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May 4, 2015

Workers here earn 25% more than U.S. average

By JOURNAL STAFF

The average worker in the Seattle area earned $28.43 an hour in May 2014, which was about 25 percent above the U.S. average of $22.71, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Seattle also is the nation's highest paying area for computer programmers at $57.58 an hour, according to BLS. That's about 25 percent above the national average for computer and mathematical occupations.

BLS released this chart of employment numbers and wage data for the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area, and you can find it online at http://www.bls.gov under regions and west.

The highest paid jobs locally are in management at $60.41, followed by jobs in computer and mathematical fields at $50.63.




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