The Au Pair stipend is the term for the wages paid to an Au Pair by the Host Family. The stipend provided to an Au Pair must conform with minimum wage law and adjustments. The Department of Labor has sole jurisdiction regarding matters of minimum wage and the credit for room and board which is applied against the weekly stipend. 

The calculation for the Au Pair stipend is as follows:
(Federal Minimum Wage) x (Number Hours worked per week) – (40% credit for room and board) = (Au Pair stipend)

($7.25) x (45 hours) – (40% credit) = $195.75 per week

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