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Baker County's average wage increased in 2012


By Jayson Jacoby

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Baker County has been adding jobs over the past year, and the average pay per job has risen as well.

Average pay in 2012 was $31,242 — an increase of 3.2 percent from 2011, according to the Oregon Employment Department’s Eastern Oregon “Labor Trends” newsletter.

That’s a bigger jump than for Oregon overall, where the average pay went up by 2.8 percent in 2012.

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City to start work on budget


By Terri Harber

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The Baker City Budget Board meets this week to complete the spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

At 6 o’clock tonight they begin the first work session at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St.

The total proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2013, is $15.864 million.

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