Paychecks, rents and prices are not equal across the land.

Paychecks, rents and prices are not equal across the land.

The average weekly paycheck in America inched up (centimetered up?) this year to $989 – but people in all places are not paid equally. Don’t start packing your bags yet – a high cost of living in most counties means money doesn’t go as far as it might in your home town. But you can read on and then  CLICK HERE TO compare your US county at the labor department website with the top ten here.

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No_1New York, N.Y. ……$2,448

 

No_2Somerset, N.J. ….$2,009
No_3Santa Clara, Calif……….$1,937

 

 

No_4Fairfield, Conn……….$1,878

 

 

No_5San Mateo, Calif…………$1,859

 

 

No_6San Francisco, Calif……….$1,778

 

 

No_7Suffolk, Mass………..$1,698

 

no_8Arlington, Va…………$1,621

 

no_9Washington, D.C…………$1,613
No_1No_0          Morris, N.J…………$1,582