Tables

Economic Benchmarks


32. AVERAGE WAGE PER JOB, 50 LARGEST COUNTIES, 1993-1996.

Ave. Wage Per Job, Current $

Ave. Wage Per Job, Constant (1996) $

Rank

County

1993

1996

%ch 93-96

1993

1996

%ch 93-96

1

Santa Clara,CA

37,376

44,116

18.0

40,583

44,116

8.7

2

New York,NY

46,968

54,678

16.4

50,998

54,678

7.2

3

Oakland,MI

31,498

36,453

15.7

34,201

36,453

6.6

4

Fairfield,CT

39,050

45,010

15.3

42,401

45,010

6.2

5

King,WA

30,170

34,681

15.0

32,759

34,681

5.9

6

Maricopa,AZ

24,171

27,667

14.5

26,245

27,667

5.4

7

Hennepin,MN

29,874

34,019

13.9

32,438

34,019

4.9

8

St. Louis,MO

27,179

30,896

13.7

29,511

30,896

4.7

9

DuPage,IL

30,363

34,316

13.0

32,969

34,316

4.1

10

Fairfax,VA*

33,375

37,705

13.0

36,239

37,705

4.0

11

Middlesex,MA

32,521

36,707

12.9

35,312

36,707

4.0

12

Dallas,TX

30,154

33,954

12.6

32,742

33,954

3.7

13

Westchester,NY

33,446

37,580

12.4

36,316

37,580

3.5

14

Wayne,MI

31,495

35,332

12.2

34,198

35,332

3.3

15

Salt Lake

23,594

26,351

11.7

25,619

26,351

2.9

16

Philadelphia,PA

30,422

33,790

11.1

33,033

33,790

2.3

17

Shelby,TN

25,482

28,261

10.9

27,669

28,261

2.1

18

Milwaukee,WI

25,894

28,713

10.9

28,116

28,713

2.1

19

Pinellas,FL

23,198

25,649

10.6

25,189

25,649

1.8

20

Allegheny,PA

27,695

30,562

10.4

30,072

30,562

1.6

21

Palm Beach,FL

26,135

28,761

10.0

28,378

28,761

1.4

22

Erie,NY

24,971

27,477

10.0

27,114

27,477

1.3

23

Harris,TX

29,971

32,958

10.0

32,543

32,958

1.3

24

Cook,IL

31,163

34,267

10.0

33,837

34,267

1.3

25

Cuyahoga,OH

27,989

30,761

9.9

30,391

30,761

1.2

26

Suffolk,NY

28,869

31,694

9.8

31,346

31,694

1.1

27

Marion,IN

27,307

29,978

9.8

29,650

29,978

1.1

28

Alameda,CA

31,021

34,050

9.8

33,683

34,050

1.1

29

Sacramento,CA

27,916

30,567

9.5

30,312

30,567

0.8

30

San Diego,CA

25,939

28,397

9.5

28,165

28,397

0.8

31

Franklin,OH

25,747

28,185

9.5

27,956

28,185

0.8

32

Hamilton,OH

28,095

30,706

9.3

30,506

30,706

0.7

33

Bergen,NJ

34,743

37,932

9.2

37,724

37,932

0.6

34

Dade,FL

25,823

28,103

8.8

28,039

28,103

0.2

35

Tarrant,TX

26,614

28,954

8.8

28,898

28,954

0.2

36

Kings,NY

24,968

27,152

8.7

27,111

27,152

0.2

37

Clark, NV

26,101

28,380

8.7

28,341

28,380

0.1

38

Bexar,TX

23,015

25,021

8.7

24,990

25,021

0.1

39

Contra Costa,CA

31,169

33,861

8.6

33,844

33,861

0.1

40

Broward,FL

25,259

27,375

8.4

27,427

27,375

-0.2

41

Hartford,CT

32,406

35,111

8.3

35,187

35,111

-0.2

42

Hillsborough,FL

24,445

26,470

8.3

26,543

26,470

-0.3

43

Orange,CA

29,420

31,724

7.8

31,945

31,724

-0.7

44

Nassau,NY

31,029

33,248

7.2

33,692

33,248

-1.3

45

Queens,NY

28,439

30,238

6.3

30,879

30,238

-2.1

46

L.A.,CA

30,959

32,876

6.2

33,616

32,876

-2.2

47

Bronx,NY

27,011

28,620

6.0

29,329

28,620

-2.4

48

Riverside,CA

22,841

24,124

5.6

24,801

24,124

-2.7

49

San Bernardino,CA

24,473

25,844

5.6

26,573

25,844

-2.7

50

Honolulu,HI

27,131

28,480

5.0

29,459

28,480

-3.3

Median

9.8

Median

1.2

Source: Bureau of Economic Affairs; Bureau of Labor Statistics (for CPI(U)).

Homepage: http://www.bea.doc.gov/; CPI (U) data from http://stats.bls.gov/


September 1998

University of Pittsburgh