{"id":40215,"date":"2025-02-26T13:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=40215"},"modified":"2025-03-14T09:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T13:58:30","slug":"hour-or-salary-nanny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/hour-or-salary-nanny\/","title":{"rendered":"Hourly or Salary? What\u2019s the Best Way to Pay My Nanny?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the big decisions when hiring a nanny or other household help is whether to pay hourly or a salary. For most situations, paying your nanny hourly is required. Read on to learn more about the laws around paying your nanny, calculating pay, and what exactly guaranteed hours mean.<\/p>\n

Paying hourly simplifies mandatory record-keeping required by the FLSA, which states hourly workers are classified as non-exempt, meaning they are entitled to overtime pay. The rate must be at least one and a half times higher than the employee\u2019s standard rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. If a worker is classified as exempt, they are not entitled to overtime. The FLSA explicitly states that household workers are classified as hourly, non-exempt employees.<\/p>\n

The FLSA also says you don\u2019t need to pay a special overtime rate for live-in employees who go over 40 hours in a workweek. Some states, however, have implemented overtime rules for live-in employees, which household employers will need to follow.<\/p>\n

What is The Typical Payroll Cycle?<\/h2>\n

An employee’s hourly wage is based on the actual hours they\u2019ve worked in a given payroll cycle. While a salaried employee is paid based on an agreed annual salary amount, divided by the number of payroll cycles in a calendar year. The most common payroll cycles are:<\/p>\n