FOR THE MOST PART, ALBUQUERQUE WORKERS DON’T MAKE AS MUCH AS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE U.S. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE AVERAGE WAGE HERE IS A LITTLE OVER 22-DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT’S EIGHT PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
THE BIGGEST DISCREPANCY IS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, WHERE AVERAGE PAY IN THE METRO AREA IS 28 PERCENT LESS THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE. THE JOURNAL SAYS WAGES IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN 15 OF THE 22 JOB CATEGORIES LISTED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
