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What was a good wage in 1860?
Laborers made about 10 cents an hour ($6 a week, or $300 per year) Privates in the Union army earned $11 a week, or $572 per year. Firemen earned 15 cents an hour ($9.00 a week, or $468 per year) Carpenters earned 14 cents an hour ($8.40 a week, or $436 per year)
What was the cost of living in 1880?
The Average Annual Wages of Employees in Industry, Trade, and Transportation*
| 1. Nominal average annual wages | 2. Cost of living index** | |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 651 | 112.7 |
| 1880 | 545 | 104.0 |
| 1885 | 581 | 98.6 |
| 1890 | 650 | 102.2 |
What was the average wage in 1896 in the United States?
Discusses disparities between farm labor wages in northern and southern states, and indicates that around 1896 the average wages of white farm laborers were about $23.75 per month, or $16 with board; while the wages of colored laborers averaged $14.25 per month, or $9.75 with board.
What was the wage of a carpenter in 1890?
The chart shows a carpenter in 1890 at a little over 32 cents per hour and $19.32 per week. Laborers are shown at just over 15 cents per hour and $9.06 per week, so laborers are shown to make more than 3 times the wage of a soldier.
When was the history of wages in the United States written?
Update 1-31-15: Found another interesting resource: History of Wages in the United States from Colonial Times to 1928. Written in 1929, updated in 1934, and republished in 1966. It has been preserved by the Google Booksproject.
How much did cigar makers make in the 1880s?
Cigar makers – Average wages in U.S. BLS Bulletin no. 499, pp. 422-423. By city in Wages in the U.S. and Europe, 1870-1898, p. 673. By state in U.S. BLS Bulletin no. 499, pp. 349-351. Historical chart shows that congressmen’s salary was $5,000 per year in the 1880s. Source: Congressional Research Service.