Driver salaries would likely have been much higher because the position wouldn't also cover room & board. Also the gender differences in pay would influence thi

Driver salaries would likely have been much higher because the position wouldn't also cover room & board. Also the gender differences in pay would influence things as well. Last is that household cleaning etc. would have been considered lower skilled labor. This document indicates that somewhere around $20-$30 per week may have been the wage, around page 128. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_0286_1921.pdf https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bl...