Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Great Falls, MT....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 100 110* Anchorage, AK......................... 125* 123* Atlanta, GA........................... 116* 120* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 108* 105* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 109* 107* Birmingham, AL........................ 108* 108* Bloomington, IN....................... 103* 104* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 128* 129* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 89* 86* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 115* 107* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 107* 115* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 115* 117* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 124* 123* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 112* 110* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 115* 113* Columbus, OH.......................... 114* 118* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 100 108* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 112* 117* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 112* 116* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 116* 117* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 121* 114* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 110* 113* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 114* 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 115* 109* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 109* 108* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 108* 111* Hartford, CT.......................... 128* 128* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 108* 104* Honolulu, HI.......................... 120* 124* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 110* 118* Huntsville, AL........................ 109* 111* Indianapolis, IN...................... 111* 96 Iowa City, IA......................... 112* 111* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Great Falls, MT....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 112* 93* Anchorage, AK......................... 132* 130* Atlanta, GA........................... 135* 104* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 132* 96* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 125* 99 Birmingham, AL........................ 126* 108* Bloomington, IN....................... 128* 96* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 143* 120* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 126* 82* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 120* 113* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 125* 92* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 122* 105 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 142* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 130* 110* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 133* 104* Columbus, OH.......................... 122* 107* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 124* 88* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 133* 102 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 122* 103* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 135* 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 138* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 124* 103* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 125* 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 128* 112* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 125* 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 119* 104* Hartford, CT.......................... 143* 127* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 118* 96* Honolulu, HI.......................... 137* 118* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 129* 93* Huntsville, AL........................ 126* 102 Indianapolis, IN...................... 129* 104 Iowa City, IA......................... 126* 109* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Great Falls, MT....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 102 108* Anchorage, AK......................... 123* 131* Atlanta, GA........................... 111* 130* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 119* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 113* 120* Birmingham, AL........................ 107* 119* Bloomington, IN....................... 89* 109* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 120* 141* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 85* 95* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 119* 123* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 115* 116* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 124* 127* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 121* 136* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 107 121* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 108* 126* Columbus, OH.......................... 120* 123* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 100 105* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 117* 123* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 110* 114* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 118* 127* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 115* 131* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 108* 114* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 120* 126* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 124* 125* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98 120* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 103* 116* Hartford, CT.......................... 123* 139* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104* 118* Honolulu, HI.......................... 119* 123* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 108* 122* Huntsville, AL........................ 114* 119* Indianapolis, IN...................... 108* 122* Iowa City, IA......................... 105* 125* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Great Falls, MT....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 70* 81* Anchorage, AK......................... 106 111* Atlanta, GA........................... 78* 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 80* 97 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 74* 99 Birmingham, AL........................ 71* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 66* 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 105 115* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 57* 78* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 93* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 68* 82* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 78* 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 105 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 76* 98 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 85* 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 83* 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 78* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 76* 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 84* 106* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 77* 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 93 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 92* 92* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 84* 104* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 89* 96* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 77* 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 69* 84* Hartford, CT.......................... 96 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 83* 91* Honolulu, HI.......................... 95 115* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 77* 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 77* 90* Indianapolis, IN...................... 78* 95 Iowa City, IA......................... 85* 102 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Great Falls, MT....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 93* 101 Anchorage, AK......................... 119* 120* Atlanta, GA........................... 107* 116* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 104* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 107* Bloomington, IN....................... 101 113* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 121* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 83* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 116* 110* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 105* 114* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108* 108* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 115* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 108* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 109* 115* Columbus, OH.......................... 100 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 94* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 94* 108* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 111* 114* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 107 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 122* 118* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 102 111* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 121* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 105* 110* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 105* 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 109* 104* Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 117* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104* 111* Honolulu, HI.......................... 110 113* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104 104 Huntsville, AL........................ 103 102 Indianapolis, IN...................... 113* 108* Iowa City, IA......................... 105* 104* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 100 102 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 113* 110* Knoxville, TN......................... 106* 122* Lincoln, NE........................... 102* 100 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 122* 125* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 110* 107* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 106* 100 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 109* 113* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 110* 126* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 117* 118* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 123* 120* Mobile, AL............................ 101* 96* New Orleans, LA....................... 109* 106* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 130* 135* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 104* 102 Ocala, FL............................. 103* 103 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 104* 103 Orlando, FL........................... 106* 111 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 121* 125* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 111* 117* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 110* 107* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 119* 122* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 123* 129* Reading, PA........................... 116* 124* Reno, NV.............................. 112* 115* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 118* 113* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 112* 116* Rochester, NY......................... 112* 105* Rockford, IL.......................... 114* 106* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 122* 121* Salinas, CA........................... 130* 136* San Antonio, TX....................... 102* 110* San Diego, CA......................... 124* 125* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 120* 95* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 125* 102 Knoxville, TN......................... 129* 90* Lincoln, NE........................... 116* 97* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 144* 116* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 126* 110* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 108* 108* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 122* 98* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 125* 102 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 128* 107* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 138* 126* Mobile, AL............................ 113* 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 127* 97* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 153* 122* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 118* 101 Ocala, FL............................. 116* 98* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 112* 97* Orlando, FL........................... 116* 100 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 142* 112* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 134* 102 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 128* 105* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 125* 119* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 147* 120* Reading, PA........................... 124* 108* Reno, NV.............................. 125* 106* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 126* 120* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 126* 105* Rochester, NY......................... 129* 111* Rockford, IL.......................... 128* 106* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 141* 119* Salinas, CA........................... 159* 123* San Antonio, TX....................... 120* 93* San Diego, CA......................... 146* 120* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 98* 105* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 110* 124* Knoxville, TN......................... 112* 118* Lincoln, NE........................... 97* 108* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 131* 132* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 113* 121* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 109* 111* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 119* 121* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 108* 120* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 116* 130* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 124* 128* Mobile, AL............................ 108* 112* New Orleans, LA....................... 115* 120* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 127* 142* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 106* 113* Ocala, FL............................. 105* 110* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 105* 111* Orlando, FL........................... 115* 112* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 114* 132* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 121* 125* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 101 121* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 126* 131* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 117* 131* Reading, PA........................... 121* 127* Reno, NV.............................. 115* 124* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 119* 124* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 113* 123* Rochester, NY......................... 109* 121* Rockford, IL.......................... 114* 120* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 116* 129* Salinas, CA........................... 147* 139* San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 114* San Diego, CA......................... 121* 131* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 81* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 92 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 72* 87* Lincoln, NE........................... 72* 93* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 93* 106* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 93* 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 78* 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 80* 98 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 76* 93 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 93 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 96 107 Mobile, AL............................ 79* 97 New Orleans, LA....................... 76* 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 108 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 73* 94* Ocala, FL............................. 70* 106* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 85* 108* Orlando, FL........................... 77* 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 90* 112* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 69* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 81* 95 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 97 110* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 87* 108* Reading, PA........................... 86* 100 Reno, NV.............................. 81* 111* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 94* 93* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 78* 99 Rochester, NY......................... 79* 89* Rockford, IL.......................... 94* 104 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 87* 118* Salinas, CA........................... 111* 110* San Antonio, TX....................... 82* 97 San Diego, CA......................... 90* 107* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 89* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 108* 106 Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 104* Lincoln, NE........................... 94* 100 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 103 111* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 103* 102 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 109* 112* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 105* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 107* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 116* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 121* 117* Mobile, AL............................ 99 99 New Orleans, LA....................... 99 109* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 109* 120* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 97 97* Ocala, FL............................. 98 112* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 95* Orlando, FL........................... 89 116* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 117* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 109* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 102 105 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105 109* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 115* Reading, PA........................... 103* 111* Reno, NV.............................. 102 110* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102 109* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 105* 109* Rochester, NY......................... 103* 109* Rockford, IL.......................... 107* 113* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 118* Salinas, CA........................... 99 113* San Antonio, TX....................... 99 93* San Diego, CA......................... 108* 110* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 136* 134* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 125* 121* Springfield, MA....................... 125* 123* Springfield, MO....................... 99 97* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 116* 114* Tallahassee, FL....................... 104* 95* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 109* 105 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 113* 119* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 123* 122* York, PA.............................. 110* 120* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 110* 113* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 154* 131* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 131* 127* Springfield, MA....................... 145* 113* Springfield, MO....................... 117* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 131* 100 Tallahassee, FL....................... 119* 103* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 120* 102 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 130* 108* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 142* 113* York, PA.............................. 129* 105* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 123* 97* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 140* 151* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 126* 134* Springfield, MA....................... 129* 137* Springfield, MO....................... 103* 107* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 113* 123* Tallahassee, FL....................... 105* 113* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 112* 124* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 116* 121* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 121* 139* York, PA.............................. 103* 118* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 105* 115* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 103 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 94* 106* Springfield, MA....................... 89* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 65* 91* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 107 Tallahassee, FL....................... 74* 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 82* 93 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 78* 93* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 84* 116* York, PA.............................. 86* 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 84* 95* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 112* 118* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 122* 123* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 125* Springfield, MO....................... 97* 97 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108* 118* Tallahassee, FL....................... 98 102 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 112* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 105* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 112* 115* York, PA.............................. 99 112* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106* 120* * The pay relative for this area is significantly different from the average in the metropolitan area at the 10 percent level of significance. For additional details, see the Technical Note at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.tn.htm. 1 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 1994.