In
this week's Deep Dive, News 12's Kristie Reeter and
Investopedia's Caleb
Silver break down what fields are seeing the most wage raises.
In
New York, there has been a wage growth close to the U.S. average at 7.26%.
News
12 asked viewers in a poll, did you see a change in your paycheck over the past
year?
About
14% of viewers said their wages stayed the same,
while 30% said wages went up and 27% said
wages went down.
Where
have the paychecks been growing the most?
“In the other services— those are the
plumbers, those are these electricians, we call it the other services industry.
Very steep wage growth there, 15.2%,” Silver says. “When you look at
information services, IT, you have seen 11.5% wage growth. That's the highest
paying industry. Folks there are getting paid an average of $52 an hour in IT
services."