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[Old Curmudgeon]

Need to hire part-time maid for 3-bedroom house, 2 days/week.

Is 100 per hour suitable to get a good maid?

 

I just moved from one-bedroom condo into 3-bedroom house.

In the condo maid came in 2 days every week.

Paid 100/hour.

She was happy with that and did very good work.

 

Recently moved into 3-bedroom house (out Chaing Mai - Doi Saket Road).

Too far away for previous maid to travel (no car, no motocy).

Will 100/hour attract a good maid?

Or must pay more?

 

Not required to understand English.

My Thai is not great, but enough to give instructions.

 

Examples of work:

- laundry in wash machine, then hang to dry.

- fold dry clothes, put away, some ironing.

- clean bathrooms

- clean kitchen, refrigerator, sink, cupboards

- vacuum and mop floors

- empty wastebaskets & take out trash

- sweep outside patio

- water plants outside

- help me assemble new shelves and similar moving tasks.

 

 

(And, I am looking to hire now, so if anyone reading this has wife, sister-in-law, neighbour, etc, who is interested, please send private message. I can communicate by LINE in Thai.)

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Old Curmudgeon

[itsari]

2 hours ago, Old Curmudgeon said:

Need to hire part-time maid for 3-bedroom house, 2 days/week.

Is 100 per hour suitable to get a good maid?

 

I just moved from one-bedroom condo into 3-bedroom house.

In the condo maid came in 2 days every week.

Paid 100/hour.

She was happy with that and did very good work.

 

Recently moved into 3-bedroom house (out Chaing Mai - Doi Saket Road).

Too far away for previous maid to travel (no car, no motocy).

Will 100/hour attract a good maid?

Or must pay more?

 

Not required to understand English.

My Thai is not great, but enough to give instructions.

 

Examples of work:

- laundry in wash machine, then hang to dry.

- fold dry clothes, put away, some ironing.

- clean bathrooms

- clean kitchen, refrigerator, sink, cupboards

- vacuum and mop floors

- empty wastebaskets & take out trash

- sweep outside patio

- water plants outside

- help me assemble new shelves and similar moving tasks.

 

 

(And, I am looking to hire now, so if anyone reading this has wife, sister-in-law, neighbour, etc, who is interested, please send private message. I can communicate by LINE in Thai.)

 

100 baht an hour would be bare minimum for two times a week in my experience.

Five hours to clean gives them 500 baht . Not so jaw dropping for them.

[bradiston]

3 minutes ago, itsari said:

100 baht an hour would be bare minimum for two times a week in my experience.

Five hours to clean gives them 500 baht . Not so jaw dropping for them.

Agree. I used to pay 300 for a one bed condo, maybe 2 hours work, with less to do than your schedule. I think 300 would be nearer the mark. 3 bedrooms could be a lot of work if all occupied.

[NativeBob]

Just fine. pls don't count it by $/hr. 500/time is fair enough even for BKK

[itsari]

1 minute ago, bradiston said:

Agree. I used to pay 300 for a one bed condo, maybe 2 hours work, with less to do than your schedule. I think 300 would be nearer the mark. 3 bedrooms could be a lot of work if all occupied.

I agree , 100 is not going to attract an experienced cleaner 

Many I have used have little idea how to clean , forget the price

[AustinRacing]

It depends on how good looking she is and what else she can do. 😉

[bkk6060]

Most basic maids will not wash clothes, water plants, clean inside frig.

I think for a 3 bedroom and the additional work you want done, 500 b total is reasonable.

Edited 1 hour ago by bkk6060

[Will B Good]

 

 

Not bad 100B/hour.

 

My MIL (58 yo) gets a free lunch and 250/day for farm work...... an 8 hour day in the sun!!!!

[Old Curmudgeon]

Thank you for helpful comments above.

 

#1 - With Thai helpers, I have learned over many years to only pay by the hour.

And I tell them, "Slow-slow, careful-careful, clean in all the corners."

 

If pay "by the job" or "by the day", they rush-rush to finish and get the money.

But I realize that is not the Thai way -- they are used to paid by the job or paid by the day, so it takes some adjustment for them to getting paid by the hour.

 

#2 - Also learned from hiring all kinds of people in my business over many years, to pay about 25-30% over prevailing average in the area.

Attracts better workers.

And they tend to stay longer.

Plus, in Thailand, they can "make big face" by bragging how much they get paid from farang.

That adds extra value to the job for them.

So posting here to determine prevailing wage in CM area.

 

... Comments and critique welcome.

 

 

 

59 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Not bad 100B/hour ... My MIL (58 yo) gets a free lunch and 250/day for farm work...... an 8 hour day in the sun!!!!

 

@Will B Good, can you send your MIL over here: Chiang Mai - Doi Saket road?

My previous two maids were both age late 50's, from up-country background, and excellent at taking care of details.

(I don't want any "cute young things" ... not as maids.)

 

I'll offer free lunch, too,  (catered by LineMan delivery).

Work indoors with 2 fans!

And all the iced coffee she might want is already getting cold in my fridge.

 

[Will B Good]

5 minutes ago, Old Curmudgeon said:

Thank you for helpful comments above.

 

#1 - With Thai helpers, I have learned over many years to only pay by the hour.

And I tell them, "Slow-slow, careful-careful, clean in all the corners."

 

If pay "by the job" or "by the day", they rush-rush to finish and get the money.

But I realize that is not the Thai way -- they are used to paid by the job or paid by the day, so it takes some adjustment for them to getting paid by the hour.

 

#2 - Also learned from hiring all kinds of people in my business over many years, to pay about 25-30% over prevailing average in the area.

Attracts better workers.

And they tend to stay longer.

Plus, in Thailand, they can "make big face" by bragging how much they get paid from farang.

That adds extra value to the job for them.

So posting here to determine prevailing wage in CM area.

 

... Comments and critique welcome.

 

 

 

 

@Will B Good, can you send your MIL over here: Chiang Mai - Doi Saket road?

My previous two maids were both age late 50's, from up-country background, and excellent at taking care of details.

(I don't want any "cute young things" ... not as maids.)

 

I'll offer free lunch, too,  (catered by LineMan delivery).

Work indoors with 2 fans!

And all the iced coffee she might want is already getting cold in my fridge.

 

 

 

Ha...she'd be there like a shot if it were doable.....could send the wife....but she's only 42.