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Median base pay rises slightly, health care sees most gains

Two reports depict varying wage and job growth rates during the month of December and for all of 2017.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | Updated on January 03, 2018
The recent stagnation in wage growth is likely due to the changing composition of the U.S. workforce. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The U.S. annual median base pay rose 1.1 percent year over year in December, to $51,210, a slight uptick from the revised 1 percent growth in November, according to the Glassdoor Local Pay Reports. Pay growth peaked in January 2017 at a revised 3.5 percent.

Glassdoor’s figures are based on salary estimates  for nearly 85 jobs across 10 major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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