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I would guess about $10 per week.

Remember the market crashed in 1929.

After a little research and learning that the minimum wage was enacted in 1938 at 25 cents per hour, I would revise my guess to about $1 per day for a ten hour day in the early 30's

Hi,

I found this website that shows that average annual income of many different occupations in the 1930s. The live-in-maid's average salary was $260. It also has the prices of different items at the time-

http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/priceguide.html

Hope this helps.

Good luck on your novel - Have a great day!

Hey JB pop-Eggs, you didn't mention the $260.00 was yearly income. WOW! that's low even compared to a chauffeur. Nothing much has changed maids are still one of the lowest paid workers.

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At max.. around maybe $1

Perhaps $1 a day, or just around that.

A novel about maids??? And their wages in history???!!!

1.70 per hour $

now thats some good money!

Around 1.70 per hour.