Williston, ND May Have Highest Wages in U.S.
table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;} .tableizer-table td {padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc;} .tableizer-table th {background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold;} Metro Area Average Annual WagesWilliston, ND$70,000San Francisco$64,820Washington, D.C.$62,890Boston$60,390New York City $58,500Seattle$56,290Los Angeles$51,600Chicago$49,030From today's Williston (ND) Herald:"Williston Economic Development’s deputy director has the daunting task of tracking job creation in the Williston area. Shawn Wenko says he likes to see how Williston compares to other cities in the state. And, it’s probably no big shock that Williston leads the state in job growth. Wenko says Williams County created over 12,000 jobs from January 2010 to September 2011.“That number doesn’t surprise me. If we could have brought housing online faster it would probably be even more. The fourth quarter of 2011 will be faster.” During those same seven quarters Williams County also was number one in business creation - more than 400 new businesses were created. Wenko says he doesn’t see any stoppage in the future. “It’s a reflection of the economic activity out here – we are number one in every area and it doesn’t look to slow down anytime soon. We will probably pull away even further from the other counties,” Wenko says.Williams County also led the state in personal income increases at the end of the third quarter in 2011. The average weekly wage was nearly $1,400 in Williams County, just under $71,000 a year.That’s higher than any other city in the state,” Wenko said."MP: That might also be higher than any other city or metro area in the entire country, see chart above of average annual wages by metro area based on data from the BLS. So it's not just drill, drill, drill = jobs, jobs, jobs, it's also the case that drill, drill, drill = high-paying jobs, high-paying jobs, high-paying jobs. HT: BakkenBlog News
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