New England Lighthouse Treasures

The Frogster was surfing the digital waterways of the internet and sailed by New England Lighthouses looking for a job as a Lighthouse Keeper. Sorry I said, the only official Lighthouse Keeper in New England has a job at Boston Harbor Lighthouse.

The Frogster left his resume for consideration as a Lighthouse Keeper in the future. You may read about his Lighthouse Laughter here!

If anyone is interested in relocating to Texas, Port Isabel Lighthouse has a job opening for a Lighthouse Keeper with a starting salary of $6.50 per hour.

Interesting side note: the Port Isabel Lighthouse Keeper’s annual salary of $13,520 is better than the annual minimum wage of $10,712. For comparison, the average rate of pay for Lighthouse Keepers was $600 per year which was about $230 less than the average wage of other American workers in 1867. A Lighthouse Keeper earned 27.7% less pay for long hours and hard work in 1867 whereas a current Port Isabel Lighthouse Keeper will earn 25% less pay* for shorter hours and easier work. Perhaps, the City of Port Isabel used a historical government formula to create their starting salary?

*based on the average annual salary of $24,960, a $600 Keeper salary in 1867 would be the equivalent to $18,043 in 2007. A Port Isabel Lighthouse Keeper will earn $4,523 or 25% less salary per year.

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Lighthouse Cinema at Port Isabel Light

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This entry was authored and posted by Debbie Dolphin on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 at 1:22 am and is filed under Humor, Lighthouse Keepers. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Comments may be held for moderation, and I reserve the right to delete inappropriate or off-topic comments.