The salary of Naishi no suke was 250 yen (the first salary of a teacher of an elementary school at that time was 8 yen), and the salary of Gon no naishi no suke was 200 yen in the Meiji era.
明治期における典侍の俸給は250円（当時の小学校教員の初任給は8円）、権典侍は200円であった。