Wages including three meals and no lodging

In 8 hotels which paid the workers their wage, plus three meals a day, the following cash wages were paid to chambermaids and bathmaids:

1paid at least$6but less than$7per week
0" "7" "8" "
1" "8" "9" "
5" "9" "10" "
1[[8]]" "10" "11" "

[8]. The actual wage paid in this group was $10.00.

No information was obtained for pantry workers or waitresses in this group.

If the $16.50 minimum wage of the District of Columbia is taken, and $6 to cover the cost of three meals deducted, the minimum wage for this group would be $10.50. In no case was this amount received.


Wages including board and lodging

The largest New York City hotels and the largest hotels in first class cities require maids to live in and prefer that some of the pantry workers and waitresses should do so. In these hotels chambermaids and bathmaids living-in have the following wage rates:

1paid at least$4but less than$5per week
7" "5" "6" "
17" "6" "7" "
1" "7" "8" "
2" "8" "9" "
1" "9" "10" "