ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s median wage for all occupations was $33,970 in 2016, which ranked ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ 10th among the 12 metropolitan areas tracked on the MAP Dashboard.Â
Denver posted the highest median wage at $42,140, which was 24 percent higher than ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.Â
The median wage in El Paso was 18 percent below ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.Â
Occupational wages tell workers which occupations provide the largest payoff, therefore influencing residential location decisions as well as educational choices.
Even after adjusting for the local cost of living, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s median wage remained relatively low when compared to peer western metropolitan areas.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s median wage has risen slowly since the Great Recession, at 1.0 percent per year.Â
The MAP Dashboard runs in the Star's Business section the last Sunday of each month.