Stay-at-home mothers should pull in $117,856

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May 8, 2010

SUN-TIMES STAFF

On this Mother's Day, it's tough out there for moms:

Six-figure job?

In its annual estimate, salary.com says the time mothers spend performing the 10 most common "mom job functions" -- such as making meals and driving kids around, as well as keeping the house in order -- would equate to an annual salary of $117,856 for a stay-at-home mom.

Working mothers would earn $71,860 for their mom duties above their at-work paychecks. These salaries are down 4 percent and 6 percent, respectively, from the 2009 calculations.

"Like many of us, moms are working more hours, and it is no surprise that this year, the challenging economy impacted the results of our Mom Salary Survey," said Brent Kleiman of Salary.com.

The company bases its annual salary on what various professions are paid, including laundry machine operator, janitor, housekeeper, cook, psychologist and facilities manager.