If marriage was a business arrangement, what would be a fair salary for the wife to charge the husband?

Question

There is no love in this hypothetical business arrangement and no children. Also consider only the husband works outside the home. For women, please consider this business arrangement where only the wife works outside the home.

Answer 1

if there is no love or children, then it would it would be much cheaper to get a housekeeper!!!

Answer 2

If there are kids involved then at minimum 15-20,000/year/kid plus if she does an excellent job of house work, paying the bills, etc. than every couple of months I think she deserves a 10% raise.

Answer 3

Find out what the going rate is for the following then that is what you would pay the wife/husband and then in turn charge her/him for the utilities she/he uses and her/his portion of the rent:
Cook/cheif
Janitor/houskeeper
Laundry attendant
Accountant (if she/he takes care of the bills)
Waitress/waiter
Hostess/host
Companion/Hooker
And then whatever else that they do.

Answer 4

no husband could afford to pay the price of a good wife. she is worth more than her weight in gold

Answer 5

Half, in a marriage it is split right down the middle with everything

Answer 6

if he works out side the house..and she sits at home all day?
she should still pay HIM for rent, insurance,..etc
there is no reason for one to sit at home while the other works their butt of to support the both of them

Answer 7

i think 35% to 40%, it all depends on the service..

Answer 8

one dollar an hour is more than fair and that would double in the bedroom...

Answer 9

Everything he earns, which is exactly what she takes.