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A national nanny and babysitting company with local offices, including Westchester, Fairfield County, San Diego, Austin, Dallas and Houston (Bellaire).
Texas · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Nanny agencies near Katy, TX
Katy is a city in Harris County, Texas. 5 agencies in our list say they serve this area, and 10 more place nannies nationwide.
Katy at a glance
23,900residents
1,794children under 5
$107,332median household income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates.
Katy is the 8th-largest of 17 towns in Harris County; its median household income is 47% above the county median, and 7.5% of residents are under 5, compared with 6.9% county-wide.
Nanny agencies serving Katy
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 Harris County or Texas
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.
Serve all of Greater Houston
Austin, TX
A nanny referral agency with no upfront or membership fees, covering Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and other US cities.
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.
Place nannies nationwide
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.
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 Jersey
A nanny agency providing live-in and live-out placements in 37 states, with a published fee structure.
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.
A woman-owned domestic staffing agency serving families nationwide, with no upfront or registration fees.
Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency
Since 2011A nanny agency with local franchises in several states, including San Antonio, with no upfront fees.
A Los Angeles agency that also runs nationwide searches, with published placement fees.
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.
Los Angeles, CA
A Los Angeles nanny agency placing full-time nannies, rota nannies and newborn care specialists across LA and Orange County, and nationwide.
A boutique nanny agency running placements nationwide, including concierge searches and newborn and rota nannies.
What a nanny costs in Katy
$14.20median hourly pay, childcare workers
$17.00top 25% earn at least
$18.73top 10% earn at least
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 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.
- Texas minimum wage: $7.25 an hour (the federal minimum, which Texas follows). U.S. Department of Labor: State minimum wage laws
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 →
Texas rules for families who employ a nanny
- 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
General information, not legal or tax advice. Nanny taxes explained →
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Questions parents ask
How much does a nanny cost in Katy, TX?
Official data puts median pay for childcare workers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area at $14.20 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 Katy, TX?
5 agencies in our list say they serve Harris 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 Texas?
It's strongly recommended, and protects both sides. See what to put in a nanny contract.