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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      93*         105*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     116*         117*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................     107*         115*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      100          101    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      100          103    
          Birmingham, AL........................       99         104*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      95*          100    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,                                      
          MA-NH-ME-CT...........................     118*         124*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,                               
          TX....................................      82*          82*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     106*         103*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      99*         110*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     106*         112*    
                                                                          
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     114*         118*    
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........     103*          105    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................     106*         109*    
          Columbus, OH..........................     105*         113*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      92*          103    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................     103*         112*    
                                                                          
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     104*         111*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............     107*         112*    
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     112*         109*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................     101*         108*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............     105*         106*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     106*         104*    
                                                                          
          Great Falls, MT.......................      92*          96*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      101         103*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...       99         107*    
          Hartford, CT..........................     118*         122*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     111*         119*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      101         113*    
                                                                          
          Huntsville, AL........................      101          107    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      102           92    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      95*          97*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     112*         135*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................     115*         108*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................     112*          100    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................     107*         103*    
          Birmingham, AL........................     107*         112*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................     109*          100    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,                                      
          MA-NH-ME-CT...........................     122*         125*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,                               
          TX....................................     107*          85*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............      102         118*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......     106*          96*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      104         109*    
                                                                          
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     121*         119*    
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........     111*         114*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................     113*         109*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      104         112*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................     106*          92*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................     113*         106*    
                                                                          
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     104*         107*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............     115*         110*    
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     117*         113*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................     106*         107*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............     106*         104*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     109*         116*    
                                                                          
          Great Falls, MT.......................      85*         104*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................     106*         106*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      101         108*    
          Hartford, CT..........................     122*         132*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     117*         123*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........     110*           97    
                                                                          
          Huntsville, AL........................     108*         106*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................     109*         108*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................       98          91*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     119*         111*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................     107*         110*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      91*          101    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................     109*         101*    
          Birmingham, AL........................     103*          101    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      86*          92*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,                                      
          MA-NH-ME-CT...........................     116*         119*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,                               
          TX....................................      82*          81*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     115*         104*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......     110*          98*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     119*         108*    
                                                                          
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     116*         115*    
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      103         103*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      104         106*    
          Columbus, OH..........................     116*         104*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      96*          88*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................     113*         104*    
                                                                          
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     106*          96*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............     114*         107*    
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     110*         111*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................     104*          96*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............     116*         106*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     119*         105*    
                                                                          
          Great Falls, MT.......................      96*          84*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      95*         102*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      100          98*    
          Hartford, CT..........................     119*         118*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     115*         104*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      104         103*    
                                                                          
          Huntsville, AL........................     110*          101    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      104          103    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      84*          89*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     128*         121*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................       95         112*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................       97         106*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      89*         109*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      86*         108*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      79*          93*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,                                      
          MA-NH-ME-CT...........................     126*         126*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,                               
          TX....................................      69*          86*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     113*         109*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      82*          90*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...       94         107*    
                                                                          
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     127*         125*    
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........       92         107*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      103         112*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      100          110    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................       94          88*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................       91         105*    
                                                                          
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      102         116*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............       93         115*    
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........      112          107    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................     111*          101    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      101         114*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     107*         105*    
                                                                          
          Great Falls, MT.......................     121*         110*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      93*         108*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      84*          92*    
          Hartford, CT..........................      116         118*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     115*         126*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........       93          104    
                                                                          
          Huntsville, AL........................       92           99    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       94          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      89*          91*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     115*         108*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      104          105    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................       98          94*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      94*          90*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      87*          97*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................       98          102    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,                                      
          MA-NH-ME-CT...........................     108*         109*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,                               
          TX....................................      76*          75*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     111*           99    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      102         103*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      104           98    
                                                                          
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........      104          104    
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      100           98    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................     105*          104    
          Columbus, OH..........................       96          100    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      89*          85*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      91*           97    
                                                                          
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     107*         103*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      103           96    
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     118*          106    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................       98          100    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      96*         110*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....      102           99    
                                                                          
          Great Falls, MT.......................      96*          90*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      102         102*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...     105*          94*    
          Hartford, CT..........................     112*          106    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      107          102    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      100          94*    
                                                                          
          Huntsville, AL........................      100          92*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................     109*           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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Iowa City, IA.........................     103*         107*    
          Johnstown, PA.........................      92*          97*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................     104*          105    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      98*         117*    
                                                                          
          Lincoln, NE...........................      94*          96*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     113*         119*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................     102*          103    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      98*          96*    
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      101         108*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      102         120*    
                                                                          
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................     108*         113*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     114*         115*    
          Mobile, AL............................      93*          92*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      100          101    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     120*         129*    
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,                                  
          VA-NC.................................      96*           98    
                                                                          
          Ocala, FL.............................      95*           99    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      96*           98    
          Orlando, FL...........................       98          107    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     111*         120*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      102         112*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      102          103    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................     110*         117*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick,                                  
          RI-MA.................................     114*         123*    
          Reading, PA...........................     107*         118*    
          Reno, NV..............................     104*         110*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     109*         108*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     103*         111*    
                                                                          
          Rochester, NY.........................     103*          101    
          Rockford, IL..........................     106*          102    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     112*         116*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     120*         130*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Iowa City, IA.........................     107*         113*    
          Johnstown, PA.........................     102*           99    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................     107*         106*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................     110*          93*    
                                                                          
          Lincoln, NE...........................       98          101    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     122*         121*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................     107*         115*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      91*         112*    
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     104*         102*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............     107*         107*    
                                                                          
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................     109*         112*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     117*         131*    
          Mobile, AL............................      96*          93*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................     108*          101    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     130*         127*    
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,                                  
          VA-NC.................................      101         105*    
                                                                          
          Ocala, FL.............................       99         102*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      95*         101*    
          Orlando, FL...........................       99          104    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     120*         117*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................     114*         107*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................     109*         109*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................     107*         124*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick,                                  
          RI-MA.................................     125*         125*    
          Reading, PA...........................     105*         112*    
          Reno, NV..............................     106*         110*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     107*         125*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     107*         109*    
                                                                          
          Rochester, NY.........................     110*         115*    
          Rockford, IL..........................     109*         110*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     120*         124*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     136*         128*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Iowa City, IA.........................      101         106*    
          Johnstown, PA.........................      94*          89*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      106         105*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................     108*          100    
                                                                          
          Lincoln, NE...........................      94*          91*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     126*         112*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................     109*         103*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....     105*          93*    
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     114*         102*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............     104*          101    
                                                                          
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      112         109*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     119*         108*    
          Mobile, AL............................     104*          94*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................     110*          101    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     123*         120*    
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,                                  
          VA-NC.................................     103*          96*    
                                                                          
          Ocala, FL.............................      102          93*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      102          94*    
          Orlando, FL...........................     111*           95    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     110*         111*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................     117*         106*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       98          102    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................     121*         110*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick,                                  
          RI-MA.................................     112*         111*    
          Reading, PA...........................     117*         107*    
          Reno, NV..............................     110*         104*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     115*         105*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     109*         103*    
                                                                          
          Rochester, NY.........................     105*         103*    
          Rockford, IL..........................     110*         101*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      111         109*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     141*         117*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Iowa City, IA.........................      103         112*    
          Johnstown, PA.........................       98          97*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      110         114*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      86*          95*    
                                                                          
          Lincoln, NE...........................      87*          102    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     112*         116*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................     112*          103    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....       94         111*    
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................       96         107*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............       92          102    
                                                                          
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................     112*         111*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     116*         117*    
          Mobile, AL............................       95         107*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      91*          100    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     130*         125*    
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,                                  
          VA-NC.................................      88*          103    
                                                                          
          Ocala, FL.............................      84*         116*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      103         118*    
          Orlando, FL...........................       93          102    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     108*         122*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      84*          110    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       98          105    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................     116*         121*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick,                                  
          RI-MA.................................     105*         118*    
          Reading, PA...........................      104         110*    
          Reno, NV..............................       98         122*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     113*          102    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      94*         108*    
                                                                          
          Rochester, NY.........................       95           97    
          Rockford, IL..........................     113*         114*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      105         129*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     134*         121*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Iowa City, IA.........................      101          94*    
          Johnstown, PA.........................      84*          80*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      104           95    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      89*          94*    
                                                                          
          Lincoln, NE...........................      91*          90*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................       99          101    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      100          92*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....     105*          101    
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................       97          95*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............       97           96    
                                                                          
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................     106*          105    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     117*         105*    
          Mobile, AL............................      96*          90*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      95*           99    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     105*         108*    
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,                                  
          VA-NC.................................      94*          88*    
                                                                          
          Ocala, FL.............................      95*          101    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      89*          85*    
          Orlando, FL...........................       85          104    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................      100          106    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................       96           99    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       99          95*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      101           98    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick,                                  
          RI-MA.................................     112*         104*    
          Reading, PA...........................      100          100    
          Reno, NV..............................       98          100    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........       98           99    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      102           98    
                                                                          
          Rochester, NY.........................      100           98    
          Rockford, IL..........................     103*          102    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     111*         106*    
          Salinas, CA...........................      96*          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          San Antonio, TX.......................      94*         105*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     114*         120*    
                                                                          
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     126*         129*    
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     115*         116*    
          Springfield, MA.......................     115*         118*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      92*          93*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     107*         109*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      96*          91*    
                                                                          
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      100          101    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........     104*         114*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     113*         116*    
          York, PA..............................     102*         115*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................     102*         108*    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          San Antonio, TX.......................      102          97*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     124*         125*    
                                                                          
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     131*         136*    
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     111*         132*    
          Springfield, MA.......................     123*         117*    
          Springfield, MO.......................       99          93*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     111*          104    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      101         107*    
                                                                          
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      102         106*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........     111*         113*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     121*         118*    
          York, PA..............................     110*         109*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................     105*          101    

          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          San Antonio, TX.......................      92*          96*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     116*         111*    
                                                                          
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     135*         128*    
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     122*         113*    
          Springfield, MA.......................     124*         116*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      100          91*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     109*         104*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      101          95*    
                                                                          
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...     108*         105*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........     111*         102*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     117*         117*    
          York, PA..............................       99          100    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      101          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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          San Antonio, TX.......................       98         106*    
          San Diego, CA.........................      109         117*    
                                                                          
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     124*         129*    
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     113*         117*    
          Springfield, MA.......................     107*         120*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      78*          100    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     119*         117*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      90*          95*    
                                                                          
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...       99          102    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........       94          102    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....      101         127*    
          York, PA..............................      104         108*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      101         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 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC metropolitan area =
          100.)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          San Antonio, TX.......................      96*          84*    
          San Diego, CA.........................      104           99    
                                                                          
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     108*         106*    
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     118*         111*    
          Springfield, MA.......................     108*         113*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      94*          88*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      104          106    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      95*          92*    
                                                                          
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      93*          101    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........     105*          95*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     108*          104    
          York, PA..............................      96*          101    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      102         108*    

            * 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.