TABLE XI
Classified Daily and Weekly Wages by Occupations
| Occupation | Under $1 | $1, but under $2 | $2, but under $3 | $3, but under $4 | $4, but under $5 | $5, but under $6 | $6, but under $7 | $7, but under $8 | $8, but under $9 | $9, but under $10 | $10, but under $11 | $11, but under $12 | $12, but under $13 | $13, but under $14 | Over $14 | Total |
| Schedule of Employers | Earning Weekly |
| Women | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General servants | 1 | 33 | 251 | 276 | 39 | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 606 |
| Second girls | | 17 | 50 | 76 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 170 |
| Cooks and laundresses | | 4 | 21 | 70 | 41 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 141 |
| Cooks | 4 | 6 | 38 | 104 | 86 | 31 | 7 | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | 280 |
| Chambermaids and waitresses | 2 | 9 | 44 | 69 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 133 |
| Chambermaids | 1 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 18 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 92 |
| Waitresses | | 3 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| Nurses | 1 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 9 | | 6 | | | 4 | | | | | 125 |
| Housekeepers | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 89 | 495 | 619 | 252 | 62 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | 1,654 |
| Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butlers | | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 44 |
| Coachmen and gardeners | | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 123 |
| Coachmen | | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 109 |
| Cooks | | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 17 |
| Total | | 7 | 14 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 47 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 293 |
| Schedule of Employers | Earning Daily |
| Women | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laundresses | 123 | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 244 |
| Seamstresses | 48 | 51 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 105 |
| Total | 171 | 172 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 349 |
| Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gardeners | 26 | 87 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Choremen | 24 | 14 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 50 | 101 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 161 |
| Schedule of Employees | Earning Weekly |
| General servants | 1 | 16 | 152 | 187 | 24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 383 |
| Second girls | | | 11 | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| Cooks and laundresses | | 4 | 6 | 22 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| Cooks | 1 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 101 |
| Chambermaids and waitresses | | | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| Chambermaids | | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 25 |
| Waitresses | | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| Nurses | | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Housekeepers | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 27 | 221 | 318 | 80 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 674 |
TABLE XII[209]
Average Weekly and Daily Wages by Occupations
| Occupation | Person replying |
| Employer | Employee |
| Average weekly wages | Per cent receiving more than average | Per cent receiving the same or less than the average | Average weekly wages | Per cent receiving more than average | Per cent receiving the same or less than the average |
| Women | | | | | | |
| General servants | $2.94 | 52.97 | 47.03 | $2.88 | 55.87 | 43.13 |
| Second girls | 3.04 | 40.00 | 60.00 | 3.27 | 53.85 | 46.15 |
| Cooks and laundresses | 3.50 | 43.97 | 56.03 | 3.27 | 53.33 | 46.67 |
| Cooks | 3.80 | 45.71 | 54.29 | 3.64 | 43.56 | 56.44 |
| Chambermaids and waitresses | 2.99 | 58.65 | 41.35 | 3.21 | 52.17 | 47.83 |
| Chambermaids | 3.31 | 47.83 | 52.17 | 3.47 | 32.00 | 68.00 |
| Waitresses | 3.23 | 43.69 | 56.31 | 3.15 | 44.44 | 55.56 |
| Nurses | 3.53 | 36.00 | 64.00 | 3.03 | 33.33 | 66.67 |
| Housekeepers | 5.15 | 25.00 | 75.00 | 5.15 | 25.00 | 75.00 |
| Total | $3.23 | 47.88 | 52.12 | $3.11 | 50.95 | 49.05 |
| Men | | | | | | |
| Butlers | $6.11 | 50.00 | 50.00 | | | |
| Coachmen and gardeners | 6.54 | 44.72 | 55.28 | | | |
| Coachmen | 7.84 | 46.79 | 53.21 | | | |
| Cooks | 6.09 | 47.06 | 52.94 | | | |
| Total | $6.93 | 46.42 | 53.58 | | | |
| Average daily wages | | | | | |
| Women | | | | | | |
| Laundresses | $0.82 | 53.28 | 46.72 | | | |
| Seamstresses | 1.01 | 39.05 | 60.95 | | | |
| Total | $0.90 | 49.00 | 51.00 | | | |
| Men | | | | | | |
| Gardeners | $1.33 | 56.56 | 43.44 | | | |
| Choremen | .87 | 43.59 | 56.41 | | | |
| Total | $1.29 | 53.42 | 46.58 | | | |
The following tables show the classified and average wages paid in the principal occupations as reported by a Boston employment bureau:
TABLE XIII
Classified Weekly Wages by Occupations
| Occupation | Earning Weekly |
| $1, but under $2 | $2, but under $3 | $3, but under $4 | $4, but under $5 | $5, but under $6 | $6, but under $7 | $7, but under $8 | $8, but under $9 | $9, but under $10 | $10, but under $11 | Total |
| General servants | 8 | 183 | 577 | 143 | 3 | | | | | | 914 |
| Second girls | 2 | 41 | 363 | 69 | | | | | | | 475 |
| Cooks | 1 | 3 | 39 | 347 | 145 | 28 | 4 | 3 | | 4 | 574 |
| Chambermaids | | 3 | 40 | 37 | 2 | | | | | | 82 |
| Waitresses | | 4 | 29 | 16 | 1 | | | | | | 50 |
| Parlor maids | | | 11 | 45 | 1 | | | | | | 57 |
| Nursery maids | 7 | 45 | 119 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 233 |
| Laundresses | | 1 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 1 | | | | | 53 |
| Total | 18 | 280 | 1,187 | 741 | 170 | 30 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | 2,438 |