Pierce County (Tacoma) made $821 per week in September 2010. In Thurston County (Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater) the average per week was $813.
The figures count federal employees and those who are covered by unemployment insurance and nationwide represent just over 70 percent of all workers.
Also among the data from the third quarter of 2010:
• In Pierce County (Tacoma), wages were up 2.6 percent.
• In Thurston County (Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater), 0.6 percent.
• The average weekly wage in Washington, $953, was up 4 percent.
