Making the most of every hour in the day is essential for everyone, especially billionaires. Well-to-do individuals and families hire help—assistants, chefs, house managers, and more – to keep their personal and professional lives operating as efficiently as possible.
Services like Hire Society, a recruitment firm that works with the ultra-affluent in New York City, the Hamptons, and Palm Beach, are available to help billionaires staff their households and businesses.
"The vast majority of our clients are the .01% – they have multiple homes, private aircraft, and several members of domestic staff," said Hire Society founder David Youdovin.
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"There's major altruism in putting good people to work with these families," Youdovin continued. "These salaries can be life-changing, especially for people not originally from the United States."
Youdovin, who worked as a butler and estate manager before starting Hire Society, broke down the roles wealthy families commonly hire for, and just how much these staff members are paid annually.
Chief of Staff: $200,000–$500,000
Estate manager: $150,000–$300,000
Executive house manager: $100,000–$150,000
Assistant house manager: $80,000–$110,000
Office manager: $100,000–$175,000
Butler: $80,000–$120,000
Executive assistant: $90,000–$185,000
Junior executive assistant: $60,000–$80,000
Personal assistant: $75,000–$125,000
Junior personal assistant: $60,000–$80,000
Head chef: $100,000–$200,000
Sous chef: $75,000–$95,000
Cook: $60,000–$90,000
Executive housekeeper: $75,000–$100,000
Housekeeper: $65,000–$80,000
Ladies maid: $75,000–$85,000
Laundress: $75,000–$85,000
Baby nurse: $300–$600 per day, per child
Nanny: $65,000–$185,000
Family assistant: $60,000–$90,000
Governess: $100,000–$200,000
Driver: $75,000–$90,000
Executive protection: $90,000–$120,000
Domestic couple: $125,000–$300,000
Tutor: $100,000–$150,000
Horseman: $60,000–$80,000
