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    The price of a mom: $138,095

    A new report assigns a salary to a stay-at-home mother, based on the jobs she does in a normal week.

    What's a mom worth?

    According to one new report, $138,095 a year.

    That's the figure in a report by Salary.com, which calculates the wages that would have been paid a stay-at-home mom in 2007 if she were compensated for all the elements of her "job." That total is up 3% from 2006's salary of $134,121.

    Moms who have jobs outside the house would earn another $85,939 for their mothering work, beyond what they bring home in existing salary.

    The job descriptions that Salary.com used to determine a mom's salary includes 10 jobs that moms do on an average day: housekeeper, day care center teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, CEO and psychologist.

    Plenty of overtime
    In calculating a mom's wages, Salary.com looked at the "overtime" that both working and stay-at-home moms put in each week.

    "Mom works multiple jobs and rarely gets a break from the action, working an average of 52 hours of overtime," said Bill Coleman, senior vice president at Salary.com, in a statement.

    According to the Salary.com survey, stay-at-home moms work a 92-hour week, with more than half the workweek spent in overtime.

    Working moms, meanwhile, logged more than nine hours of "overtime," with an average 49-hour "mom" work week -- on top of their full-time paying jobs.

    For the Salary.com survey, more than 40,000 moms quantified their hours per job description; Salary.com benchmarked the median salaries for each job to the national median salary for each position as reported by employers.

    The final salary was calculated by weighting the salaries and hours worked in each role.

  • #2
    And Worth Every Penny Of It.

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    • #3
      I second that.

      Mothers are an important part of every society.
      Last edited by Tom Yum; 05-04-2007, 07:09 AM.

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      • #4
        Especially the really hot ones...........

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        • #5
          Of course
          Last edited by Tom Yum; 05-05-2007, 03:57 AM.

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          • #6
            Bummer...

            Originally posted by treelizard View Post
            http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...iceOfAMom.aspx
            The price of a mom: $138,095

            A new report assigns a salary to a stay-at-home mother, based on the jobs she does in a normal week.

            What's a mom worth?

            According to one new report, $138,095 a year.

            .....

            According to the Salary.com survey, stay-at-home moms work a 92-hour week, with more than half the workweek spent in overtime.

            Working moms, meanwhile, logged more than nine hours of "overtime," with an average 49-hour "mom" work week -- on top of their full-time paying jobs.

            For the Salary.com survey, more than 40,000 moms quantified their hours per job description; Salary.com benchmarked the median salaries for each job to the national median salary for each position as reported by employers.

            The final salary was calculated by weighting the salaries and hours worked in each role.


            Perhaps I should add "single parent" to my resume? If I had time for ANOTHER job...

            It's safe to say I get at least 90 hours a week in just doing the domestic thing plus 30-40 hours at "work"...

            Easily...

            That still leaves me a few hours a week to play, just not enough daylight or energy. Or money!! Darn it!

            Wow, my life is so sad, thanks TL.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Tant01 View Post
              That still leaves me a few hours a week to play, just not enough daylight or energy. Or money!! Darn it!
              LOL! I know the feeling... *sigh*

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              • #8
                No mention of who ought to be paying said salary, but I think we get the implication.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by gregimotis View Post
                  No mention of who ought to be paying said salary, but I think we get the implication.
                  Huh?

                  ......

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by treelizard View Post
                    Huh?

                    ......
                    THOSE GOOD FOR NOTHIN' HUSBANDS!!!


                    Sorry, I heard an NPR story on this the other day and the guest reporter or whoever was using it as a platform for her thinly disguised misandry...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by gregimotis View Post
                      THOSE GOOD FOR NOTHIN' HUSBANDS!!!


                      Sorry, I heard an NPR story on this the other day and the guest reporter or whoever was using it as a platform for her thinly disguised misandry...
                      That's not what I was doing. I just thought it was a good article.

                      meanie.

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                      • #12
                        I know it wasn't. I'm tired and this is the second post today which hasn't been very clear... sorry about that.

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                        • #13
                          If you meet a hot, single mom make her feel special and appreciated.
                          Last edited by Tom Yum; 05-07-2007, 06:20 PM.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by gregimotis View Post
                            I know it wasn't. I'm tired and this is the second post today which hasn't been very clear... sorry about that.
                            YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BE!! F'in* men!!

                            j/k

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Tom Yum View Post
                              If you meet a hot, single mom make her feel special and appreciated.
                              Good ol' Tom and his one track mind...

                              How about some empathy for the single dads? Respect or appreciation for the multitasking abilities of working single parents regardless of gender?

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