Deb's Domestic Agency
Since 2008Austin, TX
A boutique household staffing agency founded in Austin in 2008, placing nannies and estate staff for private households nationwide.
United States · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Nanny agencies in Texas
Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and Austin are three of the fastest-growing nanny markets in the US. Texas has no domestic-worker law of its own, so federal rules set the minimum standards, and agency nanny pay sits well above the legal minimum.
Counties
Harris County4,758,579 residents · 17 townsDallas County2,603,816 residents · 21 townsTarrant County2,135,743 residents · 16 townsTravis County1,307,625 residents · 4 townsCollin County1,116,601 residents · 12 townsDenton County945,644 residents · 14 townsFort Bend County859,721 residents · 8 townsMontgomery County654,722 residents · 7 townsWilliamson County643,889 residents · 8 towns
Popular towns
Agencies serving Texas
Town + Country Resources
Since 1982Palo Alto, CA
A household staffing agency founded in Palo Alto in 1982, placing nannies, newborn care specialists and estate staff in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas and beyond.
Austin, TX
A nanny referral agency with no upfront or membership fees, covering Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and other US cities.
National, local offices
A national nanny and babysitting company with local offices, including Westchester, Fairfield County, San Diego, Austin, Dallas and Houston (Bellaire).
Mom's Best Friend
Since 1994Houston, TX
A woman-owned Texas nanny and household staffing agency founded in 1994, with local teams in Houston, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth.
Morgan & Mallet
Since 2015New York, NY
An international household staffing agency with US offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
Houston, TX
A Houston nanny referral agency with a local office, serving Houston and surrounding communities from Katy and Sugar Land to The Woodlands and Galveston.
Austin, TX
An Austin nanny placement and sitting agency serving Austin, San Antonio and the surrounding areas.
Rules for families in Texas
- Texas follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Experienced agency nannies are paid far more. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: State minimum wage laws
- Texas has no state domestic workers' bill of rights; overtime for nannies follows federal law (1.5 times pay after 40 hours a week for live-out nannies). Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #79B
- Household employers who pay $1,000 or more in a calendar quarter must register for Texas state unemployment tax. Source: Texas Workforce Commission: Domestic employment
- 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