If a woman were to be paid for everything she does as a mother,
motherhood would be a high-paying job.
If a woman were to be paid for everything she does as a mother, motherhood would be a high-paying job.
That’s what a financial services company concluded in its annual Mother’s Day “study.”
Fairfax, Va.-based Edelman Financial Services found that, based on the combined median annual pay for 17 jobs, a mother should make $707,126 a year, or about $58,000 a month.
That’s up $32,236 from what the company found a mom should have earned last year.
The company looked at all the jobs a mother might hold in a year, from raising kids to cleaning the house.
Company owner Ric Edelman noted that “of course, no one can place a value on the love and affection that mothers give to their families.”
Mom’s Jobs
Here are the median incomes for the jobs examined:
Animal caretaker: $25,979
Chef: $31,990
Computer systems analyst: $64,896
Financial manager: $83,075
Food/beverage service worker: $17,076
General office clerk: $23,540
Registered nurse: $49,840
Management analyst: $70,160
Child care worker: $17,310
Housekeeper: $17,330
Psychologist: $56,540
Bus driver: $30,810
Elementary school principal: $74,050
Dietician/nutritionist: $41,920
Property manager: $46,390
Social worker: $35,640
Recreation worker: $20,580
