The value of the everyday tasks mothers do is rising. Over the last year, if moms were compensated for all the jobs they do for their families, they would have received a salary of more than $126,725.
That’s an increase of 9.2% over last year’s findings, the first time the index topped six figures.
For each of the last 12 years, Insure.com has compiled its Mother’s Day Index. The editorial team assigns a value to all the home management jobs primary caregivers perform, such as cooking dinner and helping with homework. The editors match those tasks to real-world job titles and calculate a salary based on the most recent wage information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Mother’s Day Index acknowledges all the work that mothers do. For many, that work includes balancing a family and a home with a full-time job — doing two jobs but only being financially compensated for one.
