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 |
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 |
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)