Average Wage |
Average Annual |
Relative Wage (U.S.=100) |
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1990 |
2002 |
Rate of Growth |
1990 |
2002 |
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| Lawrence | $16,248 |
$23,124 |
3.21 |
69.91 |
65.91 |
| Topeka | $20,459 |
$29,526 |
3.33 |
88.04 |
84.16 |
| Wichita | $22,670 |
$31,788 |
3.07 |
97.55 |
90.61 |
| Kansas | $20,173 |
$30,169 |
3.66 |
86.80 |
86.00 |
| U.S. | $23,239 |
$35,082 |
3.74 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Source:1990-2001 from Harvard Business School, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Cluster Mapping Project; 2001-2002 from U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Note: Average wage is the ratio of total annual payroll and total employment of all private businesses. |
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