This section is from the book "Plumbing Estimates And Contracts", by J. J. Cosgrove. Also available from Amazon: Plumbing estimates and contracts.
For convenience in estimating and making out payrolls Tables XXIII and XXIV are here introduced. These tables show the amount of wages to be paid per day, or week at eight, nine and ten hours per day when the scale or rate of wages are from 50 cents to $5 per day, and are from $3 to $20 per week.
Per Day | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 | |
TEN-HOUR DAY | 1/2 hour | .03 | .03 | .04 | .05 | .06 | .08 | .09 | .10 | .11 | .13 | .14 | .15 | .16 | .18 | .19 | .20 | .21 | 23 | .24 | .25 |
1 hour | .05 | .06 | .08 | .10 | .13 | .15 | .18 | .20 | .23 | .25 | .28 | .30 | .33 | .35 | .38 | .40 | .43 | .45 | .48 | .50 | |
2 hours | .10 | .12 | .15 | .20 | .25 | .30 | .35 | .40 | .45 | .50 | .55 | .60 | .65 | .70 | .75 | .80 | .85 | .90 | .95 | 1.00 | |
3 hours | .15 | .18 | .23 | .30 | .38 | .45 | .53 | .60 | .68 | .75 | .83 | .90 | .98 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.50 | |
4 hours | .20 | .24 | .30 | .40 | .50 | .60 | .70 | .80 | .90 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 2.00 | |
5 hours | .25 | .30 | .38 | .50 | .63 | .75 | .88 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 2.13 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.50 | |
6 hours | .30 | .36 | .45 | .60 | .75 | .90 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.80 | 1.95 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.55 | 2.70 | 2.85 | 3.00 | |
7 hours | .35 | .42 | .53 | .70 | .88 | 1.05 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.58 | 1.75 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.28 | 2.45 | 2.63 | 2.80 | 2.98 | 3.15 | 3.33 | 3.50 | |
8 hours | .40 | .48 | .60 | .80 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | |
9 hours | .45 | .54 | .68 | .90 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.58 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 2.70 | 2.93 | 3.15 | 3.38 | 3.60 | 3.83 | 4.05 | 4.28 | 4.50 | |
10 hours | .50 | .60 | .75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 | |
NINE-HOUR DAY | 1/2 hour | .03 | .03 | .04 | .06 | .07 | .08 | .10 | .11 | .13 | .14 | .15 | .17 | .18 | .19 | .21 | .22 | .24 | .25 | .26 | .28 |
1 hour | .06 | .07 | .08 | .11 | .14 | .17 | .20 | .22 | .25 | .28 | .31 | .33 | .36 | .39 | .42 | .45 | .47 | .50 | .53 | .56 | |
2 hours | .11 | .13 | .17 | .22 | .28 | .33 | .39 | .44 | .50 | .56 | .61 | .67 | .72 | .78 | .83 | .89 | .94 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.11 | |
3 hours | .17 | .20 | .25 | .33 | .42 | .50 | .58 | .67 | .75 | .83 | .92 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.58 | 1.67 | |
4 hours | .22 | .27 | .33 | .44 | .56 | .67 | .78 | .89 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.78 | 1.89 | 2.00 | 2.11 | 2.22 | |
5 hours | .28 | .33 | .42 | .56 | .69 | .83 | .97 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.67 | 1.81 | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.22 | 2.36 | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.78 | |
6 hours | .33 | .40 | .50 | .67 | .83 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.67 | 1.83 | 2.00 | 2.17 | 2.33 | 2.50 | 2.67 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 3.33 | |
7 hours | .39 | .47 | .58 | .78 | .97 | 1.17 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 1.75 | 1.94 | 2.14 | 2.33 | 2.53 | 2.72 | 2.92 | 3.11 | 3.31 | 3.50 | 3.69 | 3.89 | |
8 hours | .44 | .53 | .67 | .89 | 1.11 | 1.33 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 2.00 | 2.22 | 2.44 | 2.67 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 3.33 | 3.56 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.22 | 4.44 | |
9 hours | .50 | .60 | .75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 | |
EIGHT-HOUR DAY | 1/2 hour | .03 | .04 | .05 | .06 | .08 | .10 | .11 | .13 | .14 | .16 | .17 | .19 | .20 | .22 | .23 | .25 | .26 | .28 | .29 | .31 |
1 hour | .06 | .08 | .09 | .13 | .16 | .19 | .22 | .25 | .28 | .31 | .34 | .38 | .41 | .44 | .47 | .50 | .53 | .56 | .59 | .63 | |
2 hours | .13 | .15 | .19 | .25 | .31 | .38 | .44 | .50 | .56 | .63 | .69 | .75 | .81 | .88 | .94 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1 25 | |
3 hours | .19 | .23 | .28 | .38 | .47 | .56 | .66 | .75 | .84 | .94 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 1.79 | 1.88 | |
4 hours | .25 | .30 | .38 | .50 | .63 | .75 | .88 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 2.13 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.50 | |
5 hours | .31 | .38 | .47 | .63 | .78 | .94 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.34 | 2.50 | 2.65 | 2.81 | 2 97 | 3.13 | |
6 hours | .38 | .45 | .56 | .75 | .94 | 1.13 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 2.06 | 2.25 | 2.44 | 2.63 | 2.82 | 3.00 | 3.19 | 3.38 | 3.57 | 3.75 | |
7 hours | .44 | .53 | .66 | .88 | 1.09 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.97 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.63 | 2.84 | 3.06 | 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.72 | 3.94 | 4.16 | 4 38 | |
8 hours | .50 | .60 | .75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 |
Per Week of Six Days | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.50 | 13.50 | 15.00 | 16.50 | 19.50 | 21.00 | 22.50 | 27.00 |
1 day | .50 | .58 | .67 | .75 | .83 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.50 |
2 days | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.67 | 2.33 | 2.50 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.50 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 |
3 days | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.25 | 6.75 | 7.50 | 8.25 | 9.75 | 10.50 | 11.25 | 13.50 |
4 days | 2.00 | 2.33 | 2.67 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 4.67 | 5.00 | 5.33 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 18.00 |
5 days | 2.50 | 2.92 | 3.33 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 5.83 | 6.25 | 6.67 | 7.50 | 8.75 | 11.25 | 12.50 | 13.75 | 16.25 | 17.50 | 18.75 | 22.50 |
6 days | 3.00 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.50 | 13.50 | 15.00 | 16.50 | 19.50 | 21.00 | 22.50 | 27.00 |
7 days | 3.50 | 4.08 | 4.67 | 5.25 | 5.83 | 8.17 | 8.75 | 9.33 | 10.50 | 12.25 | 15.75 | 17.50 | 18.75 | 22.75 | 24.50 | 26.25 | 31.50 |
8 days | 4.00 | 4.67 | 5.33 | 6.00 | 6.67 | 9.33 | 10.00 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 26.00 | 28.00 | 30.00 | 36.00 |
9 days | 4.50 | 5.25 | 6.00 | 6.75 | 7.50 | 10.50 | 11.25 | 12.00 | 13.50 | 15.75 | 20.25 | 22.50 | 24.75 | 29.25 | 31.50 | 33.75 | 40.50 |
10 days | 5.00 | 5.83 | 6.67 | 7.50 | 8.33 | 11.67 | 12.50 | 13.33 | 15.00 | 17.50 | 22.50 | 25.00 | 27.50 | 32.50 | 35.00 | 37.50 | 45.00 |
11 days | 5.50 | 6.42 | 7.33 | 8.25 | 9.17 | 12.83 | 13.75 | 14.67 | 16.50 | 19.25 | 24.75 | 27.50 | 30.25 | 35.75 | 38.50 | 41.25 | 49.50 |
12 days | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 27.00 | 30.00 | 33.00 | 39.00 | 42.00 | 45.00 | 54.00 |
13 days | 6.50 | 7.58 | 8.67 | 9.75 | 10.83 | 15.17 | 16.25 | 17.33 | 19.50 | 22.75 | 29.25 | 32.50 | 35.75 | 42.25 | 45.50 | 48.75 | 58.50 |
14 days | 7.00 | 8.17 | 9.33 | 10.50 | 11.67 | 16.33 | 17.50 | 18.67 | 21.00 | 24.50 | 31.50 | 35.00 | 38.50 | 45.50 | 49.00 | 52.50 | 63.00 |
15 days | 7.50 | 8.75 | 10.00 | 11.25 | 12.50 | 17.50 | 18.75 | 20.00 | 22.50 | 26.25 | 33.75 | 37.50 | 41.25 | 48.75 | 52.50 | 56.25 | 67.50 |
16 days | 8.00 | 9.33 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 13.33 | 18.67 | 20.00 | 21.33 | 24.00 | 28.00 | 36.00 | 40.00 | 44.00 | 52.00 | 56.00 | 60.00 | 72.00 |
17 days | 8.50 | 9.92 | 11. 33 | 12.75 | 14.17 | 19.83 | 21.25 | 22.67 | 25.50 | 29.75 | 38.25 | 42.50 | 46.75 | 55.25 | 59.50 | 63.75 | 76.50 |
18 days | 9.00 | 10.50 | 12.00 | 13.50 | 15.00 | 21.00 | 22.50 | 24.00 | 27.00 | 31.50 | 40.50 | 45.00 | 49.50 | 58.50 | 63.00 | 67.50 | 81.00 |
19 days | 9.50 | 11.08 | 12.67 | 14.25 | 15.83 | 22.17 | 23.75 | 25.33 | 28.50 | 33.25 | 42.75 | 47.50 | 52.25 | 61.75 | 66.50 | 71.25 | 85.50 |
20 days | 10.00 | 11.67 | 13.33 | 15.00 | 16.67 | 23.33 | 25.00 | 26.67 | 30.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 50.00 | 55.00 | 65.00 | 70.00 | 75.00 | 90.00 |
21 days | 10.50 | 12.25 | 14.00 | 15.75 | 17.50 | 24.50 | 26.25 | 28.00 | 31.50 | 36.75 | 47.25 | 52.50 | 57.75 | 68.25 | 73.50 | 78.75 | 94.50 |
22 days | 11.00 | 12.83 | 14.67 | 16.50 | 18.33 | 25.67 | 27.50 | 29.33 | 33.00 | 38.50 | 49.50 | 55.00 | 60.50 | 71.50 | 77.00 | 82.50 | 99.00 |
23 days | 11.50 | 13.42 | 15.33 | 17.25 | 19.17 | 26.83 | '28.75 | 30.67 | 34.50 | 40.25 | 51.75 | 57.50 | 63.25 | 74.75 | 80.50 | 86.25 | 103.50 |
24 days | 12.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 28.00 | 30.00 | 32.00 | 36.00 | 42.00 | 54.00 | 60.00 | 66.00 | 78.00 | 84.00 | 90.00 | 108.00 |
25 days | 12.50 | 14.58 | 16.67 | 18.75 | ,20.83 | 29.17 | 31.25 | 33.33 | 37.50 | 43.75 | 56.25 | 62.50 | 68.75 | 81.25 | 87.50 | 93.75 | 112.50 |
26 days | 13.00 | 15.17 | 17.33 | 19.50 | '21.67 | 130.33 | 32.50 | 34.67 | 39.00 | 45.50 | 58.50 | 65.00 | 71.50 | 84.50 | 91.00 | 97.50 | 117.00 |
27 days | 13.50 | 15.75 | 18.00 | 20.25 | 22.50 | 31.50 | 33.75 | 36.00 | 40.50 | 47.25 | 60.75 | 67.50 | 74.25 | 87.75 | 94.50 | 101.25 | 121.50 |
28 days | 14.00 | 16.33 | 18.67 | 21.00 | 23.33 | 32.67 | 35.00 | 37.33 | 42.00 | 49.00 | 63.00 | 70.00 | 77.00 | 91.00 | 98.00 | 105.00 | 126.00 |
29 days | 14.50 | 16.92 | 19.33 | 21.75 | 24.17 | 33.83 | 36.25 | 38.67 | 43.50 | 50.75 | 65.25 | 72.50 | 79.75 | 94.25 | 101.50 | 108.75 | 130.50 |
30 days | 15.00 | 17.50 | 20.00 | 22.50 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 37.50 | 40.00 | 45.00 | 52.50 | 67.50 | 75.00 | 82.50 | 97.50 | 105.00 | 112.50 | 135.00 |
31 days | 15.50 | 18.08 | 20.67 | 23.25 | 25.83 | 36.17 | 38.75 | 41.33 | 46.50 | 54.25 | 69.75 | 77.50 | 85.25 | 100.75 | 108.50 | 116.25 | 139.50 |
Per Day at Seven Days per Week | .43 | .50 | .59 | .64 | .71 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.93 | 2.14 | 2.36 | 2.79 | 3.00 | 3.21 | 3.86 |
 
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