Top 10 Small Metros with the Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in Midland-TX, Decatur-IL, Lake Charles-LA; Slowest in Janesville-WI, The Villages-FL, Fayetteville-NC

07 Jul 2015 Top 10 Small Metros with the Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in Midland-TX, Decatur-IL, Lake Charles-LA; Slowest in Janesville-WI, The Villages-FL, Fayetteville-NC

Recently released data show that wages grew 3.1% in 2014 in the US, the fastest growth in the past seven years – since 2007 at the peak of the pre-recession boom (4.5%).

Across small metros in the US, wage growth varied from a high of 9.8% in Midland, TX to -4.9% in Janesville, WI.

Wage Growth Map Small Metros

Small metros with the fastest growing wage levels (average salary across all industries) in 2014 were Midland, TX; Decatur, IL; Lake Charles, LA; Midland, MI; and Bismarck, ND.

Small metros with the slowest wage growth were Janesville, WI; The Villages, FL; Fayetteville, NC; Homosassa Springs, FL; and Santa Cruz, CA.

Wage Growth Small Metros Table

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