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Chore chart for teenagers: due times, pay and two signatures
This chore chart for teenagers fits a week on one page. Each chore gets a due time and what it earns: dollars, a privilege or nothing. At the bottom you and your teen agree on reminders and on what happens when a chore slips, then you both sign.
- Page
- One week, Monday to Sunday, ten chore rows
- Columns
- Chore, Due, Earns ($ or privilege), a box for each day
- Paper
- US Letter and A4, portrait, print at 100%
- Versions
- Blank and fillable PDF; the filled-in example is linked below
- Designs
- Minimal, Warm and Color, no stickers or kid decor
- Ages
- 13 to 17
In short
Fill in the rows with your teen before the week starts. Your teen checks a day only when the chore was done on time.
Money and privileges are added up once a week. A review date lets either of you fix a bad deal.
Chore chart generator for teens: pick an age, edit the chores, print the week
Choose an age band to fill in a starting list, then change it to fit your home. The lawn rule on this page decides the mower: a walk-behind mower from age 12, a riding one from 16.
Each row gets a due line and a box for every day. Nothing you type leaves this page.
What a chore chart for teenagers asks you to agree on
The free teen charts at the top of search results are checklists a parent writes and a teen ticks. This one prints the lines a deal needs:
- “Name”, “Week of” and “We review this on”.
- “Chore”, “Due”, “Earns ($ or privilege)”, then a box for each day.
- “Money earned this week” and “Privileges earned this week”.
- “Reminders before a due time” and “If something slips past its due time, we”.
- “Teen signature” and “Parent signature”, each with a date.
Two tips on chores from the American Academy of Pediatrics: “Carefully spell out the tasks your child must perform” and “Ask for their ideas about chores and other responsibilities.” Filling in the rows together does both.
Source: HealthyChildren.org (AAP), Chores and Responsibility.
The teen signs too.
A responsibility chart for teens that settles pay once a week
The Earns column takes an amount, a privilege (screen minutes work, as on the earn screen time chart) or neither. Where a chore earns nothing, the example writes “Part of living here”. Below is the example from the sheet: Diego, 15, October 12 to 18, 2026.
| Chore | Due | Earns | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinner dishes | Daily, 8 pm | $1 a night | Mon to Thu, Sun: $5 |
| Trash + recycling to the curb | Tue, 7 am | $2 | Tue: $2 |
| Mow the lawn | Sat, noon | $10 | Sat: $10 |
| Clean my room (floor + bed) | Sun, 6 pm | Friends over next Friday | Sun: earned |
| Do my own laundry | Wed, 9 pm | Part of living here | Wed |
| Walk Luna | Daily, 7 pm | Part of living here | All seven days |
| Help with Sunday groceries | Sun, 1 pm | $5 | Sun: $5 |
| Wash the car | Sat, 5 pm | Extra hour of gaming Sat | Blank |
Totals on the example sheet: $5 + $2 + $10 + $5 = $22 and one privilege. The car stayed dirty, so the extra hour of gaming is not in the total.
The AAP lists allowances among the rewards you can tie to finished chores. Source: HealthyChildren.org, Chores and Responsibility.
Sunday evening: the week is added up at the table.
Due times do the reminding
A due time turns later into an hour you can both check. The AAP suggests putting your teen “in charge of getting the recycling bins to the curb every Tuesday by 8 a.m.” and adds: “Focus on systems, not reminders.” Source: Time Management as a Teen Wellness Tool.
Two lines of the sheet make that a deal:
- “Reminders before a due time”. Diego wrote “One text, then it’s on me”, so a parent sends one message and stops.
- “If something slips past its due time, we”. His answer: “skip its earnings this week and pick a better due time”.
The same AAP guide: “Guilt and shame are less effective than reminding them that tomorrow is a new day”. The printable chore charts for teens in the top results have no line for either.
Laundry is due Wednesday, so Wednesday gets the check.
A chore list for teens: what to write in the ten rows
Start from what your teen already does and add one or two chores with a day and an hour. A pediatrician’s list on HealthyChildren.org:
- Vacuuming shared rooms and the stairs.
- Washing and vacuuming the car, especially if they drive it.
- Mowing, mulching and weeding.
- Shoveling the walk and driveway.
- Grocery shopping, once they have a license.
- Cleaning the kitchen after cooking.
- Feeding and grooming a pet.
- Helping with younger siblings.
For the lawn, the AAP recommends age 12 for a walk-behind mower and 16 for a riding one. Sources: Household Chores for Teens, Lawnmower Safety.
Mow the lawn, due Saturday at noon, checked on Saturday.
Download the chore chart for teens
One page per file, free, no email. Each design of the chore chart for teens printable has a blank PDF and a fillable one.
Questions parents ask
How many chores should a teenager have?
There is no official number. The AAP warns that too many chores can make a child resist all of them. The sheet stops at ten rows; the example uses eight, two of them daily.
What should a teenager do every day?
Chores that come back every evening, like dishes or the dog, go in daily rows. Give each an hour, like “Daily, 8 pm”, so a check means on time.
What should you pay teens for chores?
Whatever you both write in the Earns column; there is no national rate. The example pays $1 a night for dishes, $2 for trash day, $10 for the lawn and $5 for groceries. A chore chart for teens with money works when the amounts are agreed before the week starts.
What if my teen misses a chore?
You do what you both wrote on the line “If something slips past its due time, we”. In the example, the chore earns nothing that week and gets a better due time. The AAP notes that badgering or scolding does not help.
Is there a fillable version?
Yes, for every design and both paper sizes. You type the rows and totals and tick the boxes on screen, then print and sign by hand.
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Save this chart to Pinterest
Pin it now and the sheet is there on the Sunday you sit down with your teen to fill in the rows. Blank or fillable, three designs, US Letter and A4.
One row of the chart, as a pact
In Alpacto, our own app, a parent and a teen aged 13 or over can turn one row into a task pact: the teen marks it done and the parent confirms. Rewards there are coins or something you choose together; coins are never money, so dollars stay on paper.