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Cities Where A P... To determine the cities where you can earn a good paycheck that stretches the farthest, Forbes looked at the average annual wage in 2011 in the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan statistical areas, using data from EMSI, and adjusted incomes by local prices, using cost of living data from C2ER.
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10. Columbus, OH 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $53,691
Average Annual Wage: $48,483
Unadjusted Rank: 30
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9. Seattle-Tacom... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $53,874
Average Annual Wage: $60,123
Unadjusted Rank: 7
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8. Austin-Round ... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $54,393
Average Annual Wage: $50,422
Unadjusted Rank: 19
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7. Cincinnati-Mi... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $54,580
Average Annual Wage: $49,886
Unadjusted Rank: 24
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6. Charlotte-Gas... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $54,816
Average Annual Wage: $51,143
Unadjusted Rank: 18
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5. Dallas-Fort W... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $55,564
Average Annual Wage: $53,453
Unadjusted Rank: 16
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4. Memphis, TN-M... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $55,908
Average Annual Wage: $48,025
Unadjusted Rank: 32
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3. Detroit-Warre... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $57,016
Average Annual Wage: $53,424
Unadjusted Rank: 17
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2. San Jose-Sunn... 2011 Adjusted Annual Wage: $61,581
Average Annual Wage: $92,556
Unadjusted Rank: 1
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1. Houston-Sugar... 2011 Annual Wage Adjusted For Cost of Living: $66,933
Average Annual Wage: $59,838
Unadjusted Rank: 8
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