News & Insights

Top 10 Large Metros with Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in San Jose, Seattle, and Boston; Slowest in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Memphis

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 large metros in the US, wage growth varied from a high of 6.8% growth in San Jose to a low of 1.3% in Las Vegas.

Wage Growth Map Large Metros

Large metros with the fastest growing wage levels in 2014 were San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Houston, TX; and New York, NY.

Large metros with the slowest wage growth were Las Vegas, NV; Indianapolis, IN; Memphis, TN; Raleigh, NC; and Tucson, AZ.

Wage Growth Large Metros Table

Click here to download a spreadsheet of data for all metros.