These are the 10 big US cities where pay grew the fastest in September
10. Houston: 1.7% growth
9. Washington, D.C.: 1.9% growth
Median base pay: $60,535
Three biggest companies: Fannie Mae; Lockheed Martin (Bethesda, Maryland); Danaher
8. Boston: 2.0% growth
Median base pay: $60,038
Three biggest companies: General Electric; Liberty Mutual Insurance; State Street Corp.
7. Atlanta: 2.3% growth
Median base pay: $54,329
Three biggest companies: Home Depot; UPS; Delta Air Lines
6. Seattle: 2.7% growth
Median base pay: $62,254
Three biggest companies: Amazon; Microsoft (Redmond, Washington); Starbucks
5. Chicago: 2.8% growth (tie)
Median base pay: $56,934
Three biggest companies: Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield, Illinois); Boeing; State Farm (Bloomington, Illinois)
5. Philadelphia: 2.8% growth (tie)
Median base pay: $56,206
Three biggest companies: AmerisourceBergen (12, Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania); Comcast; Aramark
3. Los Angeles: 2.9% growth
Median base pay: $61,507
Three biggest companies: Disney (Burbank, California); Amgen (Thousand Oaks, California); Molina Healthcare (Long Beach, California)
2. New York City: 3.0%
Median base pay: $62,761
Three biggest companies: Verizon; JPMorgan Chase; Citigroup
1. San Francisco: 3.9%
Median base pay: $70,361
Three biggest companies: Apple (Cupertino, California); McKesson; Chevron (San Ramon, California)
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