How Much Is Mom Worth?

(CBS/AP)  Most of us would agree that a mother's job is priceless.

But the folks at Salary.com take time every year to figure out how much the actual work is worth.

This year, they say the work of a stay-at-home mom would command an annual salary of more than $138,000. That's up about 3 percent from last year, but not as much of an increase as employers predict for their workers: 3.9 percent.

For working mothers, the amount is put at more than $85,000 this year. That is on top of any money earned in the workplace.

Much of the theoretical salary, by the way, is figured on overtime.

"Mom works multiple jobs and rarely gets a break from the action, working an average of 52 hours of overtime," said Bill Coleman, senior vice president and chief compensation officer at Salary.com, in a press release.

According to the Salary.com survey, stay-at-home moms work a 92-hour workweek while working mothers logged 49 hours, or nine hours more than their formal workweek.

By the way, Mother's Day is May 13 this year.

[afmca]

This type of study just perpetuates the "I am a victim mentality." Most working Moms became Moms voluntarily. If they didn't realize that taking care of the child would actually take additional time, she was clueless. This scenario is the same for a married woman - her day is longer taking care of her husband. Hopefully she does this for love; not compensation. As a Working, Married Dad I know my after work hours are as filled with child rearing and home chores as my wife. After 25 years ahe has yet to threaten to go out on strike. I doubt the modern married working dad is the neanderthal of old. If the same study was done for working Dads, I would think the salary difference would be slight at the end. btw Father's Day is June 17th.

[colonieny]

asor1 and Ezlilly, I guess when the facts of life are too tough to challenge, you would attack me personally. Asor, you are talking about y our mother, another generation - the best generation. Not so today. And EZ, do you support women after divorce, going out and supporting themselves fully ? I doubt it. How far of a feminist are you.

Most married men have to put up with so much BS after marriage, including near celibacy and verbal abuse, that they feel imprisoned because of the divorce laws so favoring the female, and the women know it. That is not how it was for the WWII generation moms and dads.
These are the cold facts. By the tone of your note, I would bet you are never married, divorced , collecting free cash and cruising, and a total B to your man. Come on , you know I am right. I bet your are capable or working but spend the day on the computer, lazy lucky you.
I am not saying all women are this way in America, but a very high % of Baby Boomers have been taught to expect it all. That is why is has been called the ME generation. And now they are carping to be paid to watch Oprah and Jerry ? Come on.

[ezillyamused]

asor1:
Sounds to me like ColonieNY is nothing but a bitter, lonely old man who's wife got sick of his BS, left and got what she deserved. 1/2 of everything, except he got to keep ALL of his dirty laundry!

[asor1-2009]

ColonieNY, did I read your post correctly? If so, you are on drugs or are just plain hatefully stupid. My Mom worked from early in the AM to late PM, she washed, hung clothes outside, ironed, sewed, cooked, preserved food, cleaned house, walked to the market, took excellent care of us 4 brats and a thousand other kind things. No pay of any kind was expected. I loved her with all my heart and would gladly give her my entire salary today if she were here.
The USPS should have a stamp in honor of 'just plain Moms'.

[oleander8]

Men remarry at a much higher rate than women do. For men, there are advantages to having a wife.

For women, it's more laundry and she has to cook.

[earthmover_9]

darkmeat4, you make me laugh. You're a real piece of work.

I NEVER said, nor implied, that I think women should rely on welfare and keep popping out kids, not pooping like you said, in order to get paid.
Moron.

You must not be able to read or comprehend very well. Or you're pulling stuff out of your a$$.

As far as your cat is concerned... Sorry to hear she's a slu$ and didn't use protection and had s$x outside of marriage and you now have a ton of unwanted brats. (Isn't that kinda what you said to ericsma?) Couldn't have been me. I'm too old to get it up anymore. So don't come looking for me for 'child' support!!! Who's the sicko? Sorry bud, but I've never been into fu$king animals. Takes a sick mind to suggest that.

BTW, shouldn't YOU be responsible for keeping your cat in when she's in heat, or get her spayed? Especially since you are complaining so much about the 9 kittens.

[colonieny]

MEN WATCH YOUR WALLET SHE"S BEEN THINKING while you be working...


Woman are paid by society in many ways, not all through money. There is leisure time between chores, time that women get to use as they want. They can sit when they want, lie down, take a nap, read a book, go for a jog, all between times of actually being productive in the home. This is a great advantage for women, and while men are stressed ALL day, women can pace themselves, and even go to the spa. Men can't do that, no way.
Women also have many chores that we delagate to men, once the brute comes home. Sure we could take out the trash, but hey !
Women thiink they deserve more, and so does the law, in fact the trend today is for women to divorce the husband just before an early retirement, so that the man has to work by law until he virtually drops dead to support her, ha ha ha. She of course has "no skills" other than being a good long range planner. Gets 1/2 ov everything, including pension, and does not, Does not have to take care of any of his dirty laundry ever again. Men get sick before women in older age, she knows that too. Time to head to Europe, with gal pals to revisit the 60s.
Well, I hope I have shared just why women in America are so beloved, underappreciated and certainly underpaid.
from Colonie NY...

[earthmover_9]

opps... sorry for the numerous times this was posted. The dang computer kept telling me I had to wait to post.

[earthmover_9]

darkmeat4, ericsma said, %u201Cbut I just so happened to have been married to a lazy bum..." You accused her of %u2018putting out%u2019 before she got married. Maybe you need to learn how to read.

I don%u2019t think there really can be a true estimate of what a mother is worth. I know mine was irreplaceable. So what if some number crunchers came up with a figure of what they think a stay at home mom would receive if she got paid. What%u2019s the big deal?

Maybe it just chaps your a$$ that the guesstimate is more than you make?

Women are special because of who they are AND because they can bring into this world a new life%u2026 but not without the help of sperm. Some men are real fathers, some are just sperm donors. AND women do NOT just %u2018c r a p out a kid%u2019 as you put it. If you are a married man, and have kids, I sure hope that isn%u2019t how you look at the birth of your own children. You said, %u2018children are the reward%u2019, but it doesn%u2019t sound like that%u2019s how you look at them.

I feel sorry for your cat. Maybe you should take her and the kittens to the pound. They%u2019d probably be better off.

I%u2019m an old man. Too old to stand by and read what you, some smart a$$, wet behind the ears, little punk, spews about women and not say anything. Thank God for your mother, or be sorry your daddy didn%u2019t just shoot you out on the floor.

[earthmover_9]

darkmeat4, ericsma said, %u201Cbut I just so happened to have been married to a lazy bum..." You accused her of %u2018putting out%u2019 before she got married. Maybe you need to learn how to read.

I don%u2019t think there really can be a true estimate of what a mother is worth. I know mine was irreplaceable. So what if some number crunchers came up with a figure of what they think a stay at home mom would receive if she got paid. What%u2019s the big deal?

Maybe it just chaps your a$$ that the guesstimate is more than you make?

Women are special because of who they are AND because they can bring into this world a new life%u2026 but not without the help of sperm. Some men are real fathers, some are just sperm donors. AND women do NOT just %u2018c r a p out a kid%u2019 as you put it. If you are a married man, and have kids, I sure hope that isn%u2019t how you look at the birth of your own children. You said, %u2018children are the reward%u2019, but it doesn%u2019t sound like that%u2019s how you look at them.

I feel sorry for your cat. Maybe you should take her and the kittens to the pound. They%u2019d probably be better off.

I%u2019m an old man. Too old to stand by and read what you, some smart a$$, wet behind the ears, little punk, spews about women and not say anything. Thank God for your mother, or be sorry your daddy didn%u2019t just shoot you out on the floor.