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The annual salary for chimney sweeps is close to $20,000 per year. Many of the people do not actually work full-time.
a lump of coal
Yes they did, but hardly any money. Around two to four shillings a week. Edit: ML
yes but very little.
Six pence a day
A chimney sweep in the Victorian Era got paid about 10 Shillings in Europe. Less than a dollar in the United States. The chimney sweep himself did very little work. Boys that were small enough, sometimes as young as four, would be trained to do the chimney sweep's job because of the tight spaces. The boys were paid very little and very often got sick with cancer from the fumes.
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6-10 shillings a play
I think they were paid around 28 shillings (£40.21) a week!
Chimney sweep children were not typically paid a fixed wage, as they were usually apprentices or part of their family's business and thus did not earn a salary. Instead, they often received shelter, food, and possibly clothing in exchange for their work. Many children were exploited and forced into this dangerous job to help support their families.
tributers were paid 25 shillings a week. in modern times that would be £1.25 a week. isn't much is it? but that was how much they were paid.
Chimney sweeps in Victorian times were often children and were paid very little, sometimes just a few pennies for a day's work. The work was dangerous and they were often mistreated and exploited by their employers.