Midwest Economy - National Compensation Survey

 

Average Hourly Earnings in Midwest Metropolitan Areas by Major Occupational Group
Area

(Links to full reports)		 Survey
Date		 All
Workers		 White
Collar		 Blue
Collar		 Service

Illinois

  

Bloomington-Normal, IL
Feb
2001
 $20.00 $22.58 $15.10 $11.78

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Sep
2005
 $22.29 $27.50 $18.47 $13.46

Rockford, IL
Apr
2005
 $18.64 $23.02 $17.03 $10.79

St. Louis, MO-IL
Jun
2005
 $19.31 $22.69 $20.62 $10.41

Indiana

  

Bloomington, IN
Mar
2005
 $17.14 $20.21 $15.89 $10.62

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Sep
2005
 $22.29 $27.50 $18.47 $13.46

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Sep
2005
 $19.82 $24.22 $16.74 $11.39

Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Sep
2005
 $16.17 $19.28 $15.29 $10.35

Indianapolis, IN
Jan
2005
 $19.36 $22.11 $17.21 $12.70

Louisville, KY-IN
Nov
2005
 $16.49 $18.66 $14.86 $11.92

Iowa

  

Iowa City, IA
Aug
2005
 $19.94 $22.81 $16.36 $13.15

Michigan

  

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Apr
2005
 $23.25 $28.05 $20.76 $12.28

Grand Rapids- Muskegon- Holland, MI
Apr
2005
 $18.52 $22.63 $16.34 $12.40

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
Sep
2003
 $18.20 $22.35 $15.57 $10.56

Minnesota

  

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
May
2005
 $21.72 $24.97 $18.77 $12.82

Nebraska

  

Lincoln, NE
Apr
2005
 $17.05 $19.00 $15.76 $11.53

North Dakota

  

Griggs County, ND
Mar
2000
 $10.10 $11.34    

Ohio

  

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Sep
2005
 $19.82 $24.22 $16.74 $11.39

Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dec
2004
 $19.12 $23.69 $17.03 $10.80

Columbus, OH
Apr
2005
 $17.99 $20.82 $15.04 $12.44

Dayton-Springfield, OH
Jul
2005
 $20.76 $24.53 $18.36 $12.46

Youngstown-Warren, OH
Apr
2005
 $19.00 $20.92 $19.58 $11.51

South Dakota

  

No data currently available.

  

Wisconsin

  

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Sep
2005
 $22.29 $27.50 $18.47 $13.46

Milwaukee-Racine,WI
Sep
2005
 $20.30 $24.72 $15.98 $12.85

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
May
2005
 $21.72 $24.97 $18.77 $12.82

SOURCE: National Compensation Survey - Wages
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) makes it easy to find information on the wages paid to workers in a wide variety of specific occupations in or near your local area.
The State links in the above table provide access to complete published survey results.
A blank cell indicates that data is not available.
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