Wages rose last decade- but not by much

Wages in the Haines Borough rose by 8% last decade, a growth rate outpaced by most other census areas in Alaska, according to the state’s March economic trends report.

The borough’s average wages in 2020 were $40,632, up from $37,757 in 2010, as reported by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Haines was tied with the Fairbanks North Star Borough for sixth-slowest wage growth out of the state’s 29 census areas over the…