Following up our Data Points post from last week – Memphis Metro’s GDP Lags – economist David Ciscel posted data in the post’s comment.  However, the data were garbled so we are posting it here.

Compensation Per Job by Metro Area

Wages, Salaries + Employer/Government Benefits

2008-16
2008 2016 Growth
US Metro Portion $58,452 $68,636 17.4%
Nashville metro $52,974 $63,470 19.8%
% of national 90.6% 92.5%
 

Memphis metro

$52,263 $60,500 15.8%
   % of national 89.4% 88.1%
 

Jackson metro

$44,662 $51,002 14.2%
   % of national 76.4% 74.3%
 

Chattanooga metro

$46,270 $56,551 22.2%
   % of national 79.2% 82.4%
 

Knoxville metro

$47,727 $57,670 20.8%
   % of national 81.7% 84.0%
 

Clarksville metro

$52,903 $57,226 8.2%
   % of national 90.5% 83.4%
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis