Study: Typical Stay-at-Home Mom Would Earn $138,095 a Year Thursday, May 03, 2007
E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION 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 on Wednesday.
This reflected a 3 percent raise from last year's $134,121, according to Salary.com Inc, Waltham, Mass.-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 reported.
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.
We still wont get the respect we deserve ....they failed to mention the services we render behind closed doors......oh wait, that would mean we are prostitutes. But still......legal escorts get paid good money
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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I woke up late today......8.a.m. My little one had crawled into bed with us. Hubby was up and showering to get ready for a golf tourney he was attending. I got up to make coffee. The half and half smelled funny so I tasted it.YUK
Big mistake.....we needed some more.
Ilet the dog out, put some clothes on, let him back in and gave hubby coffee ..black. He just wanted coffee ..didnt even care if it was in liquid form. I got dressed, pulled my hair up into a baseball cap...left the house. I bought creamer and some milk...my daughter a new notebook with one of those funny big nosed dogs and a magazine for me.
I went home.....gave hubby more coffee and made myself some. Little mold was still asleep. I decided to drink my coffee and read my new magazine in my chair which I rarely getto sit in without being bothered. I was about half way done with my coffee and magazine when hubby asked me to iron some shorts and a shirt for him. NO problem; its done in little time. Little mold wakes up and says she feels ill. I suggest she goes potty and blow her nose and let the morning creepies out.....that does not help. She says her tummy hurts anbd that pancakes would help it.
No problem. I hera hubby telling her he will take care of her, but she only wants mommy because only mommy knows how to help. I smile as I make the pancakes and as I am cooking the bacon, my husband yells out, "She is throwing up........" When I get to our room, there is puke on the sheets , in the floor, on the toilet and she is finishing in the sink. hubby is holding her hair back like I do. He is doing great, but she still wants mommy.
Itell him to go do what he is going to do..that I can manage.....I reassure him that I will be fine. He thanks me for cleaning up and ironing and taking care of her.....kisses us goodbye. Says he wil bring popsicles home for her sore tummy. SO.....3.5 hours later from waking up, making coffe, leaving to buy creamer and milk, mopping the bathroom floor, putting the first set of vomit soiled sheets towels and clothes in the wash , changing the sheets, fixing my daughters hair so another puke session deos not mess the hair......giving her a bucket to use in case she throws up again.....giving her dry toast and puttingthe pancakes and bacopn away for another day, spraying te toilet with cootie spray ; I was paid.
Little mold hugged me, smosched my face (that makes her laugh) and told me she loved me and thanked me for helping her.
Dont think I can put a price on how that made me feel.
My day is not done....toilet must be scrubbed and disinfected. Kitchen is a mess. Soiled clothing still needs to be dried and folded. More clothes to wash, a linen closer to clean, oh....and eat...maybe I wil even shower today. Mold is still throiwng up a little....keeping some food down..water....good sign. She only needs her bucket and she knows exactly when to throw up. I just clean it when she is done. I will monitor her throughout the day.....keep her in bed watching Charlie and Lola and coloring.
I dont need to get paid.....just knowing that I am capable of doing all this and still have a sense of humor just reminds me of how awesome my mom is and how much I would like to grow up and be like her..
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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Little mold was sick all am....then fell asleep around 1230ish. I was able to clean the bathroom floors, baseboards and teeny tiny crevices of the toilet and floors and edges and of the doors, in and out. Lots of dust, crayon marks and Lord knows what else...I have long black hair, so there was a ton of that. Should make a wig out of it. The bathroom alone would have cost me close to 100 dollars if I hired a cleaning lady just to do the detail work that I did.. I have yet to clean out the drawers and cabinets and clean the sinks and mirrors...dust the light fixtures change some bulbs. That would cost another 100. Crap, I am tired and the cleaning fumes made me a little silly. I am resting......my kitchen still looks like crud, but I can deal with that later. Now I will go sit in bed to rest and fold clothes. Check little ones temp.....kiss her. Maybe I wil bathe when hubby gets home.
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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
BTW ..... Mom .... Take a few moments to take care of you for us ... We kinda like having you around ....
Aren't you sweet...how did you know I was about ready to melt-down?
I am suddenly very sleepy...but I have some other stiff to do. Guess it can wait.Hubby is on his way home with a pizza. Little mold is excited that she can eat now and she is overdoing it........wants rasberries and cheese (not together). I hope she is ok and not getting ready to lose it again. Once hubby is home, I am clocking out...he can take over. She took such a long nap; she wil not be sleepy any time soon. We are helping at the preschool at church tomorrow.....neeeeddd sleeeep.
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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
How is the little one now? I hope she is feeling much better and that you all got some sleep. If she is the one in your pic(s) ... she is a very cute young lady ...
I can just see her sad little face looking up at Mommy ... and saying I don't feel good ...
I don't have a little one anymore ... but I do remember ... and it breaks my heart when I see a little one sick ...
How is the little one now? I hope she is feeling much better and that you all got some sleep. If she is the one in your pic(s) ... she is a very cute young lady ...
I can just see her sad little face looking up at Mommy ... and saying I don't feel good ...
I don't have a little one anymore ... but I do remember ... and it breaks my heart when I see a little one sick ...
Again ... I hope all is better now ...
God Bless
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She is much better; I think it was an allergy thing (too much icky stuff in the chest .....gets in the tummy, too). You are right about that little face. She has this Bambi eyed thing going, so its even tougher to deal with She felt bad enough and asked me to take her to the doctor. I was surprised. She avoids him.
Thanks for the sweet wishes. I survived another child being ill episode......
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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
