| Rank | Metro Area |
Q4 2012 Year-Over-Year Percentage Change in Pay |
| 1 - Tie | Houston | 4.8% |
| 1 - Tie | Seattle | 4.8% |
| 3 - Tie | Boston | 4.5% |
| 3 - Tie | Riverside | 4.5% |
| 5 | Dallas | 4.3% |
| 6 | San Francisco | 3.9% |
| 7 | Chicago | 3.8% |
| 8 | Minneapolis | 3.7% |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 3.3% |
| 10 - Tie | Philadelphia | 3.2% |
| 10 - Tie | Phoenix | 3.2% |
| 10 - Tie | Tampa | 3.2% |
| 13 | New York | 3.1% |
| 14 | Miami | 3.0% |
| 15 | San Diego | 2.7% |
| 16 | Baltimore | 2.6% |
| 17 | Atlanta | 2.4% |
| 18 - Tie | Detroit | 1.9% |
| 18 - Tie | St. Louis | 1.9% |
| 20 | Washington, D.C. | 1.6% |
