Bread & butler: Why the rich are paying more than ever for domestic staff

Good help is hard to find for NYC’s super-rich. Thanks to last year’s lockdown, when domestic workers were frequently asked to quarantine alongside their deep-pocketed employers, staffers ranging from chefs to butlers are now in short supply.

Those domestic workers not living year-round with their employers are now demanding high salaries — with high-qualified nannies now making as much as $150,000 a year, not including bonuses — staffing agencies told The Post. “We have people who want fancy restaurant dinners with multiple courses, elaborate dishes and the best wines [at home],” said Mohamed Elzomor, a co-founder of Nines, which charges members an initiation fee ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 plus a 15% fee for every year that they hire one of their highly trained workers.