Boston metro average hourly wage: $24.80

Workers in the Boston-Worcester-Lawrence metropolitan area averaged $24.80 per hour in compensation during October, according to new figures from the federal government.

The results are from the National Compensation Survey released by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Regional commissioner Denis M. McSweeney reported average hourly earnings of $35.77 for management, professional and related workers and $24.59 for natural resources, construction, and maintenance workers.

In the Boston-Worcester-Lawrence metropolitan area, management, professional, and related workers made up the largest occupational group accounting for 38 percent of the workforce, the bureau said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)