Atlanta Salary Trends (2007~2011)
Atlanta worker payment dropped slightly between Q2 and Q3 of 2011, continuing a trend of small upward and downward quarterly movement since early 2010. Earnings in Atlanta are essentially unchanged from a year ago.
2007-2010:Â After rising on par with national trends in 2007, wage gains in Atlanta slowed compared to the rest of the country during 2008, showing early signs of the coming recession, ending the year with little growth.
After that, Atlanta employees’ earnings suffered a sharp drop in 2009, plummeting 2 percent from their peak. The market price for Atlanta workers changed very little in 2010.
Atlanta Salary Trends (2007 ~ 2011)
| The PayScale Index uses 2006 average total cash compensation as a baseline. |
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| Year | Quarter | Atlanta Payment Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Q3 | 0.3 % |
| Q2 | -0.2 % | |
| Q1 | 0.2 % | |
| 2010 | Q4 | -0.3 % |
| Q3 | -0.7 % | |
| Q2 | 0.5 % | |
| Q1 | -2.0 % | |
| 2009 | Q4 | -1.2 % |
| Q3 | -1.1 % | |
| Q2 | -0.7 % | |
| Q1 | 0.3 % | |
| 2008 | Q4 | 0.9 % |
| Q3 | 1.0 % | |
| Q2 | 1.4 % | |
| Q1 | 3.0 % | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 2.9 % |
| Q3 | 3.5 % | |
| Q2 | 1.4 % | |
| Q1 | 1.4 % |
