Cities with the biggest pay hikes

One-year pay increase: 2.3%

After seeing wages stagnate for almost a year, workers in St. Louis are finally getting a little boost. That's especially true among health care workers.

"After a relatively flat late 2012-early 2013, wages for healthcare jobs caught fire in the third quarter, rising nearly 2% compared with the second quarter," said Bardaro.

BJC HealthCare, which runs 13 hospitals, is the second largest employer in the metro area with nearly 13,000 workers.

In addition, there are some big manufacturers like Boeing's (BA) Defense, Space & Security plant, which employs more than 14,000 local workers.

First published October 16, 2013: 7:26 AM ET

Source: PayScale
The PayScale Index tracks changes in the earnings of full-time private industry employees on a quarterly basis. It takes into account total cash compensation, which is defined as all cash payments earned by an employee during a year of full-time employment. This report is based on the year-over-year percentage change in compensation for the 12 months ending September 30, 2013. (More on the methodology).

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