What are the main factors that influence a Professional Nanny's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Professional Nanny?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Professional Nanny roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Professional Nanny's salary?

A Professional Nanny's salary grows with experience: a Child Care Center Teacher (0-0 years)earns $44,182, a Professional Nanny (0-1 years)earns $33,762, a Child Caregiver II (1-3 years)earns $38,104,

What are the highest paying states for a Professional Nanny?

Professional Nanny salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Professional Nanny roles are District of Columbia $36,764, California $36,625, Massachusetts $36,137. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Professional Nanny roles make?

Salaries for Professional Nanny level roles vary by specialization: Nanny Manager: $76,178; Dog Nanny: $47,650; Personal Nanny: $47,093; Highly Educated Professional Nanny Available Travel: $44,446; Afternoon Nanny: $38,974.

How do different companies affect a Professional Nanny's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Professional Nanny roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Professional Nanny Salary in the United States

How much does a Professional Nanny make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Professional Nanny in the United States is $33,205 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Professional Nanny's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,319
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,529 to $35,882
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,092

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,882	$2,990	$690	$17
Average	$33,205	$2,767	$639	$16
25th Percentile	$30,529	$2,544	$587	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Professional Nanny Salaries

A Professional Nanny's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Professional Nanny Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Professional Nannies. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,764.
California: $36,625.
Massachusetts: $36,137.

District of Columbia $36,764 California $36,625 Massachusetts $36,137 Washington $36,004 New Jersey $35,991 Alaska $35,944 Connecticut $35,486 New York $35,300

Hawaii $34,706 Rhode Island $34,427 Maryland $34,238 Minnesota $33,979 Colorado $33,879 Illinois $33,846 Oregon $33,720 Delaware $33,627

New Hampshire $33,568 Virginia $33,437 Pennsylvania $33,055 Nevada $32,863 North Dakota $32,800 Michigan $32,700 Wisconsin $32,664 Vermont $32,591

Texas $32,388 Maine $32,375 Arizona $32,355 Ohio $32,332 Georgia $32,026 Indiana $31,873 Wyoming $31,843 Utah $31,797

Iowa $31,777 Kansas $31,618 Louisiana $31,571 North Carolina $31,555 Missouri $31,548 Florida $31,418 Montana $31,349 Nebraska $31,282

Kentucky $31,246 South Carolina $31,113 Tennessee $31,030 Idaho $30,997 New Mexico $30,754 Oklahoma $30,701 Alabama $30,505 South Dakota $30,177

Arkansas $29,997 West Virginia $29,901 Mississippi $29,612

Top Paying Cities for Professional Nannies

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $41,881
San Francisco: $41,423
Oakland: $40,550

San Jose, CA $41,881

San Francisco, CA $41,423

Oakland, CA $40,550

New York, NY $38,232

Paramus, NJ $37,767

Queens Village, NY $37,765

Passaic, NJ $37,734

Bergenfield, NJ $37,731

Stamford, CT $37,658

Huntington, NY $37,644

Newark, NJ $37,399

Bridgeport, CT $37,329

Vallejo, CA $37,263

New Brunswick, NJ $37,249

Petaluma, CA $37,229

Middlesex, NJ $37,166

Somerset, NJ $37,143

Santa Cruz, CA $37,100

Boston, MA $36,897

Monterey, CA $36,781

Seattle, WA $36,705

Santa Rosa, CA $36,698

Los Angeles, CA $36,688

Juneau, AK $36,602

Washington, DC $36,565

Orange, CA $36,447

Santa Ana, CA $36,359

Long Beach, CA $36,326

Anaheim, CA $36,320

Anchorage, AK $36,303

Santa Maria, CA $36,203

Everett, WA $36,197

Danbury, CT $36,080

Bremerton, WA $36,034

Tacoma, WA $35,914

New Suffolk, NY $35,914

Sacramento, CA $35,904

Santa Barbara, CA $35,868

Trenton, NJ $35,831

San Diego, CA $35,831

Brockton, MA $35,795

Fairbanks, AK $35,714

Lompoc, CA $35,629

Lowell, MA $35,602

Ventura, CA $35,596

Nashua, NH $35,589

Stockton, CA $35,586

Modesto, CA $35,343

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,270

Olympia, WA $35,207

Kennewick, WA $35,207

New Haven, CT $35,194

Lawrence, MA $35,074

Hartford, CT $35,041

Riverside, CA $35,034

New Bedford, MA $35,001

Richland, WA $35,001

Bakersfield, CA $34,955

San Bernardino, CA $34,942

New Britain, CT $34,938

Atlantic City, NJ $34,938

New London, CT $34,925

Norwich, CT $34,915

Portsmouth, NH $34,908

Boulder, CO $34,838

Portland, OR $34,792

Worcester, MA $34,789

Minneapolis, MN $34,686

Philadelphia, PA $34,639

Honolulu, HI $34,530

Saint Paul, MN $34,514

Vineland, NJ $34,507

Providence, RI $34,410

Chicago, IL $34,314

Bellingham, WA $34,274

Springfield, MA $34,248

Baltimore, MD $34,238

Chico, CA $34,155

Pittsfield, MA $34,065

Manchester, NH $34,002

Spokane, WA $33,856

Denver, CO $33,852

Albany, NY $33,696

Troy, NY $33,683

Nassau, NY $33,648

Schenectady, NY $33,613

Wilmington, DE $33,587

Burlington, VT $33,540

Salem, OR $33,527

Portland, ME $33,424

Yakima, WA $33,391

Rochester, MN $33,288

Reno, NV $33,271

Fresno, CA $33,271

Milwaukee, WI $33,241

Detroit, MI $33,208

Ann Arbor, MI $33,203

Allentown, PA $33,198

Colorado Springs, CO $33,142

Syracuse, NY $33,125

Carson City, NV $33,125

Houston, TX $33,079

Eugene, OR $33,062

Gary, IN $33,022

Springfield, OR $32,996

Bismarck, ND $32,989

Galveston, TX $32,966

Medford, OR $32,916

Fort Collins, CO $32,903

Concord, NH $32,886

Austin, TX $32,876

Mesa, AZ $32,806

Reading, PA $32,803

Phoenix, AZ $32,800

Dallas, TX $32,790

Saint Cloud, MN $32,758

Madison, WI $32,713

Utica, NY $32,624

Rochester, NY $32,571

Des Moines, IA $32,567

Raleigh, NC $32,564

Atlanta, GA $32,514

Battle Creek, MI $32,504

Salt Lake City, UT $32,494

Lancaster, PA $32,445

Harrisburg, PA $32,398

Kansas City, MO $32,365

Champaign, IL $32,358

Kansas City, KS $32,358

Fort Worth, TX $32,355

Columbus, OH $32,349

Boca Raton, FL $32,342

Pittsburgh, PA $32,328

Richmond, VA $32,315

Indianapolis, IN $32,308

Cleveland, OH $32,305

Las Vegas, NV $32,265

Cincinnati, OH $32,265

Petersburg, VA $32,215

Huntsville, AL $32,166

Lansing, MI $32,143

Lebanon, PA $32,139

Pueblo, CO $32,136

Appleton, WI $32,126

Buffalo, NY $32,112

Dayton, OH $32,102

Racine, WI $32,096

Charlotte, NC $32,093

Saint Louis, MO $32,083

York, PA $32,063

Elkhart, IN $32,063

Gastonia, NC $32,056

Billings, MT $32,048

Beaumont, TX $32,039

Lorain, OH $32,033

Benton Harbor, MI $32,026

Toledo, OH $32,019

Binghamton, NY $32,003

Rock Hill, SC $32,000

Rockford, IL $31,983

Springfield, IL $31,970

Elyria, OH $31,966

Fargo, ND $31,966

Flagstaff, AZ $31,943

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,923

Duluth, MN $31,903

Miami, FL $31,903

Cheyenne, WY $31,880

Grand Forks, ND $31,880

Bangor, ME $31,807

Cedar Rapids, IA $31,770

Durham, NC $31,757

Louisville, KY $31,754

Grand Rapids, MI $31,747

Hialeah, FL $31,744

Casper, WY $31,697

Scranton, PA $31,658

New Orleans, LA $31,648

Virginia Beach, VA $31,644

Akron, OH $31,628

Peoria, IL $31,585

Sarasota, FL $31,578

Nashville, TN $31,555

Omaha, NE $31,555

Green Bay, WI $31,555

Baton Rouge, LA $31,538

Charleston, SC $31,531

Jamestown, NY $31,515

Davenport, IA $31,515

Tucson, AZ $31,498

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,478

Tampa, FL $31,472

Evansville, IN $31,452

Port Arthur, TX $31,452

Bradenton, FL $31,438

Santa Fe, NM $31,379

Orlando, FL $31,319

Clearwater, FL $31,309

Canton, OH $31,239

La Crosse, WI $31,239

Albuquerque, NM $31,219

Newport News, VA $31,216

High Point, NC $31,206

Ogden, UT $31,193

Corpus Christi, TX $31,166

Norfolk, VA $31,146

Laramie, WY $31,146

Rock Island, IL $31,126

Saginaw, MI $31,120

Jacksonville, FL $31,116

Salisbury, NC $31,110

Boise, ID $31,103

Moline, IL $31,086

Fort Myers, FL $31,076

Memphis, TN $31,070

Tulsa, OK $31,053

Waterloo, IA $31,033

Spartanburg, SC $31,000

Lincoln, NE $30,983

Fort Wayne, IN $30,977

Provo, UT $30,974

Cedar Falls, IA $30,934

San Antonio, TX $30,920

Greensboro, NC $30,907

South Bend, IN $30,904

Savannah, GA $30,867

Muskegon, MI $30,854

Birmingham, AL $30,851

Winston Salem, NC $30,834

Lake Charles, LA $30,754

Anderson, IN $30,748

Lexington, KY $30,738

Augusta, GA $30,728

Greenville, SC $30,728

Lima, OH $30,701

Wichita, KS $30,698

Tuscaloosa, AL $30,698

Columbia, SC $30,668

Springfield, OH $30,661

Asheville, NC $30,608

Bloomington, IN $30,585

Knoxville, TN $30,465

Shreveport, LA $30,462

Wilmington, NC $30,419

Roanoke, VA $30,419

Topeka, KS $30,359

Frankfort, KY $30,356

Oklahoma City, OK $30,333

Chillicothe, OH $30,319

Longview, TX $30,316

Melbourne, FL $30,313

Sioux Falls, SD $30,260

Mobile, AL $30,256

Terre Haute, IN $30,243

Altoona, PA $30,223

Amarillo, TX $30,200

Killeen, TX $30,190

Fayetteville, AR $30,163

Chattanooga, TN $30,153

Sioux City, IA $30,123

Idaho Falls, ID $30,117

Lynchburg, VA $30,090

Gainesville, FL $30,047

Portsmouth, OH $30,031

Little Rock, AR $30,024

Lafayette, LA $30,011

Youngstown, OH $30,011

Daytona Beach, FL $29,991

Clarksville, TN $29,987

Pensacola, FL $29,984

Temple, TX $29,982

Hopkinsville, KY $29,884

Erie, PA $29,878

Florence, SC $29,864

Charleston, WV $29,811

Great Falls, MT $29,795

Macon, GA $29,748

Tallahassee, FL $29,745

Fayetteville, NC $29,738

Waco, TX $29,732

Helena, MT $29,708

Pine Bluff, AR $29,696

Vincennes, IN $29,655

Lubbock, TX $29,642

Alamogordo, NM $29,622

Twin Falls, ID $29,592

Rapid City, SD $29,582

Jackson, MS $29,522

Huntington, WV $29,520

Greenville, MS $29,519

Parkersburg, WV $29,485

Montgomery, AL $29,479

Wichita Falls, TX $29,446

Springfield, MO $29,446

Biloxi, MS $29,430

Monroe, LA $29,396

Johnstown, PA $29,373

Sumter, SC $29,360

Columbus, GA $29,356

Pascagoula, MS $29,293

Abilene, TX $29,293

Kingsport, TN $29,207

Albany, GA $29,207

Gulfport, MS $29,197

Alexandria, LA $29,087

Fort Smith, AR $29,004

El Paso, TX $28,915

Las Cruces, NM $28,765

Harlingen, TX $28,681

Pocatello, ID $28,676

Florence, AL $28,633

Brownsville, TX $28,626

Mcallen, TX $28,556

Dothan, AL $28,510

Columbus, MS $28,312

Altus, OK $28,158

Lawton, OK $28,095

Pierre, SD $27,975

What Skills Can Increase a Professional Nanny's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Child Development (Mentioned in 9.81% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 4.68% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.73%
Child Development	9.81%
Early Childhood Education	4.68%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Professional Nanny's salary.

Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Motivating	$38,186	15%
Coordination	$36,193	9%
Problem Solving	$35,861	8%
Accountability	$35,861	8%
Customer Service	$35,529	7%
Leadership	$35,197	6%

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Professional Nanny Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Professional Nanny roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Professional Nanny positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Professional Nanny as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Professional Nanny

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,166	$21.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$36,525	$18.0	10%

Professional Nanny Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Professional Nanny's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$30,529

Average $33,205/year

$35,882

$2,544

Average $2,767/month

$2,990

$587

Average $639/week

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Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,882	$2,990	$690	$17
Average	$33,205	$2,767	$639	$16
25th Percentile	$30,529	$2,544	$587	$15

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Salary Trends for Professional Nanny

Salaries for a Professional Nanny can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,703 in 2023 to around $36,682 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Professional Nanny salary trends, .

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