Weekly Wages Rates for Selected Occupations (Pence)
| Year | Angle-Iron Smiths | Bookbinders | Bricklayers | Cabinetmakers | Carpenters | Compositors | Fitters | Holder-Up | Lithographers | Painters | Patternmakers | Riveter | Turners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 |
300
|
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| 1846 |
300
|
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| 1847 |
300
|
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| 1848 |
300
|
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| 1849 |
300
|
||||||||||||
| 1850 |
300
|
||||||||||||
| 1851 |
228
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1852 |
228
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1853 |
228
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1854 |
252
|
300
|
240
|
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| 1855 |
300
|
||||||||||||
| 1856 |
264
|
300
|
216
|
||||||||||
| 1857 |
264
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1858 |
264
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1859 |
264
|
300
|
216
|
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| 1860 |
300
|
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| 1861 |
258
|
300
|
252
|
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| 1862 |
264
|
300
|
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| 1863 |
324
|
270
|
300
|
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| 1864 |
270
|
300
|
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| 1865 |
360
|
300
|
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| 1866 |
360
|
300
|
264
|
264
|
276
|
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| 1867 |
360
|
300
|
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| 1868 |
360
|
330
|
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| 1869 |
360
|
330
|
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| 1870 |
330
|
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| 1871 |
330
|
276
|
276
|
288
|
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| 1872 |
330
|
276
|
276
|
288
|
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| 1873 |
330
|
306
|
228
|
306
|
324
|
312
|
|||||||
| 1874 |
324
|
360
|
318
|
256
|
330
|
324
|
330
|
||||||
| 1875 |
324
|
360
|
318
|
330
|
330
|
||||||||
| 1876 |
376
|
324
|
360
|
306
|
255
|
318
|
324
|
318
|
|||||
| 1877 |
376
|
324
|
360
|
306
|
255
|
318
|
324
|
318
|
|||||
| 1878 |
324
|
360
|
306
|
318
|
318
|
||||||||
| 1879 |
348
|
324
|
360
|
306
|
234
|
318
|
300
|
318
|
|||||
| 1880 |
360
|
324
|
360
|
306
|
237
|
318
|
317
|
318
|
|||||
| 1881 |
324
|
360
|
306
|
318
|
318
|
||||||||
| 1882 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
318
|
330
|
330
|
|||||||
| 1883 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
345
|
357
|
357
|
|||||||
| 1884 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
345
|
357
|
357
|
|||||||
| 1885 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
332
|
344
|
344
|
|||||||
| 1886 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
332
|
351
|
344
|
|||||||
| 1887 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
325
|
360
|
338
|
338
|
||||||
| 1888 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
325
|
360
|
338
|
338
|
||||||
| 1889 |
324
|
344
|
360
|
338
|
360
|
351
|
351
|
||||||
| 1890 |
360
|
344
|
360
|
351
|
360
|
378
|
357
|
||||||
| 1891 |
360
|
383
|
360
|
378
|
360
|
396
|
393
|
||||||
| 1892 |
489
|
360
|
383
|
384
|
378
|
300
|
360
|
396
|
401
|
393
|
|||
| 1893 |
476
|
360
|
383
|
384
|
366
|
287
|
360
|
378
|
388
|
378
|
|||
| 1894 |
476
|
360
|
383
|
384
|
358
|
287
|
360
|
378
|
388
|
365
|
|||
| 1895 |
476
|
360
|
383
|
384
|
358
|
287
|
360
|
378
|
388
|
365
|
|||
| 1896 |
476
|
360
|
383
|
384
|
358
|
287
|
360
|
378
|
388
|
365
|
|||
| 1897 |
516
|
360
|
384
|
392
|
327
|
384
|
419
|
428
|
392
|
||||
| 1898 |
516
|
360
|
384
|
405
|
327
|
384
|
432
|
428
|
405
|
||||
| 1899 |
540
|
360
|
384
|
419
|
351
|
384
|
446
|
452
|
419
|
||||
| 1900 |
540
|
360
|
384
|
419
|
351
|
408
|
446
|
452
|
419
|
||||
| 1901 |
540
|
360
|
384
|
419
|
351
|
408
|
446
|
452
|
419
|
||||
| 1902 |
540
|
384
|
384
|
419
|
351
|
408
|
446
|
452
|
419
|
||||
| 1903 |
540
|
384
|
384
|
419
|
351
|
408
|
446
|
452
|
419
|
||||
| 1904 |
527
|
384
|
384
|
405
|
338
|
408
|
432
|
439
|
405
|
||||
| 1905 |
527
|
384
|
384
|
405
|
338
|
408
|
432
|
439
|
405
|
||||
| 1906 |
527
|
384
|
384
|
405
|
338
|
408
|
446
|
439
|
405
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1845 - 1906 | Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour in various industries in the United Kingdom for a series of years |
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