2003 geographic salary differentials for select U.S. cities
(For a job with median national salary of $30,000)

City 2003 ........Area Average (in $) ........% Difference from National Median
San Francisco 36,870 22.9
San Jose, Calif. 36,630 22.1
New York 36,060 20.2
Los Angeles 33,960 13.2
Boston 33,270 10.9
Chicago 33,270 10.9
Detroit 32,010 6.7
Washington, D.C. 32,010 6.7
Seattle 31,950 6.5
San Diego 31,770 5.9
Philadelphia 31,470 5.8
Denver 31,290 4.3
Dallas 31,170 3.9
Baltimore 31,110 3.7
Atlanta 31,050 3.5
Minneapolis 30,930 3.1
Cleveland 30,630 2.1
Portland, Ore. 30,570 1.9
Charlotte, N.C. 30,480 1.6
Houston 30,240 0.8
Las Vegas 30,150 0.5
Pittsburgh 29,820 -0.6
St. Louis 29,670 -1.1
Indianapolis 29,580 -1.4
Kansas City, Mo. 29,430 -1.9
Richmond, Va. 29,280 -2.4
Milwaukee 29,130 -2.9
Phoenix 29,040 -3.2
Miami 29,010 -3.3
Louisville, Ky. 28,770 -4.1
New Orleans 28,530 -4.9
Salt Lake City 28,170 -6.1
Buffalo, N.Y. 28,110 -6.3
Memphis, Tenn. 27,630 -7.9
Mobile, Ala. 27,630 -7.9
Omaha, Neb. 27,540 -8.2
Albuquerque, N.M. 27,270 -9.1
Asheville, N.C. 27,060 -9.8
Birmingham, Ala. 26,850 -10.5
Little Rock, Ark. 26,820 -10.6

 

The group also does a wage and salary survey that looks at pay levels in dozens of cities around the country. But its focus is on different occupations rather than salary levels. One of the jobs looked at is administrative assistant, which, according to the Employers Group survey, carries a median salary of $33,222 nationally.

For a moment, let's shift our attention back to the Mercer ranking. The salary differential for Chicago is listed at 10.9%, meaning that jobs for which the national median is $30,000 will pay, on average, $33,270 in Chicago.

Applying that differential to the administrative assistant position, we could assume that in Chicago, the job would pay about $36,843. In fact, administrative assistants at the 86 Chicago-area firms surveyed by the Employers Group on average earn about $43,200.

So the salary differential in Chicago where administrative assistants are concerned is around 30%, or nearly three times the differential for all jobs that pay about $30,000 a year. For anyone interested in this field, this is one of the pleasant surprises to which Cira refers.

 

:joshers:

 

 

I wish I had a job.

 

me too

 

then stay the fock out of my thread bish!


5th year of college ownzz j00 :chuckles:

 

shut up bish! you made more $$$$ this weekend than I do in 2 weeks! :chuckles:

 

:db: Too bad I can't make that every weekend. $10K a month would be bling bling.:grinpimp:

 

hahaha :werd:


even 8K a month :happysad: