AkoroHow much to pay for chores
In the NatWest Rooster Money index for 2026, Rooster Card users paid these average amounts per job, from March 2025 to February 2026:
- Mowing the lawn: £3.52
- Cleaning the car: £3.36
- Cleaning the windows: £1.65
- Walking the dog: £1.15
- Vacuuming: £1.03
- Making the bed: £0.28
These are card families, so take them as a guide. GoHenry’s 2022 data has making the bed at £0.81.
Setting your own prices
- Decide which jobs are unpaid. See should pocket money depend on chores?
- Agree a price per job with your child, as Rooster Money suggests.
- Pay promptly, and review the prices as they grow.
- Check what it adds up to in a week. The chore chart maker totals the most your child can earn.
Keep track of it in Akoro
Akoro pays a chore’s reward into your child’s balance when you tick it off, or leaves the reward out if you’d rather. Missed chores never take money away. Chores are part of Akoro Pro.
