Being a mother is a demanding job.  As a matter of fact, according to a recent report from Salary.com, a website dedicated to researching average salaries for various jobs and industries, reports stay-at-home moms would earn an average of $162,581 annually, including overtime, if they received a paycheck.  Women who work a full-time 40 hour a week job could expect an additional $85,939 for the work done at home.  Among the jobs the stay-at-home moms reported to Salary.com were day-care center teacher, van driver, housekeeper, cook, chief executive officer, computer operator, nurse and general maintenance worker. 

These are all jobs that are fairly easy to appoint a dollar value but like those MasterCard advertisements there are many "priceless" aspects to the job: the hug that comes at just the right time, the crust cut off the sandwich in just the right way, the reassuring laugh that reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously, and the countless other little things that we celebrate on Mother's Day.