Employers in the Mid-Atlantic region paid average wages of $30.81 per hour, higher than the national average in September, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.
For the three states--Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York--wages and salaries came to $21.30, and benefits were $9.51. Benefits represented 30.9 percent of the total compensation, the highest share in the nation that month. The only region with higher compensation, at $30.88 an hour, was the Pacific, which consists of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. The national average in September was $27.07, the bureau said.
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