A household staffing agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, London and Dubai, placing nannies, newborn care specialists and governesses.
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 York minimum wage: $17.00 an hour (New York City, Long Island and Westchester from 1 January 2026 ($16.00 elsewhere in the state)). New York State: Minimum wage
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×:
Minimum wage is $17.00 an hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester from 1 January 2026, and $16.00 in the rest of the state. Source: New York State: Minimum wage
New York's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights gives nannies overtime after 40 hours a week (44 for live-in nannies), a day of rest each week and paid days off. Source: New York State Department of Labor
Employment agencies in New York City need a licence from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Source: NYC DCWP: Employment agency licence
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
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 Nassau County, NY?
6 agencies in our list say they serve Nassau 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.