I guess I should also expand it to how do all executioners get paid? I mean....that must have been a part-time job, where he was an aspiring chef and then chops some heads off on a weekend or two a month right? Or was he a full time executioner because there was just that many heads to needs chopping?
Hope this answers your question as well Jeremy!
Hi, can you please specify a particular time frame or historical context in which you're interested? We do not allow "throughout history" questions--they lead to threads of disjointed examples instead of in-depth historical discussion. It sounds from your question like you have a specific era in mind, though. :)
This similar question has a couple answers you may find useful. /u/NayLay talks about medieval Flanders and Brabant, and /u/qetaz talks about 1800s Australia. I don't know if either of those is the place or period you're curious about though.