Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, “CAINC30 Economic Profile”
Created in Google Sheets.
BEA published data at county level but discontinued the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) publication. I used a Census Bureau delineation file to summarize counties by MSA.
Connecticut data was missing for some reason, so the Hartford MSA is not included.
Zigxy on
When people wonder why a nice little 2Br apartment costs $3k per month… remind them that the AVERAGE Facebook senior software engineer is taking home $400k/yr.
This trickles down to every job in the Bay Area. Average RN in San Francisco makes $150k per year. RNs only require a 2 year associates degree (although most have a bachelors).
![Per Capita Personal Income for 50 Largest US Metro Areas [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/7rza5ob4gqig1-1024x580.jpeg "Per Capita Personal Income for 50 Largest US Metro Areas [OC]")
2 Comments
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, “CAINC30 Economic Profile”
Created in Google Sheets.
BEA published data at county level but discontinued the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) publication. I used a Census Bureau delineation file to summarize counties by MSA.
Connecticut data was missing for some reason, so the Hartford MSA is not included.
When people wonder why a nice little 2Br apartment costs $3k per month… remind them that the AVERAGE Facebook senior software engineer is taking home $400k/yr.
This trickles down to every job in the Bay Area. Average RN in San Francisco makes $150k per year. RNs only require a 2 year associates degree (although most have a bachelors).