Range of Weekly Wages of 754 Negro Women in Domestic and Personal Service, Specified by Occupations, New York City, 1920-1921[30]
| Table XIV | |||
| Occupations | Number Employed | Wages | |
| General houseworkers | 5 | under | $ 9.00 |
| 706 | 10.00-18.00 | ||
| Chambermaids | 1 | under | 9.00 |
| Chambermaids-waitresses | 7 | 12.00-18.00 | |
| Cooks | 6 | 15.00-21.00 | |
| Kitchen helpers | 8 | 12.00-17.00 | |
| 2 | under | 9.00 | |
| Mothers' helpers and Nurses | 9 | 10.00-15.00 | |
| Nurses (practical) | 3 | 15.00-21.00 | |
| Waitresses | 5 | 12.00-14.00 |
Range of Daily and Weekly Wages of 1,565 Male and Female Negro Domestic and Personal Service Workers, Washington, D. C., 1920
| Table XV Occupations | Number Employed | Daily Wages | Weekly Wages |
| Male | |||
| Butlers | 7 | 12.00-15.00 | |
| Chauffeurs | 3 | 14.00-15.00 | |
| Chauffer-butler | 13 | 14.00-15.00 | |
| Elevator Operator | 6 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Janitors and housemen | 34 | 10.00-12.00 | |
| Cooks | 21 | 18.00-20.00 | |
| Furnace and yardman | 10 | 7.00-8.00 | |
| Waiters | 11 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Dishwashers | 12 | 9.00-12.00 | |
| Day Workers | 6 | 4.00 | |
| Female | |||
| General houseworkers | 49 | 10.00-12.00 | |
| Cooks | 83 | 10.00-20.00 | |
| Maids | 86 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Waitresses | 112 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Personal maids | 5 | 10.00-12.00 | |
| Kitchen maids | 40 | 8.00-9.00 | |
| Mothers helpers | 75 | 5.00-7.00 | |
| Pantry maid | 62 | 10.00-12.00 | |
| Permanent laundresses | 3 | 12.00-14.00 | |
| Cook-laundresses | 81 | 10.00-12.00 | |
| Chambermaid-waitresses | 240 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Janitress | 7 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Elevator operator | 82 | 8.00-9.00 | |
| Parlor maids | 21 | 9.00-10.00 | |
| Day workers | 362 | 2.50-3.00 | |
| Nurse maid | 91 | 8.00-9.00 | |
| Part-time workers | 51 | 6.00-7.00 |
Weekly Wages of 200 Male and 200 Female Negro Domestic Workers of Chicago by Occupations, 1923
| Table XVI | |||
| Occupations | Number Enrolled | Weekly Wages | |
| Male | |||
| Factory | 15 | 22.00 | |
| Waiter | 8 | 15.00 and board | |
| Bus Boys | 6 | 10.00 and board | |
| Elevator | 1 | 14.00 | |
| Cook | 10 | 25.00 and board | |
| Cleaning | 11 | (per hour) | .50 |
| Wringer | 2 | 20.00 | |
| Fireman | 2 | 24.00 | |
| Shoe shiners | 3 | (per day) | 2.00 and tips |
| Butchers | 6 | (per hour) | .47 and up |
| Houseman | 4 | (per month) | 70.00 room and board |
| Dishwasher | 43 | 17.00 and board | |
| Porter | 10 | 20.00-25.00 | |
| Trucker | 25 | 22.00 | |
| Laborers | 54 | (per hour) | .45-.60 |
Average Daily and Weekly Wage of Negro Domestic Workers by Occupation for Selected Cities, 1923
| Table XVII | Average Wage By Occupation | |||||||
| Day Workers | General House Workers | Cooks | Maids | Waitresses | Part-time Workers | Mothers' Helpers | Child Nurses | |
| New York | $3.80 | $13.85 | $16.50 | $13.00 | $7 and tips | $8.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Philadelphia | 2.75 | 12.50 | 13.50 | 9.50 | $7 and tips | 7.50 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| Baltimore | 2.75 | 9.50 | 11.00 | 8.50 | $7 and tips | 6.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 |
| Washington, D. C. | 2.00 | 9.25 | 10.75 | 8.50 | $8 and tips | 7.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Detroit | 3.35 | 9.50 | 11.00 | 9.00 | $7 and tips | 9.50 | 9.50 | 10.00 |
| Indianapolis | 2.25 | 10.00 | 13.50 | 9.00 | $7 and tips | 8.00 | 13.50 | |
| Boston | 3.00 | 12.00 | 12.50 | 10.50 | 10.50 | |||
| Los Angeles | 3.80 | 15.00 | 11.50 | 8.00 | ||||
| Montgomery | 1.75 | 7.00 | 6.50 | |||||
| Nashville | 1.75 | 7.00 | 6.50 | |||||