A blacksmith earned a bit more than a paid laborer, perhaps two to three times as much. This was typically 3 to 5 pence per day, which may not sound like much but was a living.
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they would be paid shitloads
The list includes medieval shops such as blacksmiths, apothecaries, and tailors.
tupence
Blacksmiths, later on, gunsmiths.
as much as saul antonios mom on union
The medieval period ended a while ago, and all the goldsmiths from that period are dead, so they don't get paid at all.
Slaves possibly worked for blacksmiths in the southern US. There were blacksmiths all over the world who did not use slave labour.
Yes, blacksmithing is a skilled job and they would be among the most valued workers in medieval times.
Blacksmiths, Goldsmiths, servant, Chamberlain,
about 5 silvers a year