Texas Oil Town Odessa Now Among US Cities With Highest Wages

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By Alexandre Tanzi

November 29, 2024 at 4:03 PM UTC

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Texas oil town Odessa and Denver joined the top 10 US metropolitan areas with the highest weekly wages over the past year.

San Jose, San Francisco and Midland, Texas, — Odessa’s bigger sister in the Permian Basin — remained first, second and third, respectively, in October. But while private weekly earnings rose in San Jose and Midland, they fell in San Francisco compared with a year ago.