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Nurses at the Verdun Hospital in the 1950s
© Verdun Borough archives
In 1932, the monthly salary of a nurse working at the Verdun Hospital was $300. What amount does that correspond to in today's dollars?
A) Approximately $2500
B) Approximately $3500
C) Approximately $4500
For the answer ...
Answer: C)
Approximately $4500
In the early 1930s, the monthly salary of a nurse working at the Verdun Hospital was $300. According to the Bank of Canada, that corresponds, today, to a monthly salary of $4377. Even though this figure seems high, the nurses at the Verdun Hospital were paid below-average wages. According to Statistics Canada, women earned an average of $5,000 annually, or $416 per month, in 1930.