If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather
than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she’d rake
in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year.

That’s according to a pre-Mother’s Day study released by
Salary.com , a US firm that studies workplace compensation.

The eighth annual survey calculated a mom’s market value by
studying pay levels for 10 job titles with duties that a
typical mom performs, ranging from housekeeper and day care
center teacher to van driver, psychologist and chief executive
officer. This year, the annual salary for a stay-at-home mom
would be $116,805, while a working mom who also juggles an
outside job would get $68,405 for her motherly duties.

One stay-at-home mom said the six-figure salary sounds a little
low.