Des Moines employee earnings up from a year ago, report says
Des Moines is one of 39 cities where average weekly earnings by private-sector employees have increased from a year ago, according to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled by BizJournals.com.
The average weekly salary in Des Moines was $896.07 in October, up 3.65 percent from October 2011. The increase was the 15th largest of the 102 metro areas on the list. Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla., which saw a 21.82 percent increase, tops the list.