Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095

SuzannePjam

And I work on top of my mom jobs. I'm worth a fortune!

Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095
Annual amount she’d earn as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist


NEW YORK - 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 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.

know1

SuzannePjam wrote:

And I work on top of my mom jobs. I'm worth a fortune!

Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095
Annual amount she’d earn as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist


NEW YORK - 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 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.

Honestly, I question that amount. I think it's exaggerated and not really an accurate reflection.

I'm a single person and I do all the housework, yardwork and automotive care in addition to my fulltime job. Does that mean I can add my current salary to that of a housekeeper, gardener and mechanic? Oh wait, I also handle all the finances so I need to add the salary of a banker to that as well.

farfromglorified

How can the job be "worth" $138,095 when no one would actually pay you $138,095 to do it?

tobbac

why is there no mention of fathers who take care of their children?

i do all the same stuff because my childs mother doesnt live with us....they shouldnt assume its just females....

but ya the figures a lil outrageous....

hippiemom

The figures are somewhat inflated because they're assuming a level of professionalism that isn't always there. Very few moms have an MBA or a masters in psychology, for example. Running a household is a challenge for sure, but it's not comparable to being the CEO of a corporation, unless the corporation is a very small one. As for being a psychologist, many of the parents I see are very bad psychologists and would (I hope) lose their licenses to practice if they were practicing on the general public.

Still, the work that stay-at-home parents do is undervalued. I never could understand why it's a choice that's looked down upon by so many.

farfromglorified

Deadbeat dad’s work worth $240,000
Annual amount he’d earn as a sprinter, gigolo and race car driver.


NEW YORK - If the typical deadbead dad in the United States were paid for his work as a sprinter, gigolo and race car driver among other roles, he would earn $240,000 a year, according to research released Wednesday.
The 10 jobs listed as comprising a dead beat dad's work were gigolo, day care center "crossing guard", laundry machine operator, sprinter, anonymous white van driver, sperm donor, hotel room maid, computer stalker, advertising director and state-funded institution patient, it said.
The typical dead beat dad puts in a 168-hour work week, it said, working 40 hours at base pay and 128 hours overtime.....

tobbac

once again...what about the dead beat mothers? i know tons of fathers that have their children because theyre mothers are deadbeats....freaking crackheads and the like....

farfromglorified

tobbac wrote:

once again...what about the dead beat mothers? i know tons of fathers that have their children because theyre mothers are deadbeats....freaking crackheads and the like....

Oh yeah...my bad.

Reynaldo6

it is a job that is often over looked but is very important to every family. in some families the dad stayes home and does the household chores. does this make him a women? i dont think so. it just means hes up for the challenge. i also dont think you can put a salary on this job because no one would pay you to do it.

Brain of J.Lo

hippiemom wrote:

Still, the work that stay-at-home parents do is undervalued. I never could understand why it's a choice that's looked down upon by so many.

Exactly...which is why they bother to put out this silly blurb every year. If you put a big monetary value on something, people pay attention to it. Unfortuantely, in this case, I think it can have the opposite effect: it just makes people roll their eyes.

Stay-at-home parents do work hard and don't get enough credit, but luckily we aren't in it for the money.

Brain of J.Lo

tobbac wrote:

once again...what about the dead beat mothers? i know tons of fathers that have their children because theyre mothers are deadbeats....freaking crackheads and the like....

Tons? Really? I'm not questioning that there are mothers out there who have abandoned their children and never looked back, but the burden of single parenting falls on mothers far more often, hence the constant references to deadbeat dads. It's an epidemic among some communities.

macgyver06

SuzannePjam wrote:

And I work on top of my mom jobs. I'm worth a fortune!

Stay-at-home mom’s work worth $138,095
Annual amount she’d earn as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist


NEW YORK - 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 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.

i will take 75 % for you having sex and being unfaithful with the cable repair man... YOU BITCH!

know1

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Exactly...which is why they bother to put out this silly blurb every year. If you put a big monetary value on something, people pay attention to it. Unfortuantely, in this case, I think it can have the opposite effect: it just makes people roll their eyes.

Stay-at-home parents do work hard and don't get enough credit, but luckily we aren't in it for the money.

I definitely do not look down on stay at home parents whatsoever. It's a very noble "occupation" that I respect. That being said, this "value" is completely bogus as we've said.

tobbac

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Tons? Really? I'm not questioning that there are mothers out there who have abandoned their children and never looked back, but the burden of single parenting falls on mothers far more often, hence the constant references to deadbeat dads. It's an epidemic among some communities.

there are a lot more dead beat mothers than you think...in my city alone off the top of my head i can think of at least 20 guys that have their kids cause the mothers cant seem to grow up and think its still party time all the time....or theyre addicts.....and we only have like 100 000 people...

Brain of J.Lo

know1 wrote:

I definitely do not look down on stay at home parents whatsoever. It's a very noble "occupation" that I respect. That being said, this "value" is completely bogus as we've said.

I agree that the "value" is bogus. It's just a silly way to grab some attention, but like I said, it backfires.

That said, if today someone hands me a check for $138,095, I won't turn it down.

know1

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Tons? Really? I'm not questioning that there are mothers out there who have abandoned their children and never looked back, but the burden of single parenting falls on mothers far more often, hence the constant references to deadbeat dads. It's an epidemic among some communities.

My brother is one who has raised his daughter the whole time without financial help from the mother (who had another child about 4 years later with someone else and has raised that one with its father). He's afraid to go to court to ask for help because he thinks the mother will request, and be granted, custody.

Brain of J.Lo

tobbac wrote:

there are a lot more dead beat mothers than you think...in my city alone off the top of my head i can think of at least 20 guys that have their kids cause the mothers cant seem to grow up and think its still party time all the time....or theyre addicts.....and we only have like 100 000 people...

I'm sure there are many. It's just that the "deadbeat dad" scenario is far more prevalent, and that's the reason for the constant references to it.

Plus, "deadbeat dad" has alliteration, and you know how journalists love to trot that out. "Deadbeat mom" doesn't sound nearly as snazzy.

angelica

farfromglorified wrote:

Deadbeat dad’s work worth $240,000
Annual amount he’d earn as a sprinter, gigolo and race car driver.


NEW YORK - If the typical deadbead dad in the United States were paid for his work as a sprinter, gigolo and race car driver among other roles, he would earn $240,000 a year, according to research released Wednesday.
The 10 jobs listed as comprising a dead beat dad's work were gigolo, day care center "crossing guard", laundry machine operator, sprinter, anonymous white van driver, sperm donor, hotel room maid, computer stalker, advertising director and state-funded institution patient, it said.
The typical dead beat dad puts in a 168-hour work week, it said, working 40 hours at base pay and 128 hours overtime.....

Despite the impropriety of this "article", it's one of the funniest things I've ever read! I'm still laughing....with tears! ....."day care center 'crossing guard'...."!!!!! LOL

farfromglorified

angelica wrote:

Despite the impropriety of this "article", it's one of the funniest things I've ever read! I'm still laughing....with tears! ....."day care center 'crossing guard'...."!!!!! LOL

baraka

farfromglorified wrote:

How can the job be "worth" $138,095 when no one would actually pay you $138,095 to do it?

I wonder if this could be looked at as a 'donation of time', a kind of charity work and be used as a 'write-off' for taxes?

farfromglorified

baraka wrote:

I wonder if this could be looked at as a 'donation of time', a kind of charity work and be used as a 'write-off' for taxes?

It certainly should be!