Odessa joins Midland on the list. Wages in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area jump 6.2%.
Odessa joined its West Texas sister city on the top 10 list of cities with the highest weekly wages over the past year. California cities San José and San Francisco remained first and second, respectively, while Midland — Odessa ’s bigger sister in the Permian Basin — held on to the third spot. While far out of the top 10, wages in the San Antonio - New Braunfels metro area jumped in the past year, as well. In Odessa , weekly wages jumped 7.5% to $1,380.33 through October, making it No.
Texas labor force grows to record high for 10th straight month Wages in oil towns like Midland and Odessa — which are about 20 miles apart but in the same four-county metro area — are prone to swings tied to energy markets. During the pandemic recovery oil boom, Midland faced higher inflation than the rest of the country and acute labor shortages helped boost average earnings in the metro. In San Antonio-New Braunfels, wages jumped 6.2% to an average $1,048.75 through October.
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