|
Job |
Daily Wage |
Monthly Wage |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Laborer |
6d |
150d (12s 6d) |
|
|
Dock Laborer |
5d |
125d (10s 5d) |
|
|
Farm Laborer |
4d |
100d (8s 4d) |
Plus food |
|
Mill Laborer |
8d |
200d (16s 8d) |
|
|
Child Labor = ½ adult rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Job |
Daily Wage |
Monthly Wage |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ARMY SERVICE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lost equipment and ruined uniforms are charged extra against the soldier |
|
Regular Infantry, Private |
8d |
200d (16s 8d) |
Minus 24d (2s) per month Food & Equip |
|
Guard Infantry, Private |
10d |
250d (20s 10d) |
Minus 24d (2s) per month Food & Equip |
|
Regular Infantry, Corporal |
1s |
25s |
Minus 30d (2s 6d) per month Food & Equip |
|
Guard Infantry, Corporal |
1s 2d |
27s 4d |
Minus 30d (2s 6d) per month Food & Equip |
|
Regular Infantry, Sergeant |
1s 6d |
37s 5d |
Minus 36d (3s) per month Food & Equip |
|
Guard Infantry, Sergeant |
1s 10d |
45s 8d |
Minus 36d (3s) per month Food & Equip |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Job |
Daily Wage |
Monthly Wage |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MERCHANT MARINE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food is included in pay |
|
Landsman (First Voyage) |
5d |
125d (10s 5d) |
|
|
Ordinary Seaman |
6d |
150d (12s 6d) |
|
|
Able Seaman |
8d |
200d (16s 8d) |
|
|
Carpenter's Mate |
1s |
25s |
|
|
Gunner's Mate |
1s 2d |
27s 4d |
|
|
Bosun's Mate |
1s 3d |
31s 4d |
|
|
Master's Mate |
1s 6d |
37s 5d |
|
|
1st Mate |
1s 6d |
37s 5d |
|
|
Cook |
1s |
25s |
|
|
Carpenter |
1s 8d |
41s 8d |
|
|
Gunner |
1s 10d |
45s 10d |
|
|
Bosun |
2s |
50s |
|
|
Surgeon |
2s |
50s |
|
|
Sailing Master |
3s |
75s |
|
|
Captain |
4s |
100s |
If under contract |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average of 25 working days in a month 1d (Pence) = $0.40 12d = 1s = $4.80
65 Days off per year = Sabbath(52,) Christmas, Royal Holidays, Sick days, inclement weather, etc
Cost of Living
|
Job/Class |
Cost of Food per person per month |
Cost of Lodging per person per month |
Miscellaneous Expenses per month |
Cost of Living per Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Tithes, taxes, clothing, fees, medicine, etc |
|
|
Construction Laborer |
30d (2s 6d) |
30d (2s 6d) |
8d |
68d (5s 8d) |
|
Dock Laborer |
30d (2s 6d) |
30d (2s 6d) |
8d |
68d (5s 8d) |
|
Farm Laborer |
-- |
20d (1s 8d) |
6d |
26d (2s 2d) The countryside is a cheaper place to live workers can bring food home. 2 meals are usually included. |
|
Mill Laborer |
30d (2s 6d) |
30d (2s 6d) |
8d |
68d (5s 8d) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dependents Young children, old, sick etc |
15d (1s 3d) |
20d (1s 8d) |
8d |
43d (3s 6d) |