Income
The following shows the average annual incomes for different professions in the early 18th century. The difference in income between the upper and lower classes is quite clear.

Profession	Income
	£		Dubloon		Modern US $
Nobleman	5,000 - 25,000		6,500 - 35,000		$800,000 - $4,000,000
Colonial Governor	1,000 - 5,000		1,300 - 6,500		$160,000 - $800,000
Gentry	1,000 - 5,000		1,300 - 6,500		$160,000 - $800,000
Officeholding Lawyer	1,000		1,200		$160,000
Army Colonel	365		480		$58,000
Navy Captain/Army Major	237		316		$38,000
Yeoman farmer/Plantation Owner	40 - 250		50 - 300		$6,400 - $40,000
Army Captain	146		195		$24,000
Physician	120		160		$19,000
Justice of the Peace	63		85		$10,000
Army Lieutenant	73		100		$12,000
Court Poet	50 - 60		65 - 80		$8,000 - $9,500
Army Sergeant	54		72		$8,600
Lower Clergy	10 - 50		12 - 60		$1,600 - $8,000
Navy Midshipman	27		38		$4,300
Skilled Craftsman	30		40		$4,800
Sculptor	20 - 100		25 -130		$3,200 - $16,000
Skilled Labourer	16 - 18		20 - 30		$2,500 - $3,000
Apothecary	10 - 15		13 - 20		$1,600 - $2,400
Army soldier	15		20		$2,400
Unskilled Labourer	12		16		$1,900
Navy Seaman	11		15		$1,750
Agricultural Worker	10 - 13		13 - 17		$1,600 - $2,000
Teacher (Male)	12		16		$1,900
Subsistence Farmer	6		8		$950
Teacher (Female)	8		10		$1,250
Woman Labourer	5		7		$800
Militiaman	4		5		$600
Servant	1 plus keep		1 plus keep		$150 plus keep