Duval County’s average wage in 2010 was 8.5 percent higher than the state’s wage, according to state research. Duval’s average wage was higher in 9 of the 11 industries researched. Wages in leisure and hospitality were 8.5 percent below the state’s average and wages in professional and business services were 4.2 percent below.
Duval economic profile
Duval’s wages surpassed the state to the greatest degree in natural resources and mining and in information, by more than 30 percent.
The Office of Economic & Demographic Research recently updated profiles of the state’s 67 counties. The office is a research arm of the Legislature principally concerned with forecasting economic and social trends that affect policymaking, revenues and appropriations.
Duval is the seventh most populous county in Florida with 4.6 percent of the state’s population.
The Daily Record will provide information about Duval County’s profile over the coming days.
Average annual wages, 2010
| Industries | Duval County | State | Duval vs. state |
| All industries | $45,096 | $41,570 | + 8.5% |
| Natural resources & mining | $31,712 | $24,287 | + 30.6% |
| Information | $80,280 | $61,487 | + 30.6% |
| Construction | $45,906 | $41,088 | + 11.7% |
| Education & health services | $47,797 | $43,685 | + 9.4% |
| Government | $51,365 | $47,360 | + 8.5% |
| Manufacturing | $54,911 | $51,847 | + 5.9% |
| Other services | $30,813 | $29,608 | + 4.1% |
| Financial activities | $58,079 | $57,043 | + 1.8% |
| Trade, transportation & utilities | $37,623 | $37,111 | + 1.4% |
| Professional & business services | $48,950 | $49,155 | - 4.2% |
| Leisure & hospitality | $19,623 | $21,448 | - 8.5% |