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National Average Salary . Prices on pp. Min. Although the world was alsorecovering froma pandemicat the time, unlike today, remote working wasnt an option back in the 1920s. What they earn: $110,670 per year. Shows the average monthly wages of multiple occupation in the Alaskan fishing industry. Enterostomal therapist. 5-6. 408, Shows the wages of a variety of occupations in the capital of Argentina. Wages are shown in shillings. Shows data for 12 cities located in NY, OH, PA and MA, including NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and more. Pianos, violins, guitars & banjos, accordions, other musical instruments. Source: You may download a pdf version of the 1928, Hotel rates are shown in the advertisements in. It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of workers in the glass factories of northern France. Shows the average daily wages paid to masons, electricians, bricklayers, bakers, blacksmiths and more. Lancashire had thriving cottonand leathermanufacturing industrieswhile hosiery dominated in Leicestershire. For the most up-to-date salary information, please click on the links below: 1. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of masons, carpenters, stonecutters, painters, shoemakers, and tailors in each of the provincial capitals of Spain. Source: BLS, Shows the hourly and weekly earnings of industrial wages in Romanian leu. Thus, many companies hired women who worked at cheaper rates. The 1921 Census features the first female police officer and the first female racing car driver. Shows wage data by manufacturing categories for 1914, 1919, 1921, and 1923. Manual workers tended to live closer to their jobs, while professionals could afford to live further away. Prices are shown in contemporary US dollars. Section 213 of the 1932 Federal Economy Act prohibited . Dining room furniture, silverware, dish sets. With the introduction of theEducation Act, most children entered the workforce when they left school aged 14 but the 1921 Census records anyoneemployedfrom age 12 upwards. Union wages by occupation and city, 1922-1928, Women's median wages by state and industry, 1910s-1920s, Average college expenses and tuition by institution, 1928, Family budgets by income group, 1918-1930, https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages, Common labor - Average entrance wage rates, 1926-1934, Union wages by occupation and city, 1920-1921, Steam fitters' and sprinkler fitters' helpers, Structural-iron workers: finishers' helpers, Union wages by occupation and city, 1929-1930, Captains, masters, mates, pilots, and engineers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Assistant gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Iron workers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Masons, bricklayers, and plasterers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Section laborers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Crossing and bridge flagmen and gatemen, War and postwar wages, prices, and hours, 1914-23 and 1939-44, Urban Negro weekly earnings by sex and occupational class, 1925, Negro wages by occupation - Chicago, 1920, Teacher salaries by race - North Carolina, 1922, Teacher salaries by race - Texas, 1925-1926, Accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, etc. Shows the average daily wages of Japanese and Chinese workers in various occupations for the South Manchuria Railway Co. Wages are shown in both contemporary yen and US dollars. Or your great uncle one of the last mole-catchers? For those lucky enough to hold onto a job, what were they working as? Source: BLS, Shows the average retail prices of foodstuffs in Madrid and Barcelona. Shows average wages alongside a cost of living index for Germany between 1929-1942. Scroll forward and back to see the various cities for which average food prices are available. Source: BLS. Many of the reports can be found in. In 1919 several small teacher union locals founded the California State Federation of Teachers. Here are 23 jobs that have higher salaries than the national average and have the added benefit of including tasks many people may consider fun. Source: BLS, Shows the average price of foodstuffs and other common goods in the federal district of Mexico. From the Newcomb-Endicott store, Detroit, Michigan. Includes both land and buildings. 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Even in the 1920s, factories began moving south for cheaper labor. Prices are shown in Hungarian crowns. Iowa farm houses averaged around 8 rooms with a value of $3,043. 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Shows annual salaries for all school personnel in Texas without breakouts for occupation, years of training, years of experience, etc. It was an inauspicious year in which to launch a statewide teachers' union. Infant's: Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review, July 1930. 412. Wages are shown in Brazilian milreis and contemporary US dollars. Shows average value for farm land and buildings from 1850-1982. A wheat farm labourer, a silent movie actor, a telephone operator -- many jobs in the 1920s are nothing like today's. So take a minute to imagine what your life would be in the '20s. Source: BLS, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Source: Lists minimum and maximum daily wages for male and female workers. Source: Report of the Salary survey commission to the Pennsylvania General assembly, 1929. Shows salaries at the state, county and city levels. During the 1910s and 1920s, minimum wage laws were adopted by a handful of states and generally applied only to women and children. Source: Howard University, States "the average student probably spends about $700 per year for a college education" and shows, This source shows the cost of funerals and burial in 18 states and in 10 major cities. 2, p. 1047. Shows the weekly wages of various occupations in Swiss farming as well as the daily wages of day laborers. Manufacturing jobs were popular, especially in the automotive industry. Wages are shown in Italian lire. Shows the average weekly earnings by industry and occupation. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Source: Chicago Commission on Race Relations report. 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Montgomery Ward catalog shows prices of radios and radio supplies on 60+ pages. Tells cost of public transportation and railway fares as well. HOUSING, FARMS and UTILITIES Shows the daily cost of food, heat, and light for a working family of 4 following independence. If the amount of money you make is important in your career, here are 30 high-paying jobs to consider, listed in order from the lowest to the highest average salary. Compares wages in common industries such as building, engineering, shipbuilding, textiles, railway, agriculture, printing, and in pottery. in FOREIGN COUNTRIES, FOOD 22% of the men recorded in the 1921 Census were retired. Source: This calculator can be used to determine the historical purchasing power of currency in the United Kingdom from 1270 to 2017. At the bottom of the wage-earning range were the cotton and wool manufacturers who made $1.29 and $1.32, respectively, in 1880. 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