Salary mums would earn if it was a paid role – and it's more than bankers and pilots

It’s probably not the first role you associate with a six figure salary, but apparently being a mum could be an extremely lucrative career move…

If it was paid, that is. Which sadly it’s not.

Childcare.co.uk  have calculated how much a mum could net a year if it was a vocation.

At £108,837 a year, it would mean mums would out-earn some pilots, lawyers, finance managers, nurses and Google Product Managers.

The platform for childcarers, parents and schools found that in the UK mums could earn roughly £12.51 an hour, which equates to £108,837 a year based on the 24-hour nature of being a parent.

This salary is more than three times higher than the UK average, which was £29,588 in 2018*.

It was based on the tasks parents do each day, such as cooking, school pick up and drop off, childcare, washing, cleaning, counselling and tutoring.

Because the salary is based on a UK average, the amount mums would be paid if it were a paid roll, will differ depending on location.

Unsurprisingly, mums in London would be paid the most with the very tidy sum of £123, 627. Mums in Stirling, Scotland could expect to take home £86,485, as it’s the cheapest part of the UK for childcare.

Richard Conway,  Childcare.co.uk  founder, said:

“As a parent myself, I have witnessed how hectic being a Mum can be, and with Mother’s Day just around the corner we thought it would be nice to see just how much they could be getting paid if they were a childcarer on our site!

“After we worked it all out, I wasn’t surprised to see such a high salary, as unlike any other role in the world, being a Mother is constant, you never get a holiday from it or get to leave your responsibilities at the office.

“I hope this figure puts into perspective the amazing job Mothers do!”