New York has the second - highest
average weekly wage on our list and one of the highest numbers of establishments.
The nation's capital has the fourth - highest
average weekly wage on our list.
Not exact matches
Miami fell in the middle
on our metrics, with its 4.1 % February 2018 unemployment rate falling just above the
average rate of 4.0 % among the 40 largest metro areas, and a Q3 2017
weekly wage of $ 963 just below the
average of $ 1,095.
Honolulu is the only city
on our list of the best cities to find a dream job with an
average weekly wage below $ 1,000.
The Boston area has the lowest unemployment rate among all the cities
on the list, as well as one of the highest
average weekly wage rates.
Considered the worst cities
on our list to find a dream job, they scored lower
on the factors that were taken into consideration: unemployment rate,
average weekly wage and number of establishments.
Other official labour cost data based
on wage - bill measures, such as
average weekly ordinary time earnings and
average earnings from the national accounts, paint a similar picture, identifying firm
wage outcomes but giving little indication of an acceleration of aggregate wages growth.
Beginning in 2018, workers who have been
on their job for six months will be able to collect up to 50 percent of their pay, up to 50 percent of the statewide
average weekly wage, while
on paid family leave, Cuomo said.
These payments may not be higher than the maximum limit, which is based
on statewide
average weekly wage, which is adjusted every year
on July 1.
If, as a result of a work - related injury, an individual is unable to perform regular and sustained employment, (i.e. can not return to any type of work
on a regular basis), they may be entitled to Permanent Total Disability Benefits (PTD) which are paid
weekly at 2/3 of the pre-injury
average weekly wage up to a State maximum level until they qualify for normal old - age Social Security Retirement Benefits.
TTD workers» compensation benefits cover two - thirds of an employee's
average weekly wage during the time he or she can not work due to an
on - the - job injury.
However the surviving spouse and / or children may bring forward a workers» compensation claim in order to receive 60 % of the
average weekly wage that the worker would have earned, as well as other benefits depending
on the circumstances.
The amount of these payments depends
on the worker's
average weekly wage at the time of the injury and the state minimum and maximum.
TTD benefits can also supplement private
wage protection, provided that the total amount received does not exceed 75 percent of
average weekly earnings based
on the previous 52 weeks.
In Santa Cruz county, the
average worker's
weekly wage is $ 857 (meaning she likely makes more than $ 40,000 a year), but the
average home is more than $ 625,000, which makes this area one of the least affordable (it lands the No. 4 spot
on this list) in the nation for workers.
Rental affordability is
average fair market rent for a three - bedroom property as a percentage of the
average monthly
wage (based
on average weekly wages).