Considering they’re one of the most powerful, wealthy and busiest couples in the world, Beyoncé and Jay-Z need a little help when it comes to the most important task. of all: parenthood.
With just three children – Blue Ivy, 10, and twins Rumi and Sir, 5 – you wouldn’t expect them to have a team of eight nannies ready to look after them all at all times, and yet they do.
Luckily, it pays to be Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and when it comes to their kids, they don’t skimp.
How much do Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s nannies get paid?
It was reported by Marie Claire UK in 2017 that each nanny earns around $100,000 a year, which works out to around $51.28 an hour if they all follow the same 40-hour work week.
The family is said to have eight nannies – three assigned to each of their youngest children and two for Blue Ivy.
When twins Rumi and Sir were born, Beyoncé and Jay-Z added six more nannies to their team, adding to the two that Blue Ivy had already watched over her.
According to Ok Magazine’s report, via DailyMail, the reason behind the extra nannies had to do with the children’s sleep schedules.
“Twins don’t sleep at the same time, so she decided it needed three per child, working eight-hour shifts,” a source told the publication.
At that time, Blue Ivy was five years old, so she probably needed less round-the-clock care than a newborn.
Now that baby Blue has grown to 10, it’s unclear if she still needs nannying or if the 5-year-old twins have been relegated to two nannies.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s nannies also have to follow a strict set of rules.
Being one of the most powerful couples on the planet (which also rakes the dough) gives you some liberties to demand the best from your nannies.
For example, The Things reports that nannies should be bilingual with a slight preference for French-speaking nannies.
The reason behind this is that Beyoncé’s sister Solange has a son named Julez who is also bilingual since he has a French father.
Although they are primarily based in Los Angeles where they can do their business, they also require nannies to know the Brooklyn area since that’s where Jay-Z grew up, where Solange lives and where they often go to him. to visit.
All of these rules, and many more, however, exist in a handbook specially written by Beyoncé herself called “The Blue Ivy Daily Schedule According to Mrs. Carter.”
The handbook, written for the nannies, details everything they need to know to care for Blue Ivy and Beyoncé demands that they read it and sign it at the end to show their understanding.
We don’t know if there’s a volume two for Rumi and Sir, but judging by the fact that the twins have been bolstered by an extra pair of nannies, we can definitely guess that the sequel is longer than the first. .
Isaac Serna-Diez is an associate editor who focuses on entertainment and current affairs, social justice and politics. Follow his rants on the news on his Twitter.
