NEW YORK – The average weekly wage in Westchester County in the second quarter of 2014 ranked 22nd in the nation, according to the latest figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The average weekly pay was $1,215 in Westchester.
Rockland County, which ranked 70th nationwide, saw the average weekly wage at $1,003.
Dutchess County, with an average weekly wage of $969, ranked 83rd in the country and Orange County, with an average weekly wage of $825, ranked 214th in the nation.
In contrast, Manhattan, with a weekly wage of $1,732, ranked third in the nation.
Average weekly wages in area counties in the second quarter of last year included:
Westchester $1,215
Rockland $1,003
Dutchess $969
Putnam $ 963
Orange $825
Delaware $781
Greene $780
Ulster $763
Sullivan $758
Columbia $734
