# Immigration and the Commissioners of Emigration of the state of New York/Appendix/7/Table 10

WAGES
I.—The Average Wages paid at the Labor Exchange for Unskilled Labor during the Years 1868 and 1869.
| Males, per Month. | Males, per Month. | Females, per Month. | Females, per Month. |
| | 1868. | 1869. | 1868. | 1869. |
| January | $10 00 | $9 00 | $8 00 | $9 00 |
| February | 10 50 | 11 50 | 8 50 | 9 25 |
| March | 12 50 | 11 50 | 8 50 | 10 00 |
| April | 15 00 | 18 50 | 9 00 | 10 00 |
| May | 18 00 | 19 25 | 9 00 | 10 00 |
| June | 20 00 | 23 75 | 9 00 | 10 00 |
| July | 24 00 | 24 00 | 9 50 | 10 00 |
| August | 16 00 | 17 25 | 9 00 | 10 00 |
| September | 14 00 | 14 25 | 9 00 | 10 00 |
| October | 12 00 | 14 50 | 9 50 | 10 00 |
| November | 12 00 | 13 25 | 9 00 | 9 50 |
| December | 10 00 | 10 00 | 8 50 | 9 00 |
The wages for common laborers varied from $1 75 to $2 per day, without board.
​ II.—Wages paid for Skilled Labor in New York City during the Year 1869.
| Apprentices | $4 to $5 per week; no board. |
| Bakers | $6 to $14 per month, and board. |
| Barbers | $9 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Brushmakers. | $2 to $2 50 per day; no board. |
| Barkeepers | $10 to $30 per month, and board. |
| Basketmakers | $8 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Blacksmiths | $2 to $3 50 per day; no board. |
| Bookbinders | $7 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Bricklayers | $5 per day; no board. |
| Brewers | $15 to $25 per month, and board. |
| Brassfinishers | $10 to $20 per week; no board. |
| Butchers | $10 to $20 per month, and board. |
| Cabinetmakers | $1 50 to $3 per day; no board. |
| Cooks | $25 to $100 per month, and board. |
| Capmakers | $8 to $12 per week, and board. |
| Chemists | $10 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Carpenters | $3 to $3 50 per day; no board. |
| Carriagemakers | $2 50 to $3 per day; no board. |
| Cheesemakers | $20 per month, and board. |
| Cigarmakers. | $8 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Confectioners | $30 to $50 per month, and board. |
| Cutlers | $12 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Coopers | $18 to $20 per week; no board. |
| Dyers | $20 to $25 per month, and board. |
| Deckbands | $25 to $30 per month, and board |
| Druggists | $18 to $25 per month, and board |
| Engravers | $15 to $35 per week; no board. |
| Engineers | $15 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Florists | $15 to $25 per month, and board |
| Filecutters | $12 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Furriers | $9 to $14 per week; no board. |
| Frescoe-painters | $15 to $35 per week; no board. |
| Gilders | $10 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Gardeners | $15 to $25 per month, and board. |
| Glaziers | $8 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Gasfitters | $12 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Goldsmiths | $10 to $30 per week; no board. |
| Gunsmiths | $10 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Hatters | $15 to $20 per week; no board. |
| Heaters | $25 to $30 per month, and board. |
| Harnessmakers | $10 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Ironmoulders | $15 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Locksmiths | $8 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Lithographers | $12 to $25 per week; no board. |
| Machinists | $15 to $18 per week; no board. ​ |
| Masons | $5 per day; no board. |
| Miners | 90 cents and $1 per ton; no board. |
| Millers | $12 to $18 per month, and board. |
| Polishers | $10 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Paperhangers | $10 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Puddlers | $2 per day; no board. |
| Plasterers | $5 per day; no board. |
| Plumbers | $2 50 to $3 per day; no board. |
| Printers | $12 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Porters | $8 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Painters | $10 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Ropemakers | $12 per week; no board. |
| Slate-roofers | $2 50 to $3 per day; no board. |
| Saddlers | $12 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Shoemakers | $9 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Soapmakers | $10 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Spinners | $9 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Stonecutters | $5 per day; no board. |
| Tailors | $10 to $30 per week; no board. |
| Tanners | $15 per month, and board. |
| Tinsmiths | $10 to $15 per week; no board. |
| Turners | $10 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Upholsterers | $12 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Varnishers | $9 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Waiters | $30 per month, and board. |
| Watchmakers | $15 to $20 per week; no board. |
| Weavers | $9 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Wheelwrights | $10 to $12 per week; no board. |
| Woodcarvers | $12 to $18 per week; no board. |
| Winecoopers | $30 per month, and board. |
| Wagonsmiths | $10 to $18 per week; no board. |