Where are Millennials moving to meet people their own age, max out their pay and avoid time-wasting
commutes? PayScale ranks the cities this high-speed generation calls home.
| Rank |
Metro Area |
Wage Change
Over Time (?)Shows percent change in earnings for full-time, private-industry employees working in that metro area between Q2 2009 and Q2 2012. |
Median Pay
for Gen Y |
Commute Time
for Gen Y (min) |
% Gen Y
Employees |
Gen Y
City Score (?)Calculation based upon each metro area's results for wage change over time, Gen Y pay, commute time and percent of Gen Y employees. |
|
United States Overall |
2.5% |
$39,700 |
20.4 |
22% |
1.00 |
| 1 |
Seattle |
4.4% |
$44,000 |
24.3 |
22% |
1.61 |
| 2 |
Houston |
4.3% |
$44,000 |
24.8 |
22% |
1.52 |
| 3 |
Minneapolis |
3.3% |
$42,800 |
20.4 |
23% |
1.46 |
| 4 |
Washington, DC |
3.2% |
$49,500 |
30 |
26% |
1.25 |
| 5 |
Boston |
3.3% |
$46,200 |
29.9 |
25% |
1.16 |
| 6 |
Dallas |
2.9% |
$41,200 |
20.6 |
21% |
1.11 |
| 7 |
New York |
2.9% |
$46,900 |
30.6 |
26% |
1.04 |
| 8 |
Tampa |
2.7% |
$36,600 |
20.7 |
19% |
0.83 |
| 9 - Tie |
Philadelphia |
2.6% |
$42,000 |
28.7 |
23% |
0.81 |
| 9 - Tie |
San Francisco |
2.2% |
$51,300 |
29.3 |
22% |
0.81 |
| 11 |
Chicago |
2.2% |
$42,600 |
29.9 |
24% |
0.71 |
| 12 |
San Diego |
1.3% |
$42,800 |
20 |
24% |
0.62 |
| 13 |
St. Louis |
1.4% |
$38,200 |
20.5 |
22% |
0.54 |
| 14 |
Baltimore |
1.4% |
$42,900 |
25 |
23% |
0.53 |
| 15 |
Detroit |
1.6% |
$39,100 |
24.7 |
20% |
0.45 |
| 16 |
Los Angeles |
1.2% |
$42,400 |
24.9 |
24% |
0.44 |
| 17 |
Atlanta |
1.4% |
$40,700 |
25.1 |
20% |
0.42 |
| 18 |
Miami |
1.2% |
$38,100 |
24.3 |
21% |
0.36 |
| 19 |
Phoenix |
0.2% |
$39,200 |
20.5 |
21% |
0.07 |
| 20 |
Riverside |
-0.8% |
$33,800 |
20 |
22% |
-0.26 |
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