information, not legal or tax advice. Nanny taxes explained →
Towns in Bergen County
HackensackTeaneckFort LeeFair LawnGarfieldEnglewoodBergenfieldParamusRidgewoodLodiCliffside ParkMahwahLyndhurstElmwood ParkPalisades ParkRutherfordDumontNew MilfordWyckoffNorth ArlingtonTenaflyFairviewRamseyEdgewaterSaddle BrookRidgefield ParkOaklandGlen RockHasbrouck HeightsRiver EdgeWallingtonRidgefieldWestwoodFranklin LakesLittle FerryEast RutherfordWood-RidgeWaldwickHillsdaleMaywoodRiver ValeLeoniaWashingtonPark RidgeBogotaCresskillMontvaleClosterUpper Saddle RiverOradellEmersonMidland ParkAllendaleCarlstadtWoodcliff LakeOld TappanRochelle ParkNorwoodEnglewood CliffsDemarestHarrington ParkNorthvaleHo-Ho-KusSaddle RiverHaworthMoonachieSouth HackensackAlpineRockleighTeterboro
Questions parents ask
How much does a nanny cost in Bergen County, NJ?
Official data puts median pay for childcare workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area at $18.21 an hour (May 2025), but experienced career nannies usually earn more. At $25.00 an hour for 45 hours a week, a live-out nanny costs about $66,516 a year including your federal employer taxes. Calculate yours.
Which nanny agencies serve Bergen County, NJ?
10 agencies in our list say they serve Bergen County or the wider area; they're listed above with published fees where available. You can also send one request and we'll pass it to up to 3 that fit.
Do I need a contract with my nanny in New Jersey?
Yes. In New Jersey, families must give a written agreement to nannies who work more than 5 hours a month. See what to put in a nanny contract.