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May 3, 2006
U.S. mothers deserve $134,121 in salary
A full-time stay-at-home mother would earn $134,121 a year if paid for all her work, an amount similar to a top U.S. ad executive, a marketing director or a judge, according to a study released on Wednesday.
A mother who works outside the home would earn an extra $85,876 annually on top of her actual wages for the work she does at home, according to the study by Waltham, Massachusetts-based compensation experts Salary.com. - Reuters
Salary.com offers a Web site where mothers can calculate what they could be paid, based on how many children they have, where they live and other factors. The site will produce a printable document that looks like a paycheck.
Cindy
Comments
Yes, stay at home mother deserve an income aswell.
Besides they should be much more appreciated.
Brain matter deposited by: Joost on May 3, 2006 2:51 PM
if you could actually collect on that amount of compensation fro domestic work, there's many a man who would like to stay at home, and send the woman out to work to earn the paycheck.
Brain matter deposited by: RONW on May 3, 2006 10:54 PM
i knew i was underpaid - and i work part-time, making it even worse.
Brain matter deposited by: zed on May 4, 2006 3:27 AM
Zoe - did you use the calculator-thingie? Just curious, but of course you're underpaid!
Ron - well that would be 2 paychecks: one for the Mr. Mom and one for Mrs. Mom, who would be out working elsewhere. :-)
Joost - so true. mothers worldwide are underappreciated.
Brain matter deposited by: Cindy on May 4, 2006 7:56 PM