How Much Money Should Moms Be Paid

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HOW MUCH MONEYSHOULD MOMS BE PAID?

For the 13th Year, Salary.com Reveals ItsAnnual "Mom Salary"

ByAaron Gouveia, Salary.com contributing

writer.
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How Much Are Moms Worth in 2013?

Moms. We literally wouldn't be here without them. And whetherthey stay-at-home or work full- or part-time, how can you everput a price on all they do? All the homemade meals, thenighttime lullabies, the nursed boo-boos, and the fact that whenshe's driving and slams on the brakes she thinks she has Hulkstrength in that right arm she sticks out to protect whoever isriding shotgun?

Who could ever even attempt to categorize moms and all thatthey do in a financial sense?

Hey, we're SALARY.com OK? That's what we do.

Obviously this is all in good fun and in no way 100% scientific,but for the 13th consecutive year we're doing our small part toshow everyone how important mothers are by calculating whatthey would be paid if they actually received a salary for all oftheir hard work.


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How Do You Put a Price on Motherhood?

So how do we determine the amount moms are paid? In anutshell, we rely on your input and our salary data.

OurMom Salary Wizard is open to mothers all year long, and weask our users to tell us how much time they spend each week

doing various "mom jobs." From there, we take your final tallies,have our compensation experts mesh the number of hours withour salary data for the various jobs, and voila -- you're able tosee mom's paycheck. We break it down by stay-at-home andworking mothers, and present the top 10 jobs on which momssay they spend the most time.

Since most families are on the smaller side (except if you're theDuggar Family), we only used salary data for companies with 25full-time employees or less. But the links we're providingthroughout the article consist of salaries for ALL companiessizes, hence you might see some varying numbers.
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This year we had more than 6,000 moms

take our survey, and the buzzword is"steady." We also sought out real-lifemoms to get their thoughts on this year'ssurvey.

In what should come as no surprise inthis economy that is still largely spinningits wheels, the salaries for stay-at-homeand working moms only increasedmarginally compared to last year even

though moms are putting in close to 100hours a week of household and childcareduties. Want to know which jobs momsdo the most and what the final tally was?

Read on.


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10. Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive OfficerMedian annual salary: $170,300Stay-at-home Moms: 3.3 hours per weekWorking Moms: 2.6 hours per week

Many mothers are the leaders of their

respective households. And what is aCEO if not the head of a family?

Keeping both short-term and long-termstrategic decisions in mind, mom-as-CEO

has to look out for the well-being, stability,and future of her organization. Granted,the shareholders meeting might be donein pajamas over breakfast or at night onthe couch, but moms are often tasked

with the duties of steering the ship.
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Chief Executive Officer contd

And as moms everywhere will tell you, there are more thana few icebergs to avoid and squalls to weather along theway.

Theresa, a mother of three children in Texas, said "Being amom is all about accountability and making toughdecisions. Not only do I need to make sure the bills arepaid, I also need to prioritize the bills when there isn'tenough money to pay all of them. Part of leadership is

making tough decisions," she said.Unlike the CEOs who take home huge bonuses,sometimes moms simply have to settle for hugs and "thankyous" instead of a golden parachute.


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9. Laundry Machine Operator

Laundry Machine OperatorAnnual Median Salary: $20,700Stay-at-home Moms: 6.2 hours perweek

Working moms: 4.1 hours per week

You might've thought you had a lot ofclothes before you had kids. Bet you'dreconsider now.

The clothes might be smaller, but thereare so many more of them. Maybe yousplurged at the baby store for your firstkid and bought way too much.
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Laundry Machine Operator

Many people get hand-me-downs from friends and familymembers, which brings boxes of new outfits to wash. And ifyou've got several kids, you know the laundry is neverdone. It's just one around the clock, endless cycle of

washing, drying, and folding that will cause you to wonderwhy you ever agreed to start a family in the first place.

"My husband helps with laundry at nights and the weekend,but he works and I stay home so I need to get most of it

done during the day or else it'll be unmanageable," saidMary, a Massachusetts mom of two. "I want my family'sclothes to be clean but sometimes I want to screambecause it seems like I never finish anything."


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8. Psychologist

PsychologistAnnual Median Salary: $79,100Stay-at-home moms: 7.3 hours per weekWorking moms: 6 hours per week

We realize actual psychologists go to schoolfor years and receive training many momssimply don't possess. But bear with us.

As a mom -- especially when your kidsapproach the tween and then teen years --you might not be a trained psychologist butyou'll most likely feel like an honorary oneafter your kids traverse the minefield that ischildhood.
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Psychologist

You'll need to guide them on bullying -- both dealing withthe emotional trauma of it and how to react to it. You'll betheir sounding board on broken hearts, bad grades, endingfriendships, and countless other problems for which kids

need your counsel.

"Last week my 10-year-old asked me why someone wouldbomb a marathon, and was scared that someone wouldbomb the local 5k race her father is running next month,"

said Kathy, a mother of two from Rhode Island. "Beinghonest with kids while still making sure they feel protectedis pretty hard."


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7. Janitor

JanitorAnnual Median Salary: $20,700Stay-at-home Moms: 7.8 hours perweekWorking moms: 4.2 hours per week

Motherhood is messy.It starts with the first diaper and doesn'tget better until they move out of thehouse. Kids are constantly overflowing

their diapers, messing in their pants oncethe diapers are off, drawing on walls,spilling their drinks on the carpet,throwing food, tracking mud through thehouse, etc.
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Janitor

Most moms have an arsenal of cleaning supplies fit tohandle each and every circumstance, because gettingketchup stains off the couch and white carpet is no task fora rookie.

Martha, a mother of two in Florida, said "When my first sonwas 8 weeks old and I was still learning the ropes, I was ina restaurant and he had a blow out. Everything wascovered in baby poop, including his onesie. As I was in the

ladies room freaking out, another mom saw me andopened up her HUGE purse. She told me to throw thestained outfit in the trash and no worry about it, then gaveme everything I needed -- including a spare onesie. That's

the day I officially became a mom."


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6. Van Driver

Van DriverMedian Annual Salary: $28,300Stay-at-home Moms: 8 hours perweek

Working moms: 5.7 hours per weekGet comfortable in that minivan,because you're going to spend a lot oftime in it.

From the pediatrician appointments asa baby you'll eventually drive todaycare and school. And once youthsports begin (as early as 4 years old insome cases), then you're really in

trouble.
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Van Driver

It doesn't matter if your kids are participating in hockey,basketball, baseball, soccer, football, lacrosse, karate,wrestling or all of the above, there's a good chance you'll becarting your kid(s) -- and their teammates -- to different

venues all throughout the area. Throw in things like musiclessons, the theater, and weekends when your kids want togo to the movies, and it's all over. Don't bother keeping themeter running, you'll end up losing count.

"I had the worst of it because I was a school bus driver AND Ihad two boys two years apart who each played three sportsa season," said Cynthia in Massachusetts. "Scheduling ridesand troubleshooting conflicting times is exhausting, not to

mention trying to stay awake at the wheel when you've beennon-stop since 6 a.m."


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5. Computer Operator

Computer OperatorMedian Annual Salary: $32,900Stay-at-home Moms: 8.9 hours per weekWorking moms: 6.5 hours per week

Technology is a vital component ofmotherhood for most women.

From the minute women find out they'repregnant, many of them download appsthat tell them how the baby is growing,what to expect at certain stages ofpregnancy, etc. So it's no wonder that nottoo long after the kids are born,technology finds a way into their lives.
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Computer Operator

Whether it's age appropriate apps on the cell phone or iPador doing homework on the laptop or desktop, kids arebrought into the technological fold earlier and earlier. Andwhile the Internet is a great tool, moms need to shepherd

kids through not only the instructional phase of operating acomputer, but also keep them safe.

"Sometimes I feel like a bad mom for this, but my 2-year-old can work my iPod already," said Christine, a mother

from New York. "They're gonna have to use all of this stuffwhen they're older so I figure I might as well get them usedto it."


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4. Facilities Manager

Facilities ManagerMedian Annual Salary: $65,700Stay-at-home Moms: 10.8 hours per weekWorking moms: 7.1 hours per week

The moms we surveyed are not afraid to get their handsdirty.

The job description for this position is "ensures optimalfunctioning of building systems including mechanical,

electrical, fire/life safety, and elevators.
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Facilities Manager

May manage a staff of employees in the maintenance ofbuildings and grounds. May oversee contractors for facilityrenovation project." Whether you're a stay-at-home mom ora working mom, it's often up to you to make sure things are

running smoothly. If not, these moms make sure they callsomeone in, or even fix it themselves.

I can attest to this one personally, as my wife is the fixerand handywoman. When the dryer vent needed fixing, she

was on it. When the dishwasher stopped working myresponse was to kick it and try it again, but it wasn't untilshe got home that it actually was opened up and fixed.Thanks honey!


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3. Day Care Center Teacher

Day Care Center TeacherMedian Annual Salary: $27,200Stay-at-home Moms: 13.3 hours perweek

Working moms: 5.3 hours per weekSomewhere between newborns andgoing off to kindergarten, moms will findthemselves basically working as a day

care teacher.
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Day Care Center Teacher

Whether you're at home full time taking care of your child oreven if he/she goes to actual day care for some of theweek, this job is mostly about keeping the kids busy andentertained. But it's also largely educational and plays an

important role in the development of kids as they preparefor kindergarten and beyond. To wit:

"We usually have breakfast and then some play time, thenarts and crafts until lunch," said Kristen, a Massachusetts

mom who cares for her 3-year-old. "I also work in someexercises I found online to go over numbers and letters inthe afternoon."


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2. Cook

CookMedian Annual Salary: $28,200Stay-at-home Moms: 14 hours per weekWorking Moms: 8.5 hours per week

There's just something about mom's homecooking.

As the second most time-consuming taskon this year's list, it's clear moms are

cooking up a storm on a daily basis. Somemothers get really into cooking, even goingso far as planning meals in the beginningof the week.
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Cook

That involves scoping out the local newspapers andwebsites for the best coupons, purchasing everything at thegrocery store, and then cooking and freezing the meals foruse later in the week. Bonus points for organic cooking and

eating healthy."Multiple kids usually means multiple meals," said Amanda,a mother of three from California. "My youngest will eatpasta but only with the sauce on the side. My oldest puts

ketchup on everything but if mustard even comes near himit's all over. And my son (the middle child) has eatennothing but chicken fingers since he was three. It's hard tokeep up sometimes."


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1. Housekeeper

HousekeeperAnnual Median Salary: $21,000Stay-at-home Moms: 14.4 hours perweek

Working moms: 8 hours per weekFor the third year in a row, the job ofhousekeeper is what takes up the mostof mom's time.

Kids are messy in every conceivableway and picking up after them takesthe moms in our survey more than 14hours every single week.
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Housekeeper

That's a lot of making beds, picking up the house,vacuuming, dusting and -- everyone's least favorite thing --cleaning the bathroom. It's not sexy or glamorous buthousekeeping is a basic tenet of motherhood, and it

continues to be the largest task on mom's list in 2013. Butit's something in which a lot of mothers take much pride.

"My husband helps me clean when he's home, but heworks full time while I'm at home with the kids so I look at it

as my job to do the bulk of the house cleaning," said Kate,a mother of one in Massachusetts. "Does it get tiring andboring? Of course. My house isn't sparkling all the time butI do like to have it as clean as possible."


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And the Total Is...

So what does all of this mean and howmuch are moms really worth? A lot!

Stay-at-home moms work an averageof 94 hours per week for a total

estimated "mom salary" of $113,586 ayear. Working moms -- in addition totheir 40-hour work week -- spend anadditional 58 hours on household and

childcare jobs, and would earn a total of$67,435 if they collected a paycheck.


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Stay-at-home moms spent slightly less time on their "momjobs" this year, going from 94.7 hours a week to 94, whileworking moms inched up from 57.9 hours last week to 58.Both salaries increased slightly, with SAHMs up from

$112,962 last year and working moms up from $66,978.Again, this is not meant to be an exhaustive list ofeverything moms do, but it's our way of thanking them andshowing moms how much we appreciate them.

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