Au Pair at Home bases salary recommendations on market-related research and also takes into consideration the Au Pair’s financial requirements. We will advise you of the expected salary required by the candidate you choose to employ. 

Please also note we advise the below salaries as being ‘Take Home’ values. As an agency we match au pairs with families and can offer some guidelines. We are not the employers.

MONTHLY SALARIES FOR AU PAIRS - 2024

Below worked out at R105 per hour

8 hours Monday – Friday R18100

7 hours Monday – Friday R15800

6.5 hours Monday – Friday R14700

6 hours Monday – Friday R13500

5.5 hours Monday – Friday R12500

5 hours Monday – Friday R11300

Below worked out at R108 per hour

4.5 hours Monday – Friday R10500

4 hours Monday – Friday R9300

3.5 hours Monday – Friday R8150

Below worked out at R118 per hour

3 hours Monday – Friday R7600

2.5 hours Monday – Friday R6350

Please note: any au pair working 2 hours or less per day (i.e. 10 or less hours per week) will have a salary calculated at the rate of R120 per hour.

2 hours Monday – Friday R5200

Daily Au Pairs (per hour)

Monday – Friday R120 / per hour

Weekends and Public Holidays R125 / per hour

Stayover R300 / per night

Other

Driving only (and not or part thereof) R240 / less than an hour

Tutors R300 / per hour

Facilitators R180 / per hour

Night Nurse R770 / per night

Full day during school holidays + extras

3 – 4 hours extra per day R1265 – R1685

5 – 6 hours extra per day R1925 – R2310

Extra hours during school holidays + early times during school exams + availability to collect sick children from school early/stay home with them. R4000

Petrol rate for R4.20/km

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