Salary: the measure of all things… including a mom

See below for the breakdown of “mom jobs” and the time spent on each job for both the Working Mom and the Stay at Home Mom, as well as their total “mom salary”, including overtime:

The Working Mom’s Salary

Mom Job Title

Mom’s Work Week (hours)

Mom’s Salary
(dollars)

Housekeeper

7.2

$3,577

Day Care Center Teacher

7.2

$4,961

Computer Operator

7.2

$5,658

Cook

6.5

$5,191

CEO

4.6

$39,397

Laundry Machine Operator

4.2

$1,964

Facilities Manager

3.5

$6,945

Psychologist

3.5

$6,440

Janitor

3.1

$1,827

Van Driver

2.8

$2,223

Total Hours

49.8

$78,183

Mom Base Pay

40

$62,798

Mom Overtime Hours

9.8

$23,078

Total Mom Salary

49.8

$85,876

Average Hours of Sleep

6.4

The Stay-at-Home Mom’s Salary

Mom Job Title

Mom’s Work Week (hours)

Mom’s Salary
(dollars)

Housekeeper

22.1

$10,980

Day Care Center Teacher

15.7

$10,817

Cook

13.6

$10,862

Computer Operator

9.1

$7,151

Laundry Machine Operator

6.7

$3,133

Janitor

6.3

$3,713

Facilities manager

5.8

$11,508

Van Driver

4.2

$3,334

CEO

4.2

$35,971

Psychologist

3.9

$7,176

Total Hours

91.6

$104,646

Mom Base Pay

40

$45,697

Mom Overtime Hours

51.6

$88,424

Total Mom Salary

91.6

$134,121

Average Hours of Sleep

6.7

Now moms and their families can use The Mom Salary Wizard to create their own “mom paycheck”. The tool allows moms and their families to price the “mom job”, based on location and mom’s personal hours worked in each of the 10 roles. Users can create a hypothetical mom paycheck and mom pay stub, which can be printed and emailed to family and friends. (via)