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Last Word: Mom Pay

Thursday, May 04, 2006

SUSIE GHARIB: And finally tonight, here`s the job description. You need to be a teacher, chef, van driver, psychologist, facilities manager, chief executive, and computer operator. That`s all for one job, by the way. Here`s the salary: $134,121. Of course, that`s if the employee were paid a salary. That`s what a full time stay at home mother would earn in a year, if she were paid for all her work. A new study by salary.com crunched the numbers and found a mom is worth pretty much what a top U.S. advertising executive would make. But Paul, those stay at home moms have more than a full time job. The survey showed they work more than 91 hours a week. I can vouch for that too.

KANGAS: Just another reason why we should be extra nice to mom on May 14th, Mother`s Day.

GHARIB: I would say every day.

KANGAS: OK.