Hartford and Fairfield counties led the state with the highest climb in average salaries in 2010, federal data shows.
Fairfield County led with a 3.1 percent increase to $40,842, with Hartford County close behind with a 2.7 percent gain to $37,243, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
New Haven County posted a 0.7 percent rise, to $22,715, the BEA said.
Theirs were among the five fastest growing average salaries among counties in New England, the bureau said.The others were Massachusetts’ Middlesex and Suffolk counties.
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Nationally, Compensation increased in 2,480 U.S. counties and declined in 633 others in 2010, as the average annual compensation per job increased 2.7 percent to $58,451, the agency said.
