January 29, 2007
On the price of street sweepers c. 1907
From the Jan. 29, 1907 NYT:
Assemblyman Hackett of New York introduced a bill in the House to-night which increases the salary of the drivers, hostlers, and sweepers of the New York Street Cleaning Department from $720 to $820 a year.
In 2005 dollars, that's $15,435.35 to $17,579.14.
Today, an entry-level position with the New York Department of Sanitation carries a wage of...$26,000 per year.
Posted by Craig Depken at 12:51 PM in
Economics
