According to a study by On Numbers, Austin is beating out the rest of Texas in the increase (growth) of weekly average earnings that private sector employees are paid. It ranked 7th out of 102 cities across the nation. In 2007 employees in Austin on average made $774.35 per week. In July 2012 that amount increased to $914.69 per week………An 18.12 percent increase!
Average Weekly Earnings in Other Texas Cities:
Dallas-Fort Worth – $856.62
Houston – $916.49
El Paso – $580.91
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