If you had to give Mom a salary for all the work she does for the family, you probably couldn’t afford her.
Insure.com figured out just how much she’s worth in dollar figures for the job she does. Her wage is up 1.9 percent this year to $68,875.
Blanton docent Gary Kattner, right, reads a book for (left to right) Mandy Kutz, and daughter Effie, 3, Cate Bowman, 3, and mother Jillian Bontke Bowman during a story time tour in the Blanton Museum of Art in 2014. Julia Robinson/ FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN.
What’s Mom’s job’s worth?
Here’s how Insure.com broke it down by wage for each job based on the number of hours Mom does that job each year:
Cooking $7,935
Taxi driver $5,300
Teacher, tutor $8,200
Childcare worker $24,648
Licensed vocational nurse $488
Housekeeper $5,707
Meeting and convention planner $1,702
Social services provider $9,492
Hairdresser, cosmetologist $339
Personal shopper $1,868
Accountant $693
Landscaper $683
Interior designer $963
Private detective $963
Think about that this Mother’s Day.