"By the numbers: Marion County's paycheck increase brought Indy's average weekly wages to $1,779, or around $137 more a week than last year's average pay, per BLS' preliminary numbers. In Hamilton County, average weekly wages rose 2.6%, or around $38, to $1,476. Hendricks County wages rose 2.2%, or around $35, to $1,083. Caveat: The data tracks where people earn their money, not where they live."
"Zoom out: The four counties ahead of Marion are Benton County, Arkansas (14.6%); San Mateo County, California (+11.4%); Monmouth County, New Jersey (+10.9%) and New York County, New York (+10.6%; that's Manhattan). New York and San Mateo counties were also home to the country's highest average weekly wages overall in Q1 2025, at about $4,500 and $4,400, respectively. Nationally, average weekly wages rose 4.1% to $1,589."
Marion County's average weekly wages increased to $1,779, about $137 higher than the previous year per BLS preliminary numbers. Hamilton County rose 2.6% to $1,476 and Hendricks County rose 2.2% to $1,083. The data tracks where people earn their money, not where they live. Four counties ahead of Marion were Benton County, Arkansas (14.6%); San Mateo County, California (+11.4%); Monmouth County, New Jersey (+10.9%); and New York County, New York (+10.6%). New York and San Mateo posted the country's highest average weekly wages in Q1 2025, around $4,500 and $4,400. National average weekly wages rose 4.1% to $1,589 while inflation rose about 2.7%. Indiana did not raise its minimum wage in January. The Indianapolis metro living wage for a single adult is $21.54 per hour, and the poverty wage is $7.52 per hour.
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