| Anyone able to snag a Las Vegas job opening is likely | | | | by 15 percent to $61,100, while Bakersfield, Calif., was |
| to get paid more than workers in most other cities. A | | | | ranked second, as the city's median income increased |
| recent report from Forbes used data from PayScale | | | | by 18.5 percent to $60,900. |
| to rank the income of workers in the 100 largest metro | | | | The report noted that in some cities, high |
| areas throughout the country. The Las Vegas area | | | | unemployment may actually correlate to an increase in |
| was ranked 15th, with the city's median pay increasing | | | | median pay. Even though a company may lay off a |
| 13.9 percent from $51,500 in 2005 to $58,700 in 2009. | | | | large number of staff numbers, the people left behind |
| El Paso, Texas, was ranked first, as the city's median | | | | are usually in higher-paid positions, which causes the |
| income increased by 19.4 percent to $49,100. On the | | | | overall average salary to increase. |
| other end of the scale, Harrisburg, Pa., was ranked last, | | | | Although it appears as though the Las Vegas |
| with the city's median pay decreasing by.74 percent to | | | | economy is improving, many experts say a recent |
| $50,600. | | | | decrease in the city's unemployment rate is only a |
| Other cities close to Las Vegas that have been having | | | | result of a shrinking workforce. In keeping with that |
| economic trouble also placed well on the list. Phoenix | | | | theory, the city has continued to see a monthly and |
| was ranked 10th, with the city's median pay increasing | | | | yearly decrease in employment. |