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He makes “15 bob a week.” I gotcurious and looked into inflation and conversion to American money,and if A Christmas Carol happened this year, Bob Cratchitwould be making $27,574 per year in American money. If someoneworks 40 hours a week at the current federal minimumwage, they'll make $15,080.
Subsequently, one may also ask, how much would Bob Cratchit make today?
“Bob Cratchit was paid, according to'A Christmas Carol,' 15 shillings aweek.
Then, what was Bob Cratchit job?
Bob Cratchit works as Ebenezer Scrooge'sclerk.
The abused, underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge (andpossibly Jacob Marley, when he was still alive), Cratchithas come to symbolize poor working conditions, especially longworking hours. He is close to 30 years of age in the book,but can appear differently in different versions.