Workers in Yavapai County are some of the lowest paid in the state, according to numbers recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

An average American worker earns $903 per week, or roughly $22.58 per hour for a 40-hour work week. Arizona workers, on average earn, $862, or $41 less per week. That totals more than $2,100 less per year on average.

Among Arizona’s 15 counties, Yavapai County has even lower average wages, the third-lowest in the state, at $655 per week, or $16.37 per hour for a 40-hour work week. A Yavapai County resident is paid $248 less per week than the average American. That disparity adds up to $12,896 less per year. Yavapai County residents earn $15 more per week than people working in Mohave County and $60 more per week than those in La Paz County, the state’s lowest paid county.

For the full story and analysis of local wages, see the Friday, March 22, edition of the Sedona Red Rock News.