Insure.com has just come out with their 12th annual Mother's Day Index. They determined that if moms got paid for all their typical responsibilities in the household, their salary would be $126,725. That’s a 9.2% increase from last year.
The job of mom has 18 typical core jobs according to the report, with 15 of them getting wage increases this year. The biggest increases came as accountants and auditors (36%) and designers (28%). BTW Accountants are paid $40.37 per hour, designers $35.33 per hour. Lowest paying jobs they do are laundry worker and maid about $14 per hour. Her highest paid job is Judge at $68 per hour but only does that for 3 hours per week.
- Other areas with significant increases include:
- Bakers (6%)
- Cooks (7%)
- Teachers (19%)
The jobs with the largest declines include mental health counselor (-12%) and community and social service specialists (-7%). They peaked during quarantine.
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