The PayScale Index (US): Trends in Compensation

2012: The small growth seen at the start of 2012, 0.3 percent in Q1, was not enough for Baltimore wages to fully recover from their losses in early 2011.

2007-2011: Wages in Baltimore rose during 2007 and 2008, then dropped in 2009, following the national trend. Baltimore had a relatively good 2010, as one of the few metros to outperform national compensation trends in 2010.

After a deep dive in early 2011 of more than a percentage point between Q1 and Q2, Baltimore wages finished the year down nearly 1 percent from late 2010.

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The Baltimore Metro Area includes people in Baltimore, Md.; Towson, Md.; and the surrounding areas.

The PayScale Index tracks quarterly changes in total cash compensation for full-time, private industry employees in the United States. In addition to a national index, it includes separate indices for specific industries, metropolitan areas, job categories, and company sizes. The PayScale Index uses 2006 average total cash compensation as a baseline.

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