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