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Posted by: seanery Jan 18 2004, 01:28 PM

Does anyone know how much High Rise Window Washers make? I've been looking and can't find any salary info.

Posted by: r_towle Jan 18 2004, 03:09 PM

Depends on the City and the height

Figure between 75-125/hr
Again city and height are the key...

Look at the local union site for help.

Posted by: TimT Jan 18 2004, 03:28 PM

That may be the total "package" hourly rate + benefits. I doubt its that high though. In NYC Strutural Ironworkers have the highest hourly fee ( or close to, for union labor)
Last payrolls I looked at they made around $30 take home, and $68 benefits per hour.
This doesnt include any "job specific" benefits.

Posted by: rhodyguy Jan 18 2004, 03:42 PM

iron workers are way up there in wages for the construction trades. not a whole lot of them draw retirement or ss. mortality rates used to be right up there with f1 and indy drivers. i think the lower estimate on the window guys is much closer than the first. that is for a union shop too. non would be lower. you thinking of changing careers sean?

kevin

Posted by: seanery Jan 18 2004, 03:45 PM

just curious. I'm terribly afraid of those heights.

Posted by: r_towle Jan 18 2004, 05:34 PM

Window Washers receive more than Iron workers based upon hazardous duty pay.
75-125 is rate for the Northeast....
Rates are higher in the Northeast....

Iron workers get more based upon floors as well..
With the current environment and economy, there are still alot of current projects in need and therefore alot of windows to be washed....
Good career move if you have no fear.

Posted by: TimT Jan 18 2004, 07:17 PM

Errrrrrrrr nope!

At least not in NYC, dunno about the rest of the world

Whos afraid of heights???

me at work in about 1986 or so


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Posted by: seanery Jan 18 2004, 07:53 PM

from that angle I'm ok, but if you were to show the looking down angle I'd damn near throw up looking at it from here.

Posted by: TimT Jan 18 2004, 07:56 PM

LOL

Ive spent almost 20 years of my life working on the suspension bridges that surround manhattan.

I enjoy my job

Posted by: tracks914 Jan 18 2004, 07:57 PM

It depends on weather or not they have their green card
Some might make a lot less.

Posted by: redshift Jan 18 2004, 08:10 PM

Height never scares me. Depth scares the living crap out of me.


M

Posted by: TimT Jan 18 2004, 08:16 PM

yup, Ive worked on top of the world my whole career.....

I couldnt do tunnel work....

Posted by: Steve Thacker Jan 19 2004, 07:09 AM

I love heights! I'll jump out of anything that flys, but that bridge looks like a woodie waiting to happen! My luck I'd jump off and a passing boat would make prop wash out of me

Posted by: rhodyguy Jan 19 2004, 08:37 AM

tim, ever meet a guy named jeff campbell? another bridgeman, high walker. he's from the boston area. but he's been all over the world also.

kevin

Posted by: Carl Jan 19 2004, 05:44 PM

Tim,
Why're you wearing the hard hat in the photo? If you fall it won't help and there can't be much overhead to protect against.

Carl

Posted by: TimT Jan 19 2004, 06:05 PM

Hard hat is company policy, also protects my head from passing seagulls

Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 19 2004, 06:24 PM

I love heights and not afraid of falling. Its the landing I am afraid of. I have done some ironworking and like it if its assembling steel.
Yup, have seen a guy fall to his death too, not a good day.

Geoff

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jan 19 2004, 08:34 PM

Uncle owns his own business washing windows Central Indiana. Nothing very high. Don't make to much. But right now he is really weather dependant. Can't wash windows if the water is hard.