Community Research Institute

Annual Average Wage

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

Chart depicting the 2010 average annual wage and the change in average annual wage from 2008 to 2011 as presented in the table above.

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