Several weeks ago Hilary Rosen made some off-hand comment about Ann Romney having "never worked a day in her life." This spurred feminists from all ends of the political spectrum to wax philosophical about whether staying at home and raising a family constitutes "work." More interesting than the social perspectives was the financial break-down of how much a mother would earn based on her time spent doing certain activities, were she able to charge market rate. Salary.com generated an app that allowed you to calculate hypothetical "mom earnings", and here's what it came up with for me:
Staying at home, excluding breastfeeding: $65, 674
| Earnings Statement | Our Family | ||
| For The year Ending: April, 2012 | |||
 | |||
| Job Title | Hourly Rate | Hours Worked | |
| Housekeeper | $9.91 | 364 | |
| Cook | $13.32 | 52 | |
| Day Care Center Teacher | $13.13 | 0 | |
| Facilities Manager | $32.37 | 260 | |
| Computer Operator I | $15.67 | 0 | |
| Van Driver | $14.06 | 208 | |
| Janitor | $9.91 | 52 | |
| Psychologist | $37.44 | 364 | |
| Laundry Machine Operator | $10.01 | 104 | |
| Chief Executive Officer | $55.90 | 364 | |
| Staff Nurse - RN | $31.29 | 52 | |
| Event Planner | $31.63 | 104 | |
| Nutritionist | $25.97 | 156 | |
| Logistics Analyst | $26.95 | 0 | |
| Interior Designer | $21.28 | 156 | |
| Bookkeeper | $19.57 | 0 | |
| Administrative Assistant | $18.84 | 0 | |
| Plumber | $19.38 | 0 | |
| General Maintenance Worker | $16.01 | 0 | |
| Groundskeeper | $15.23 | 0 | |
| | | Total Value |
| Average Hourly Rate | $28.38 | 2,080 | $59,032 |
| Over Time Rate | $42.57 | 156 | $6,641 |
| | |  |
| | | $65,674 |
Staying at home, including breastfeeding: $117,747
| Earnings Statement | Our Family | ||
| For The year Ending: April, 2012 | |||
| |||
| Job Title | Hourly Rate | Hours Worked | |
| Housekeeper | $9.91 | 520 | |
| Cook | $13.32 | 104 | |
| Day Care Center Teacher | $13.13 | 0 | |
| Facilities Manager | $32.37 | 0 | |
| Computer Operator I | $15.67 | 104 | |
| Van Driver | $14.06 | 260 | |
| Janitor | $9.91 | 0 | |
| Psychologist | $37.44 | 364 | |
| Laundry Machine Operator | $10.01 | 156 | |
| Chief Executive Officer | $55.90 | 104 | |
| Staff Nurse - RN | $31.29 | 104 | |
| Event Planner | $31.63 | 104 | |
| Nutritionist | $25.97 | 1,976 | |
| Logistics Analyst | $26.95 | 0 | |
| Interior Designer | $21.28 | 104 | |
| Bookkeeper | $19.57 | 104 | |
| Administrative Assistant | $18.84 | 0 | |
| Plumber | $19.38 | 0 | |
| General Maintenance Worker | $16.01 | 0 | |
| Groundskeeper | $15.23 | 0 | |
| | | Total Value |
| Average Hourly Rate | $23.71 | 2,080 | $49,318 |
| Over Time Rate | $35.57 | 1,924 | $68,429 |
| | | |
| | | $117,747 |
Working fulltime, while breastfeeding/pumping: $137,698
| Earnings Statement | Our Family | ||
| For The year Ending: April, 2012 | |||
| |||
| Job Title | Hourly Rate | Hours Worked | |
| Housekeeper | $9.91 | 364 | |
| Cook | $13.32 | 52 | |
| Day Care Center Teacher | $13.13 | 0 | |
| Facilities Manager | $32.37 | 260 | |
| Computer Operator I | $15.67 | 0 | |
| Van Driver | $14.06 | 208 | |
| Janitor | $9.91 | 52 | |
| Psychologist | $37.44 | 364 | |
| Laundry Machine Operator | $10.01 | 104 | |
| Chief Executive Officer | $55.90 | 364 | |
| Staff Nurse - RN | $31.29 | 52 | |
| Event Planner | $31.63 | 104 | |
| Nutritionist | $25.97 | 1,976 | |
| Logistics Analyst | $26.95 | 0 | |
| Interior Designer | $21.28 | 156 | |
| Bookkeeper | $19.57 | 0 | |
| Administrative Assistant | $18.84 | 0 | |
| Plumber | $19.38 | 0 | |
| General Maintenance Worker | $16.01 | 0 | |
| Groundskeeper | $15.23 | 0 | |
| | | Total Value |
| Average Hourly Rate | $27.30 | 2,080 | $56,783 |
| Over Time Rate | $40.95 | 1,976 | $80,915 |
| | | |
| | | $137,698 |
Food for thought ... Here are a few links to articles written by far more eloquent writers on the matter:
http://www.whendidigetlikethis.com/2012/04/motherhoodthehardestjob.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/hilary-rosen-vs-ann-romney-reaction-mothers-are-not-so-easily-divided/2012/04/15/gIQAxEqBKT_blog.html#pagebreak
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-12/opinion/opinion_ann-romney-hilary-rosen_1_mitt-romney-women-gender-gap?_s=PM:OPINION
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ann-romney-defends-her-stay-at-home-mom-status-to-critics/2012/04/12/gIQAlplHDT_story.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ann-romney-20120413,0,7757482.story
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