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REGIONAL SALARY VARIATION
Average annual pay by city:
1995 |
1996 |
Increase |
1.
New York
$38,047 |
$40,089 |
5.4% |
2.
San Francisco
$36,186 |
$37,966 |
4.9% |
3.
Detroit
$34,121 |
$35,072 |
2.8%
|
4.
Boston
$32,798 |
$34,383
|
4.8% |
5.
Washington
$32,816 |
$34,199 |
4.2% |
6.
Chicago
$32,047 |
$33,405 |
4.2% |
7.
Philadelphia
$31,238 |
$32,625 |
4.4% |
8.
Houston
$31,107 |
$32,620 |
4.9% |
9.
Seattle
$30,052 |
$31,792 |
5.8% |
10.
Milwaukee
$27,830 |
$28,979 |
4.1% |
Because living expenses vary so much from state to state
and city to city, it's hard to know whether a $120,000 job
in Manhattan is worth as much as one paying $70,000 in Fort
Worth, Texas. Check the table to see how your city scores.
The average score across the United States is 100.0. Scoring
takes into account a variety of factors, including housing
costs, grocery bills, and utility charges.
| High cost cities |
|
Low cost cities |
|
| New York City, NY |
228.5 |
Birmingham, AL |
98.4 |
| Honolulu, HI |
174.2 |
Tucson, AZ |
98.1 |
| San Francisco, CA |
152.5 |
Buffalo, NY |
97.8 |
| Juneau, AK |
136.7 |
Tampa, FL |
97.7 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
128.2 |
Youngstown, OH |
96.5 |
| New Haven, CT |
121.5 |
Mobile, AL |
95.6 |
| Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA |
115.9 |
Jacksonville, FL |
94.4 |
| Reno/Sparks, NV |
113.8 |
Roanoke, VA |
93.3 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
90.8 |
| Milwaukee, WI |
107.6 |
Lincoln, NE |
89.9 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
105.1 |
Pueblo, CO |
88.6 |
| Spokane, WA |
103.1 |
San Antonio, TX |
88.2 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
102.6 |
Little Rock AR |
86.7 |
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