County State 2003 Wages 2005 Wages Nominal Change Real Change
New York NY $1,250 $1,350 8.00% 1.98%
Santa Clara CA $1,224 $1,316 7.52% 1.53%
Washington DC $1,150 $1,236 7.48% 1.49%
San Mateo CA $1,127 $1,267 12.42% 6.16%
Arlington VA $1,092 $1,257 15.11% 8.70%
Fairfield CT $1,074 $1,169 8.85% 2.78%
San Francisco CA $1,051 $1,162 10.56% 4.40%
Fairfax VA $1,044 $1,177 12.74% 6.46%
Suffolk MA $1,039 $1,170 12.61% 6.33%
Morris NJ $1,023 $1,094 6.94% 0.98%
Middlesex MA $984 $1,062 7.93% 1.91%
Chester PA $982 $982 0.00% -5.57%
King WA $950 $933 -1.79% -7.26%
Loudoun VA $924 $950 2.81% -2.91%
Westchester NY $919 $1,001 8.92% 2.85%
Montgomery MD $917 $995 8.51% 2.46%
Fulton GA $916 $975 6.44% 0.51%
Alameda CA $916 $988 7.86% 1.85%
Alexandria City VA $903 $968 7.20% 1.23%
Hudson NJ $900 $982 9.11% 3.03%
Union NJ $899 $945 5.12% -0.74%
Durham NC $899 $982 9.23% 3.15%
Bergen NJ $898 $950 5.79% -0.10%
Essex NJ $895 $965 7.82% 1.81%
Hennepin MN $891 $941 5.61% -0.27%
Middlesex NJ $889 $921 3.60% -2.17%
Marin CA $888 $985 10.92% 4.74%
Mercer NJ $881 $939 6.58% 0.65%
Oakland MI $874 $913 4.46% -1.36%
Contra Costa CA $870 $957 10.00% 3.87%
Hartford CT $864 $945 9.38% 3.28%
Arapahoe CO $860 $891 3.60% -2.17%
Norfolk MA $857 $899 4.90% -0.94%
Du Page IL $853 $878 2.93% -2.80%
Dallas TX $853 $909 6.57% 0.63%
Denver CO $850 $923 8.59% 2.54%
Montgomery PA $849 $929 9.42% 3.33%
Lake IL $847 $896 5.79% -0.11%
Boulder CO $846 $898 6.15% 0.23%
Cook IL $836 $902 7.89% 1.88%
New Castle DE $833 $890 6.84% 0.89%
Wayne MI $824 $894 8.50% 2.45%
Washtenaw MIM $819 $856 4.52% -1.31%
Harris TX $818 $892 9.05% 2.97%
Philadelphia PA $813 $865 6.40% 0.47%
Ramsey MN $812 $849 4.56% -1.27%
Mecklenburg NC $807 $879 8.92% 2.85%
Nassau NY $805 $863 7.20% 1.23%
Baltimore MD $803 $871 8.47% 2.43%
Orange CA $800 $861 7.63% 1.63%
Howard MD $797 $872 9.41% 3.31%
Washington OR $793 $857 8.07% 2.05%
St. Louis City MO $792 $856 8.08% 2.06%
Macomb MI $792 $830 4.80% -1.04%
Travis TX $792 $840 6.06% 0.15%
Los Angeles CA $789 $852 7.98% 1.97%
Collin TX $783 $909 16.09% 9.62%
Richmond City VA $782 $845 8.06% 2.04%
De Kalb GA $782 $823 5.24% -0.62%
Sacramento CA $782 $816 4.35% -1.47%
Cobb GA $781 $826 5.76% -0.13%
Clayton GA $779 $745 -4.36% -9.69%
Olmsted MN $779 $785 0.77% -4.84%
Monmouth NJ $779 $809 3.85% -1.93%
Prince Georges MD $775 $827 6.71% 0.76%
Rockland NY $775 $826 6.58% 0.64%
New Haven CT $774 $826 6.72% 0.77%
Delaware PA $772 $793 2.72% -3.00%
St. Louis MO $770 $818 6.23% 0.32%
Hillsborough NH $769 $836 8.71% 2.66%
Madison AL $766 $795 3.79% -2.00%
Passaic NJ $765 $839 9.67% 3.56%
Essex MA $765 $807 5.49% -0.39%
Gwinnett GA $760 $789 3.82% -1.97%
San Diego CA $757 $812 7.27% 1.29%
Anchorage AK $757 $813 7.40% 1.41%
Suffolk NY $757 $814 7.53% 1.54%
Hamilton OH $753 $804 6.77% 0.82%
New London CT $748 $804 7.49% 1.50%
Ventura CA $747 $818 9.50% 3.40%
Albany NY $744 $779 4.70% -1.13%
Williamson TX $741 $763 2.97% -2.77%
Allegheny PA $738 $793 7.45% 1.47%
Dutchess NY $738 $785 6.37% 0.44%
Anne Arundel MD $737 $788 6.92% 0.96%
Henrico VA $737 $802 8.82% 2.76%
Worcester MA $737 $778 5.56% -0.32%
Johnson KS $735 $778 5.85% -0.05%
Multnomah OR $732 $772 5.46% -0.41%
Cuyahoga OH $731 $778 6.43% 0.50%
Monroe NY $730 $783 7.26% 1.28%
Jackson MO $730 $775 6.16% 0.25%
Jefferson CO $729 $770 5.62% -0.26%
Marion IN $727 $783 7.70% 1.70%
McLean IL $727 $798 9.77% 3.65%
Camden NJ $727 $809 11.28% 5.08%
Tarrant TX $726 $770 6.06% 0.15%
Snohomish WA $725 $775 6.90% 0.94%
Queens NY $725 $755 4.14% -1.66%
Anoka MN $724 $777 7.32% 1.34%
Waukesha WI $722 $759 5.12% -0.73%
Baltimore MD $721 $769 6.66% 0.72%
Hamilton IN $717 $739 3.07% -2.67%
Wake NC $716 $753 5.17% -0.69%
Franklin OH $714 $759 6.30% 0.38%
Dakota MN $713 $757 6.17% 0.26%
Placer CA $713 $758 6.31% 0.39%
Plymouth MA $712 $747 4.92% -0.93%
Maricopa AZ $710 $761 7.18% 1.21%
Shelby TN $710 $752 5.92% 0.01%
Sangamon IL $709 $734 3.53% -2.24%
Dane WI $707 $729 3.11% -2.63%
Lehigh PA $706 $753 6.66% 0.72%
Palm Beach FL $703 $745 5.97% 0.07%
Chittenden VT $702 $740 5.41% -0.46%
Milwaukee WI $701 $753 7.42% 1.43%
Jefferson AL $700 $763 9.00% 2.93%
Sonoma CA $699 $747 6.87% 0.91%
Fort Bend TX $699 $767 9.73% 3.61%
Davidson TN $696 $749 7.61% 1.62%
Bucks PA $696 $743 6.75% 0.81%
Polk IA $695 $740 6.47% 0.54%
Rockingham NH $694 $776 11.82% 5.59%
Dauphin PA $694 $740 6.63% 0.69%
Bronx NY $693 $733 5.77% -0.12%
Ingham MI $693 $729 5.19% -0.67%
Norfolk City VA $691 $725 4.92% -0.93%
Wyandotte KS $691 $747 8.10% 2.08%
Miami-Dade FL $689 $760 10.30% 4.16%
Jefferson KY $688 $748 8.72% 2.66%
Cumberland PA $687 $709 3.20% -2.55%
Duval FL $687 $735 6.99% 1.03%
Montgomery OH $682 $717 5.13% -0.73%
Genesee MI $681 $705 3.52% -2.24%
Broward FL $681 $743 9.10% 3.03%
Providence RI $681 $736 8.08% 2.06%
Frederick MD $678 $715 5.46% -0.42%
Racine WI $676 $703 3.99% -1.80%
Kent MI $675 $711 5.33% -0.54%
Clackamas OR $675 $710 5.19% -0.67%
Rutherford TN $674 $692 2.67% -3.05%
Adams CO $673 $708 5.20% -0.66%
Linn IA $672 $711 5.80% -0.09%
Forsyth NC $672 $702 4.46% -1.36%
Kent RI $672 $683 1.64% -4.03%
Winnebago WI $671 $725 8.05% 2.03%
Onondaga NY $670 $700 4.48% -1.34%
Clay MO $670 $694 3.58% -2.19%
Berks PA $669 $685 2.39% -3.31%
Rock Island IL $667 $704 5.55% -0.33%
Brazoria TX $665 $709 6.62% 0.68%
Washoe NV $665 $720 8.27% 2.24%
Will IL $664 $704 6.02% 0.12%
Hillsborough FL $664 $713 7.38% 1.40%
El Paso CO $664 $701 5.57% -0.31%
Kalamazoo MI $664 $683 2.86% -2.87%
Summit OH $664 $726 9.34% 3.25%
Lucas OH $662 $689 4.08% -1.72%
Saginaw MI $661 $673 1.82% -3.86%
Peoria IL $660 $710 7.58% 1.58%
Orleans LA $659 $691 4.86% -0.99%
Honolulu HI $658 $700 6.38% 0.46%
Clark WA $657 $690 5.02% -0.83%
Hampden MA $657 $689 4.87% -0.97%
Douglas NE $657 $691 5.18% -0.68%
Clark NV $655 $748 14.20% 7.84%
Ottawa MI $655 $671 2.44% -3.26%
Solano CA $655 $720 9.92% 3.80%
Larimer CO $654 $666 1.83% -3.84%
Santa Barbara CA $654 $721 10.24% 4.10%
Thurston WA $653 $689 5.51% -0.37%
Fayette KY $651 $690 5.99% 0.09%
Santa Cruz CA $650 $709 9.08% 3.00%
Brown WI $650 $680 4.62% -1.21%
Sedgwick KS $649 $705 8.63% 2.58%
Orange FL $649 $698 7.55% 1.56%
Atlantic NJ $647 $692 6.96% 1.00%
Gloucester NJ $647 $697 7.73% 1.73%
Ada ID $647 $693 7.11% 1.14%
Kane IL $647 $693 7.11% 1.14%
Salt Lake UT $646 $688 6.50% 0.57%
Bristol MA $645 $686 6.36% 0.43%
Richmond NY $645 $694 7.60% 1.60%
Guilford NC $644 $683 6.06% 0.15%
Jefferson TX $642 $683 6.39% 0.46%
Pierce WA $642 $676 5.30% -0.57%
Tulsa OK $642 $673 4.83% -1.01%
Newport News VA $642 $694 8.10% 2.08%
Chesterfield VA $640 $683 6.72% 0.77%
Cumberland ME $639 $684 7.04% 1.08%
Allen IN $638 $667 4.55% -1.28%
Kitsap WA $638 $681 6.74% 0.79%
Trumbull OH $637 $663 4.08% -1.72%
Seminole FL $635 $696 9.61% 3.50%
Lake IN $635 $689 8.50% 2.46%
Pulask AR $634 $689 8.68% 2.62%
San Bernardino CA $634 $674 6.31% 0.39%
Bernalillo NM $634 $685 8.04% 2.02%
McHenry IL $633 $670 5.85% -0.05%
Pima AZ $631 $684 8.40% 2.36%
Butler OH $630 $680 7.94% 1.92%
Spartanburg SC $629 $670 6.52% 0.58%
Monterey CA $629 $673 7.00% 1.03%
Hamilton TN $629 $657 4.45% -1.37%
Greenville SC $628 $679 8.12% 2.10%
Montgomery TX $628 $683 8.76% 2.70%
Hinds MS $627 $656 4.63% -1.20%
Northampton PA $627 $673 7.34% 1.36%
Prince William VA $626 $678 8.31% 2.27%
Kings NY $626 $671 7.19% 1.22%
Erie NY $625 $671 7.36% 1.38%
Lancaster PA $625 $662 5.92% 0.02%
Kanawha WV $624 $674 8.01% 2.00%
Winnebago IL $624 $656 5.13% -0.73%
York PA $622 $672 8.04% 2.02%
Lorain OH $621 $650 4.67% -1.16%
Collier FL $621 $713 14.81% 8.42%
Elkhart IN $621 $680 9.50% 3.40%
Benton AR $621 $697 12.24% 5.99%
St. Joseph IN $620 $654 5.48% -0.39%
Pinellas FL $619 $666 7.59% 1.60%
Outagamie WI $619 $659 6.46% 0.53%
Oklahoma OK $618 $644 4.21% -1.60%
Lake OH $617 $628 1.78% -3.89%
Barnstable MA $616 $654 6.17% 0.25%
Lafayette LA $615 $658 6.99% 1.03%
E Baton Rouge LA $614 $642 4.56% -1.27%
Galveston TX $614 $657 7.00% 1.04%
Richland SC $612 $650 6.21% 0.29%
St. Charles MO $611 $670 9.66% 3.55%
Knox TN $611 $659 7.86% 1.85%
Kern CA $610 $636 4.26% -1.55%
Ocean NJ $609 $659 8.21% 2.18%
Riverside CA $609 $654 7.39% 1.41%
Montgomery AL $609 $643 5.58% -0.30%
Leon FL $609 $647 6.24% 0.32%
San Joaquin CA $607 $650 7.08% 1.12%
Broome NY $604 $625 3.48% -2.29%
Richmond GA $604 $635 5.13% -0.72%
Champaign IL $604 $642 6.29% 0.37%
Bexar TX $604 $655 8.44% 2.40%
Shawnee KS $602 $663 10.13% 4.00%
Caddo LA $601 $638 6.16% 0.24%
Denton TX $601 $657 9.32% 3.23%
Bibb GA $600 $635 5.83% -0.06%
Vanderburgh IN $599 $633 5.68% -0.21%
Chatham GA $596 $634 6.38% 0.45%
Sarasota FL $596 $666 11.74% 5.52%
St. Louis MN $595 $613 3.03% -2.71%
Stanislaus CA $594 $643 8.25% 2.22%
Smith TX $593 $636 7.25% 1.28%
Charleston SC $591 $634 7.28% 1.30%
Lee FL $590 $675 14.41% 8.03%
Tuscaloosa AL $589 $648 10.02% 3.89%
Madison IL $589 $635 7.81% 1.80%
Lancaster NE $588 $608 3.40% -2.36%
Minnehaha SD $586 $624 6.48% 0.55%
Jefferson LA $584 $624 6.85% 0.90%
Stearns MN $584 $602 3.08% -2.66%
Scott IA $580 $627 8.10% 2.08%
Lane OR $579 $608 5.01% -0.84%
San Luis Obispo CA $578 $616 6.57% 0.64%
Davis UT $576 $600 4.17% -1.64%
Luzerne PA $576 $605 5.03% -0.82%
Marion OR $575 $602 4.70% -1.14%
Westmoreland PA $575 $603 4.87% -0.97%
Stark OH $574 $602 4.88% -0.97%
Mobile AL $574 $620 8.01% 2.00%
Spokane WA $573 $617 7.68% 1.68%
Calcasieu LA $572 $607 6.12% 0.21%
Muscogee GA $571 $607 6.30% 0.38%
Nueces TX $571 $615 7.71% 1.71%
Polk FL $570 $607 6.49% 0.56%
St. Clair IL $569 $610 7.21% 1.23%
Cass ND $568 $613 7.92% 1.91%
New Hanover NC $568 $613 7.92% 1.91%
Erie PA $565 $603 6.73% 0.78%
Boone MO $561 $613 9.27% 3.18%
Oneida NY $560 $596 6.43% 0.50%
Alachua FL $560 $639 14.11% 7.75%
Greene MO $559 $592 5.90% 0.00%
McLennan TX $558 $604 8.24% 2.21%
Manatee FL $558 $611 9.50% 3.40%
Escambia FL $558 $610 9.32% 3.23%
Washington AR $556 $619 11.33% 5.13%
Catawba NC $556 $593 6.65% 0.71%
Fresno CA $555 $601 8.29% 2.26%
Chesapeake VA $552 $602 9.06% 2.98%
Lackawanna PA $551 $595 7.99% 1.97%
Utah UT $550 $570 3.64% -2.14%
Buncombe NC $549 $599 9.11% 3.03%
Cumberland NC $548 $574 4.74% -1.09%
Lexington SC $546 $598 9.52% 3.42%
Virginia Beach VA $543 $591 8.84% 2.78%
Bell TX $543 $578 6.45% 0.52%
Pasco FL $542 $579 6.83% 0.87%
Weber UT $540 $564 4.44% -1.37%
Mahoning OH $534 $563 5.43% -0.44%
Lubbock TX $531 $563 6.03% 0.12%
Marion FL $530 $573 8.11% 2.09%
Harrison MS $522 $558 6.90% 0.94%
Brazos TX $511 $562 9.98% 3.85%
El Paso TX $510 $540 5.88% -0.02%
Tulare CA $501 $532 6.19% 0.27%
Yakima WA $481 $509 5.82% -0.07%
Horry SC $472 $499 5.72% -0.17%
San Juan PR $460 $490 6.52% 0.59%
Hidalgo TX $444 $473 6.53% 0.60%
Cameron TX $443 $463 4.51% -1.31%
Orange NY -- $680 -- --
Burlington NJ -- $809 -- --
Yolo CA -- $715 -- --
Okaloosa FL -- $633 -- --
Somerset NJ -- $1,127 -- --
Brevard FL -- $728 -- --
Volusia FL -- $573 -- --
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics