Stay-at-home mother's work worth $138,095 a year!

[Libby]

Stay-at-home mother's work worth $138,095 a year Wed May 2, 3:00 PM ET

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070502/...ork_mothers_dc

If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year, according to research released on Wednesday.

This reflected a 3 percent raise from last year's $134,121, according to Salary.com Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts-based compensation experts.

The 10 jobs listed as comprising a mother's work were housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, janitor, computer operator, chief executive officer and psychologist, it said.

The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, it said, working 40 hours at base pay and 52 hours overtime.

A mother who holds full-time job outside the home would earn an additional $85,939 for the work she does at home, Salary.com.

Last year she would have earned $85,876 for her at-home work, it said.

Salary.com compiled the online responses of 26,000 stay-at-home mothers and 14,000 mothers who also work outside the home.

(Reporting by Ellen Wulfhorst)




RIGHT ON LADIES!!!! Keep up the great job!

[FrugalMomof3]

Wow that's funny, I posted a link to that article in blog

[Libby]

I think its quite appropriate. The same goes with a lot of 'paid' jobs out there that require you to wear many hats to keep it. You do all the schlep work and dont get the recognition. Its not fair.

Plus....whos to say wealth only counts financially....think of all the quality time you're giving your children and being there for them (if you can afford that luxury) thats priceless.

Too many people assume b/c you're not working means you're not worth anything....but all those people seem to be too busy all doing this >>> and they're the ones missing out from seeing the whole and very real picture.

Ok over with now.

[sixfreds]

Now if someone would send me that paycheck I would be good :~)

Eileen