Even though Silicon Valley offers America's most lucrative salararies, do wages there really go that far considering the region's high cost of living? According to, wages in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (which covers Silicon Valley) have the strongest purchasing power of any U.S. metropolitan area. Weekly average wages there amount to $1,706, significantly higher than second-placed California-Lexington Park’s (Maryland) $1,277. Ocean City in New Jersey has the very opposite end of the scale with the nation's lowest adjusted wage of just $590.
Weekly Wages
Where U.S. Weekly Wages Go The Furthest

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This chart shows average weekly wages in Q3 2015 by meto area (adjusted by regional price parities).















