Average annual wage is the average wages of all jobs that are covered by unemployment insurance (this does not include farm jobs or proprietorships. Average annual wage does not include other sources of income, such as unearned income or government transfer payments.
|
MSA
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Change from 2008-2011
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria, IL |
$44,562
|
$44,747
|
$44,828
|
$48,987
|
9.9%
|
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
$37,258
|
$37,839
|
$39,564
|
$40,228
|
8.0%
|
| Des Moines, IA |
$43,918
|
$44,073
|
$45,442
|
$46,792
|
6.5%
|
| Fort Wayne, IN |
$36,806
|
$37,038
|
$37,998
|
$38,981
|
5.9%
|
| Madison, WI |
$42,623
|
$42,861
|
$43,393
|
$44,929
|
5.4%
|
| Nashville, TN |
$43,964
|
$43,811
|
$45,475
|
$46,208
|
5.1%
|
| Indianapolis, IN |
$43,128
|
$43,078
|
$44,178
|
$45,285
|
5.0%
|
| Lexington, KY |
$40,034
|
$40,446
|
$40,654
|
$41,970
|
4.8%
|
| Kalamazoo, MI |
$40,333
|
$40,444
|
$41,026
|
$42,117
|
4.4%
|
| Rockford, IL |
$39,210
|
$38,843
|
$39,540
|
$40,931
|
4.4%
|
| Dayton, OH |
$40,824
|
$40,972
|
$41,633
|
$42,437
|
4.0%
|
| Grand Rapids, MI |
$39,868
|
$40,341
|
$40,657
|
$41,219
|
3.4%
|
| Evansville, IN-KY |
$38,304
|
$38,219
|
$39,175
|
$39,546
|
3.2%
|
| Toledo, OH |
$39,686
|
$39,098
|
$39,579
|
$40,595
|
2.3%
|
| South Bend, IN-MI |
$37,654
|
$37,811
|
$37,764
|
$38,345
|
1.9%
|
Note: Data has not been adjusted for inflation in the table above or the chart below.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW Program
