Cost planning tool
Care cost calculator
Estimate weekly, monthly, and annual care costs before you contact candidates or publish a family profile.
Estimate your care budget
Adjust the basics and compare a realistic planning range.
Au pair
United Kingdom
Arrangement
Hours per week: 25
Children: 1
Weekly estimate
£343 - £463
Monthly estimate
£1,622 - £2,255
Annual estimate
£19,585 - £27,481
Estimate assumptions
UK estimates use the 2026 National Living Wage as the pay floor where worker or employee status applies.
- This is a planning estimate, not payroll, tax, visa, legal, or employment advice.
- Actual costs change with duties, experience, location, working pattern, insurance, travel, and screening.
- Use official sources and local professional advice before agreeing a paid arrangement.
Version 2 supports seven priority countries with official or source-backed wage-floor assumptions. Countries with regional or sector-only wage rules are intentionally deferred.
How to read the estimate
Use it as a planning range, not a final quote
Care costs depend on duties, schedule, experience, local rules, screening, insurance, travel, payroll treatment, and whether the role is live-in or occasional. This version supports seven priority countries where we can state a clear official or source-backed wage-floor assumption.