Stay-at-home mothers deserve six-figure salary, says research

A stay-at-home mother should be paid nearly US$117,000 (€75,660) a year, according to new research by a Massachusetts firm.

Salary.com's eighth annual survey calculated a mother's market value by studying pay levels for 10 job titles with duties that a typical mother performs, ranging from housekeeper and day care centre teacher to van driver, psychologist and chief executive officer.