From: Please enter the From date. Chart from the U.S. Dept of Labor shows the first federal minimum wage law enacted in 1938 (25 cents), and all subsequent increases through 2009. The currency symbol is . Skip to Main Content . There are also some larger coins not in common circulation (but still legal tender): 5 pounds 20 pounds 50 pounds 100 pounds Until 1984, there was a half penny, and for a while during the 70s and early 80s, there was a 25 pence piece. The 1,391 sq. Shown in Indian rupees (1 rupee = 36.5 US cents). Includes tables which give the hourly earnings in regards to skill type, occupation, and plant type ("Big Three" or other). Describes the average wages earned per hour and week and is divided by industry and class of worker. Families could have more than one member in the labor force. Shows the daily wages of different mining jobs in Nevada mining camps. Tables run from pages 10-14. Shown in both Brazilian and US currency. The peso here provides an interesting view because it is apparently a freely floating rate, while it seems that a lot of forex rates were heaving managed using capital controls during that wartime period. Table 26 shows wages for laborers with board for every year from 1780-1937; the. For comparison, in the UK 1.00 in 1930 would be equivalent to 83.63 in 2023, an absolute change of 82.63 and a cumulative change of 8,262.73%. Short article describes the general trend of wages in Great Britain at the start of World War II. Also shows average pay for PWA jobs. However, as the U.S. dollar was devalued in 1933, the forex rate between the gold peso and the dollar rose, which introduced negative trade influences. Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. 4 8s. U.S. average on page 1. Official Exchange Rates Historical. New York City Table 9 and Table 10
Interactive historical chart showing the daily British Pound - U.S. Dollar (GBPUSD) exchange rate back to 1971. Wages are shown in contemporary Danish krone. Coffee cost an average of 39 per pound in 1930. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. The lowest GBP/USD exchange rate in 2023 was 1.1912 US Dollars per British Pound on 5 January 2023. 82 1.30 17. This means the . Source: BLS. Conversely, a dollar earned in 1913 had the same buying power as $24.24 in the year 2016. Shows the rates of pay of weavers in silk and rayon mills in certain cities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Clerical workers' earnings, North Atlantic region, 1934-36, Coal mining - Hours and earnings, 1919-1933, Cooks on passenger ships based in Boston, 1929-1930, Doctors (physicians and dentists) income, 1939-1976, Instructional staff salaries by state and race, 1939-1940, Rural teacher salaries by state, 1925-1935. Depicts the hourly wages of various German industries sorted by industrial or textile occupations and sorted by skill-level. Wages are shown in both contemporary Yen and US dollars. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Data on the expenditures and buying activities of students at Ohio State University in the winter 1933. Of course we can see the dollar devaluation of 1933, and the resumption of the dollar gold standard at $35/oz. Shows the average wages of multiple occupation in the mining industry. Wages are in 1937 US dollars, Convert to present-day dollars. Includes wage data for Jewish and Arab workers, with breakouts by sex in Sep 1937 and March 1938. For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $17.91 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation"). Choose a decade, then a publication, then click the "View" button. "A good hotel room cost only $4 or $5 a day, while a hospital charges $6 and$7" [in 1930]. The belga was worth five francs; the gold link was basically at the prevailing value of the franc when it was repegged to gold. Minimum wage for teachers by state and race, 1930s, By the late 1930s, twenty states had minimum wage laws for teachers. Nebraska: Omaha Table 9 and Table 10
Mexican dollar 8 Shanghai tael8 Yuan dollar 8 Dollars Rupee * Yen Florin Singapore dollar Turkish pound Egyptian pound Par of exchange 14.07 13.9 0.72 20. Source: U.S. Firemen - Salaries, late 1930s (link to library item), Gasoline filling stations and motor-vehicle repair garages - 1931, Government workers, federal - Pay scales, 1930-1949, Household worker wages - Philadelphia, 1928, Iron and steel industry wages and hours, 1907-1931, Lumber industry job wages and hours, 1921-1932, Newspaper industry - Editorial staff salaries, 1930-1934, Physicians, non-salaried - Average income, 1929-1949, Police salaries, late 1930s (link to library item), Politicians - State governor salaries, 1935, Deep-sea ship transportation occupations, wage structure - 1935, Slaughtering and meat-packing industry - Wages and hours, 1931, Median household income by race in southeast Missouri, 1935, Prices for name brand, packaged grocery items, 1930-1931, College expenses by field of study, 1930-1934, Clothing and household goods prices, 1937-1938, Movie admission prices in Central America and the Caribbean, 1931, https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages, Starting wages for common laborers, 1931-1934, Starting wages for common laborers employed by cities, 1935, Common labor - Average starting wage by race, 1936, Median weekly earnings for Negro males by occupation, 1930, Median weekly wage for Negro men by occupation, 1936, Common labor - Average starting pay by race and state, 1936, Wages of Negroes in the District of Columbia, 1931, Teacher salaries by state and race, 1939-1940, School salaries by state and race, 1935-1936, Teacher wages by race in AL, MD and NC - 1930s, Black women - Earnings by occupation, 1938, Urban Negro workers' earnings by sex and skill level, 1930, Urban Negro workers' earnings by sex and skill level, 1936, Household workers' wages by race - Chicago, 1930, Wage and salary income by race and sex, 1939, Automobile and vehicle industry workers, including garagemen, Captains, masters, mates, pilots, and engineers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Assistant gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Iron workers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Masons, bricklayers, and plasterers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Section laborers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Crossing and bridge flagmen and gatemen, 3,500 occupations - Wages and job descriptions, Service occupations - Average earnings by type of business in 1934, Farm workers' wages and income - 1909 to 1938, Union wages for construction workers,1936-1961, Construction - Wages and hours, mid 1930s, Government jobs - Salaries by occupation - 1938, Government -Congressional salaries, 1789-present, Hotel employee minimum wages, Nov 1933-1935, Medical personnel - Income of physicians, dentists and [other health workers], 1939-1976, Stationary engineers, firemen, oilers, etc, School employees - Median salaries, 1930-1943, Automobile accessory and parts store owner's salary, Street-railway employees - Union wages, 1937 and 1938, Motormen and conductors, street railways, and bus drivers, Truck drivers - Union wages and hours, 1939, Bakery workers - Wages by city and state, 1931, Bakeries - Union wages, hours and working conditions, 1939, Bread-baking industry - Wages, hours and working conditions, 1934, Boot and shoe industry workers' wages, 1910 to 1930, Clothing manufacture (men's) - Wages and hours, 1911-1932, Hat manufacturing industries, earnings and hours - 1939, Hosiery and underwear manufacturing - Wages and hours, 1907-1932, Shoe and allied industries - Wages and hours, 1939, Rayon and synthetic yarn manufacturing, 1930, Rayon and synthetic yarn manufacturing, 1932, Silk and rayon goods manufacture - Wages and hours, 1931, Textiles, dyeing and finishing - Wages and hours, 1930 and 1932, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1910 to 1932, Leather Industries, earnings and hours - 1939, Leather glove industry, hours and earnings -1934, Furniture manufacture - Wages and hours, 1910-1931, Furniture manufacturing industry - Wages and hours, 1937, Ammunition industry - Average hourly earnings, 1937, Explosives manufacture, earnings and hours - 1937, Cigarette manufacturing - Wages and hours, 1930, Drugs and toiletries manufacturing - Wages and hours, 1938, Paper box manufacturing - Wages and hours, 1933-1935, Radio manufacturing, hourly earnings - 1937, Manufacturing - Average weekly earnings, 1919-1960, Manufacturing - Average hours and wages, 1929-1936, Women's wages compared to men in same occupations, Median income by sex and industry, 1939-1953, Service occupations - Average annual earnings by state in 1934, Construction wages in Alabama by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Arkansas by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Arizona by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in California by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Colorado by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Conneticut by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in District of Columbia by county and town, 1938, Motion-picture theater jobs wages in Washington DC, 1931, Construction wages in Delaware by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Florida by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Georgia by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Iowa by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Idaho by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Illinois by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Indiana by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Kansas by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Kentucky by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Louisiana by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Massachusetts by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Maryland by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Maine by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Michigan by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Minnesota by county and town, 1938, Missouri work relief projects - Wage rates by county, 1934-1935, Civilian Conservation Corps wages in MO, late 1930s, Construction wages in Missouri by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Mississippi by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Montana by county and town, 1938, North Carolina - Average earnings in the principal industries, 1938-1940, Construction Wages in North Carolina by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Nebraska by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in New Hampshire by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in New Jersey by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in New Mexico by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Nevada by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in New York by county and town, 1938, Ohio - Average annual wages and salaries by occupation, 1916-1932, Construction wages in Ohio by county and town, 1938, Monthly earnings of full time women workers in Cleveland, Construction wages in Oklahoma by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Oregon by county and town, 1938, Construction wages in Pennsylvania by county and town, 1938, Household workers' wages by sex - 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Denmark, 1938-1939, Wig and toupee makers' wages in France, 1931, Wages and retail prices in France, 1938-47, French wages and wage supplements - 1938, 1946, 1947, General survey of wages in Germany in 1931, Printing trades and lithographic work wages. Includes Dec. 1936 - Mar. Source: the Historian of the U.S. Source: BLS, Shows the average hourly wages in the paper and wood-pulp industries in Finland. As we can see, the peso was kept in a fairly tight (for Argentina) range with the pound. ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Qurate Retail, Inc. ("Qurate Retail") (Nasdaq: QRTEA, QRTEB, QRTEP) today reported fourth quarter and year end 2022 results (1). MERCHANDISE He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. A great many misconceptions today stem from that time. BLS Bulletin no. Capital controls were imposed after April 1933, through 1941. Please check your download folder. 551. Health expenditures were $22.04 per capita for fiscal year 1934-35. 275-279, Miscellaneous clothing production, pp. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review, February 1932, Shows the average hourly wages for select occupations in Hungary. This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. Includes analysis of, Shows wages for adult males. Shows average wages by industry, occupation and sex in Japan, with separate tables listing wages in, Shows the average daily wages in Korean factories. Several tables provide hours worked and earnings of workers in industries such as brewing, musical-instrument manufacturing, woodworking, and baking. We see the British devaluation in September 1931 remember, this was the worlds premier international currency at the time, so it was a big deal. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these USD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time: This conversion table shows various other 1930 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 1,691.44% change in prices: Inflation can vary widely by city, even within the United States. Shown in both Great Britain and US currency. Data by type of business (locksmiths, dance halls, photographers, etc.) 628. Article also includes tables showing union daily wage rates in, Shows the average weekly wages for a variety of occupations and industries in Poland. Source: BLS. Illinois: Chicago Table 9 and Table 10
(officially) in the wartime period and through the 1920s, although that was certainly not the actual case, as we looked at previously. Tracks price changes between the invasion of Poland (August 1939) and the attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. 673. Monthly Average US Dollar per 1 British Pound Monthly average.