🪙 Kids Allowance Calculator
Set a base weekly allowance and per-chore bonus to calculate your child's total weekly allowance.
How the weekly total is worked out
A flat base plus a per-chore rate, then the same week projected forward:
weekly = base + (bonus per chore × chores completed)
monthly = weekly × 4.33
yearly = weekly × 52A $5 base with $1 for each of five chores is $10 a week, $43.30 a month and $520 a year. The month uses 4.33 weeks because 52 weeks divided by 12 is 4.33, not 4 - twelve four-week months would only cover 48 weeks. Twelve monthly figures come to $519.60 rather than $520, which is that rounding and nothing else.
Choosing the base and the bonus
The split matters more than the total, because it decides what the money is for. The same $10 can be built three ways:
| Base | Per chore | Chores | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0 | - | $10, unconditional |
| $5 | $1 | 5 | $10, half earned |
| $0 | $2 | 5 | $10, all earned |
A common middle course keeps ordinary household jobs unpaid - they are what living in a house involves - and prices only the extras, which is the second row. For the amount itself the usual rule of thumb is a dollar per year of age each week, so around $8 at eight and $12 at twelve.
Frequently asked questions
How much allowance should a 10-year-old get?
The common rule of thumb is a dollar per year of age per week, which puts a ten-year-old at about $10. What matters more is that the amount covers whatever you have decided they now buy for themselves.
Should allowance be tied to chores?
Either works, and the tool supports both. Paying for everything makes the money conditional; paying for nothing separates it from work. Many families set a small base for being part of the household and pay bonuses for extra jobs.
Why is the monthly figure 4.33 weeks and not 4?
Because a year holds 52 weeks and 12 months, and 52 divided by 12 is 4.33. Using 4 would understate a year's allowance by a month's worth.