Tables |
Economic Benchmarks |
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32. AVERAGE WAGE PER JOB, 50 LARGEST COUNTIES, 1993-1996. |
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Ave. Wage Per Job, Current $ |
Ave. Wage Per Job, Constant (1996) $ |
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Rank |
County |
1993 |
1996 |
%ch 93-96 |
1993 |
1996 |
%ch 93-96 |
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1 |
Santa Clara,CA |
37,376 |
44,116 |
18.0 |
40,583 |
44,116 |
8.7 |
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2 |
New York,NY |
46,968 |
54,678 |
16.4 |
50,998 |
54,678 |
7.2 |
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3 |
Oakland,MI |
31,498 |
36,453 |
15.7 |
34,201 |
36,453 |
6.6 |
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4 |
Fairfield,CT |
39,050 |
45,010 |
15.3 |
42,401 |
45,010 |
6.2 |
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5 |
King,WA |
30,170 |
34,681 |
15.0 |
32,759 |
34,681 |
5.9 |
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6 |
Maricopa,AZ |
24,171 |
27,667 |
14.5 |
26,245 |
27,667 |
5.4 |
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7 |
Hennepin,MN |
29,874 |
34,019 |
13.9 |
32,438 |
34,019 |
4.9 |
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8 |
St. Louis,MO |
27,179 |
30,896 |
13.7 |
29,511 |
30,896 |
4.7 |
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9 |
DuPage,IL |
30,363 |
34,316 |
13.0 |
32,969 |
34,316 |
4.1 |
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10 |
Fairfax,VA* |
33,375 |
37,705 |
13.0 |
36,239 |
37,705 |
4.0 |
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11 |
Middlesex,MA |
32,521 |
36,707 |
12.9 |
35,312 |
36,707 |
4.0 |
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12 |
Dallas,TX |
30,154 |
33,954 |
12.6 |
32,742 |
33,954 |
3.7 |
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13 |
Westchester,NY |
33,446 |
37,580 |
12.4 |
36,316 |
37,580 |
3.5 |
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14 |
Wayne,MI |
31,495 |
35,332 |
12.2 |
34,198 |
35,332 |
3.3 |
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15 |
Salt Lake |
23,594 |
26,351 |
11.7 |
25,619 |
26,351 |
2.9 |
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16 |
Philadelphia,PA |
30,422 |
33,790 |
11.1 |
33,033 |
33,790 |
2.3 |
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17 |
Shelby,TN |
25,482 |
28,261 |
10.9 |
27,669 |
28,261 |
2.1 |
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18 |
Milwaukee,WI |
25,894 |
28,713 |
10.9 |
28,116 |
28,713 |
2.1 |
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19 |
Pinellas,FL |
23,198 |
25,649 |
10.6 |
25,189 |
25,649 |
1.8 |
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20 |
Allegheny,PA |
27,695 |
30,562 |
10.4 |
30,072 |
30,562 |
1.6 |
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21 |
Palm Beach,FL |
26,135 |
28,761 |
10.0 |
28,378 |
28,761 |
1.4 |
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22 |
Erie,NY |
24,971 |
27,477 |
10.0 |
27,114 |
27,477 |
1.3 |
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23 |
Harris,TX |
29,971 |
32,958 |
10.0 |
32,543 |
32,958 |
1.3 |
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24 |
Cook,IL |
31,163 |
34,267 |
10.0 |
33,837 |
34,267 |
1.3 |
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25 |
Cuyahoga,OH |
27,989 |
30,761 |
9.9 |
30,391 |
30,761 |
1.2 |
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26 |
Suffolk,NY |
28,869 |
31,694 |
9.8 |
31,346 |
31,694 |
1.1 |
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27 |
Marion,IN |
27,307 |
29,978 |
9.8 |
29,650 |
29,978 |
1.1 |
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28 |
Alameda,CA |
31,021 |
34,050 |
9.8 |
33,683 |
34,050 |
1.1 |
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29 |
Sacramento,CA |
27,916 |
30,567 |
9.5 |
30,312 |
30,567 |
0.8 |
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30 |
San Diego,CA |
25,939 |
28,397 |
9.5 |
28,165 |
28,397 |
0.8 |
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31 |
Franklin,OH |
25,747 |
28,185 |
9.5 |
27,956 |
28,185 |
0.8 |
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32 |
Hamilton,OH |
28,095 |
30,706 |
9.3 |
30,506 |
30,706 |
0.7 |
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33 |
Bergen,NJ |
34,743 |
37,932 |
9.2 |
37,724 |
37,932 |
0.6 |
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34 |
Dade,FL |
25,823 |
28,103 |
8.8 |
28,039 |
28,103 |
0.2 |
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35 |
Tarrant,TX |
26,614 |
28,954 |
8.8 |
28,898 |
28,954 |
0.2 |
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36 |
Kings,NY |
24,968 |
27,152 |
8.7 |
27,111 |
27,152 |
0.2 |
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37 |
Clark, NV |
26,101 |
28,380 |
8.7 |
28,341 |
28,380 |
0.1 |
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38 |
Bexar,TX |
23,015 |
25,021 |
8.7 |
24,990 |
25,021 |
0.1 |
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39 |
Contra Costa,CA |
31,169 |
33,861 |
8.6 |
33,844 |
33,861 |
0.1 |
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40 |
Broward,FL |
25,259 |
27,375 |
8.4 |
27,427 |
27,375 |
-0.2 |
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41 |
Hartford,CT |
32,406 |
35,111 |
8.3 |
35,187 |
35,111 |
-0.2 |
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42 |
Hillsborough,FL |
24,445 |
26,470 |
8.3 |
26,543 |
26,470 |
-0.3 |
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43 |
Orange,CA |
29,420 |
31,724 |
7.8 |
31,945 |
31,724 |
-0.7 |
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44 |
Nassau,NY |
31,029 |
33,248 |
7.2 |
33,692 |
33,248 |
-1.3 |
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45 |
Queens,NY |
28,439 |
30,238 |
6.3 |
30,879 |
30,238 |
-2.1 |
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46 |
L.A.,CA |
30,959 |
32,876 |
6.2 |
33,616 |
32,876 |
-2.2 |
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47 |
Bronx,NY |
27,011 |
28,620 |
6.0 |
29,329 |
28,620 |
-2.4 |
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48 |
Riverside,CA |
22,841 |
24,124 |
5.6 |
24,801 |
24,124 |
-2.7 |
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49 |
San Bernardino,CA |
24,473 |
25,844 |
5.6 |
26,573 |
25,844 |
-2.7 |
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50 |
Honolulu,HI |
27,131 |
28,480 |
5.0 |
29,459 |
28,480 |
-3.3 |
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Median |
9.8 |
Median |
1.2 |
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Source: Bureau of Economic Affairs; Bureau of Labor Statistics (for CPI(U)). |
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Homepage: http://www.bea.doc.gov/; CPI (U) data from http://stats.bls.gov/ |
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September 1998 |
University of Pittsburgh |
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