Market rate for maid (renewal)

[Dawnie]

I just renewed my maid (Phil) last Nov, her current salary is $450 with 1 off day. This is her 3rd contract with me.


My neighbour just renewed her maid, also 3rd contract, her maid salary is $500 with every Sunday off.

[alwayslucky]

PhoBIA:

They ask for higher salary, more off days...

But they usually become more slack, standard of work dropped.
I'm also waiting for the day I can do without a maid.

I believe increase in salary must always be justified by higher productivity and effciency due to more experience.

All of us should have a common understanding and agreement that if they do not perform to standard then they do not qualify for the salary increase

[POA Teacher]

Btw, just did a calculation.

In 1997, new Indon FDW pay ~ $230 = ~ 416,300 Rp
Now the pay is $450 = ~ 3,411,450 Rp
:rahrah:

[nms1]

My (Filipina) maid is about to renew - currently on $400 per month with 2 Sundays off. I’m going to try for $450 with every Sunday and see if she will accept. She’s been in Singapore for about 6 years.


I’m paying for her to go back for a holiday at Christmas despite already having paid for her to go back twice last year so I hope that will mean she will accept my offer.

[Xiaodingdang.019763Work]

My helper’s first contract (she was a "new maid"): $350 a month + 13month bonus + $150 start of contract allowance + $150 end of contract allowance + 4 days-off a month. That’s basic package not including angpaos and course incentives etc. She kept saying her salary is low.


At the end of two years, had the usual home leave for 15 days, but hint hint hint… this helper has one month’s home leave, hint hint hint… that helper has 6 weeks home leave.

After two years, we renewed: $400 a month + 13month bonus + $100 start of contract allowance + $100 end of contract allowance + 4 days-off a month. She says her salary is low. Recently, she kept repeating how a neighbour is paying their new helper $500 a month, so I will also pay her extra $100 a month for as long as I am still employed.

Apparently this is still "low" because its not enough to go round her family members back home and she’s been asking advance salary the past few months.

Next year, no more helpers for us. Its a high recurring cost, financially and mentally.

[sesame2319]

I just renewed my indo maid this early aug and 2nd ctt am paying her $480 with one mth bonus at end of 2 yr cttwithno off days (termsall agreed mutually) For her first ctt withme, her pay was$340+20 no offdays, no experience.

Indeed its true that they tend to slacken after renewal, but the bad thing with her going back for home leave is that she made alot of contact with other hlepers on the plane and airport and starting discussing and comparing. Nowshe came back and within 4 mths already asked for advance of almost 6 mths and hinted several times abt the current mkt rate! Just 2days back even asked if she cld be given an off day this sat to jalan with friends......to tnink that all the promise back then of accepting the termsof ctt, actually we paid her the amt she asked for cos she threatened that she wanna go hk..... We only gave in cos she is rather go at cooking, cleaning and feeding my difficult picky kids! Sgh....hoping to do without a maid soon as i don think my fàmily finances can support one when the next renewal comes! :imdrowning:

[matrix0405]

sesame2319:

I just renewed my indo maid this early aug and 2nd ctt am paying her $480 with one mth bonus at end of 2 yr cttwithno off days (termsall agreed mutually) For her first ctt withme, her pay was$340+20 no offdays, no experience.

Sgh....hoping to do without a maid soon as i don think my fàmily finances can support one when the next renewal comes! :imdrowning:

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Tolerating her nonsense is your best option. Because the next one will cost more and may give equal or more nonsense.

[peapot]

I agree with matrix. Next contract you sign, you will need to pay more, give 4 offdays and the risk of hiring a maid that cannot work.

[sesame2319]

Thanks matrix and peapot…

Yes, agree, just have to put up with her sense of being "shortchanged" and recurring antics to try to get a " better " deal despite the agreed terms. Generally she is a good worker except very easily influenced by other helpers, whenever she chit chat with the neighbors’ helpers, she will get " new" ideas and come back to test the water! I cannot imagine if she gets off days and come back with more patterns! Think in their mind, the "signed and endorsed" contract is always negotiable for their own benefit, regardless of how well they are treated…Sigh…

[peapot]

You are not alone. I m paying my maid $500 a month with off day. She throw away my food because she don’t like to eat and demand for food that she like. I have no problem but she when it comes to housework she only clean 60% and stand like a SIR Stamford Raffles while I m doing the cleaning. After she is here, I become more busy. Why am I still keeping her? For the same reasons I told you.


As employers who need maids we just need to close one eye.