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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Anchorage, AK......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 80* 90* Atlanta, GA........................... 93* 98 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 86* 86* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 87* 87* Birmingham, AL........................ 86* 88* Bloomington, IN....................... 83* 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 102 106 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 71* 70* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 92* 88* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 85* 94 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 92* 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 99 100 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 89* 90 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 92* 92 Columbus, OH.......................... 91* 96 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 80* 88* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 89* 96 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 90* 95 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 93* 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 97* 93 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 88* 92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 91* 90* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 92* 89* Great Falls, MT....................... 80* 82* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 87* 88* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 86* 91* Hartford, CT.......................... 102 104 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 87* 85* Honolulu, HI.......................... 96* 101 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 88* 96 Huntsville, AL........................ 87* 91 Indianapolis, IN...................... 88* 78* Iowa City, IA......................... 90* 91* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Anchorage, AK......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 72* Atlanta, GA........................... 102 80* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 100 74* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 77* Birmingham, AL........................ 95* 83* Bloomington, IN....................... 97 74* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 108* 93* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 95* 63* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 91* 88* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 94* 71* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 93* 81* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 107* 88* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 85* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 101 81* Columbus, OH.......................... 92* 83* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 94* 68* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 79* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 92* 79* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 81* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 104 84* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94* 79* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 95* 77* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 97 86* Great Falls, MT....................... 76* 77* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 94* 78* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 90* 80* Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 98 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 89* 74* Honolulu, HI.......................... 104 91* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 98 72* Huntsville, AL........................ 96 79* Indianapolis, IN...................... 97 80* Iowa City, IA......................... 95* 84* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Anchorage, AK......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 83* 82* Atlanta, GA........................... 90* 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 77* 91* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 92* 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 87* 91* Bloomington, IN....................... 72* 83* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 98 107* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 69* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 97 94* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 93* 88* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 101 97 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 98 103 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 87* 92* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 88* 96* Columbus, OH.......................... 97 94* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 81* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 95 94* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 89* 87* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 96 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 93 100 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 88* 87* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 96* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 100 95* Great Falls, MT....................... 81* 76* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 80* 92* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 84* 88* Hartford, CT.......................... 100 106* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 84* 90* Honolulu, HI.......................... 97 94* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 88* 93* Huntsville, AL........................ 93 91* Indianapolis, IN...................... 88* 93* Iowa City, IA......................... 85* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Anchorage, AK......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 66* 74* Atlanta, GA........................... 74* 93* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 76* 88* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 70* 90* Birmingham, AL........................ 67* 89* Bloomington, IN....................... 62* 77* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 99 104 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 54* 71* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 88* 90* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 64* 74* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 73* 89* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 99 103 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 72* 88* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 81* 92* Columbus, OH.......................... 78* 90 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 74* 73* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 72* 86* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 80* 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 73* 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 88 88* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 87* 84* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 79* 94* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 84* 87* Great Falls, MT....................... 95 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 73* 89* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 66* 76* Hartford, CT.......................... 91 97 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 78* 83* Honolulu, HI.......................... 90 104 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 73* 86* Huntsville, AL........................ 72* 82* Indianapolis, IN...................... 74* 86* Iowa City, IA......................... 81* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Anchorage, AK......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 78* 84* Atlanta, GA........................... 90 97 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 86* 87* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 82* 83* Birmingham, AL........................ 76* 90* Bloomington, IN....................... 85* 95 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 94 101 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 66* 70* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 97 92* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 88* 95 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 90 90* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 90 96 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 87* 90* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 92 96 Columbus, OH.......................... 84* 92* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 77* 78* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 79* 90* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 93 95 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 90* 89 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 103 98 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 85* 92* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 83* 101 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 88* 92* Great Falls, MT....................... 84* 83* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 88* 95 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 91 87* Hartford, CT.......................... 97 98 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 87* 93* Honolulu, HI.......................... 93 94 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 87* 87* Huntsville, AL........................ 87* 85* Indianapolis, IN...................... 94 90* Iowa City, IA......................... 88* 87* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 80* 83* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 90* 89* Knoxville, TN......................... 85* 99 Lincoln, NE........................... 81* 81* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 98 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 88* 87* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 85* 81* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 87* 92 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 88* 102 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 93* 96 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 98 98 Mobile, AL............................ 81* 78* New Orleans, LA....................... 87* 86* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 104* 110 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 83* 83* Ocala, FL............................. 83* 84* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 83* 84* Orlando, FL........................... 85* 91 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 96* 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 89* 95 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 88* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 95* 100 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 99 105 Reading, PA........................... 93* 101 Reno, NV.............................. 90* 94 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95* 92 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 90* 94 Rochester, NY......................... 89* 86* Rockford, IL.......................... 91* 87* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 97 98 Salinas, CA........................... 103* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 82* 89* San Diego, CA......................... 99 102 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 91* 73* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95* 79* Knoxville, TN......................... 98 69* Lincoln, NE........................... 88* 75* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 109* 90* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 95* 85* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 81* 83* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 92* 75* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 95* 79* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 97 83* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 104 97 Mobile, AL............................ 85* 69* New Orleans, LA....................... 96 75* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 116* 94 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 90* 78* Ocala, FL............................. 88* 76* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 85* 75* Orlando, FL........................... 88* 77* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 107* 87* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 101 79* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 97 81* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 95* 92* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 93* Reading, PA........................... 94* 83* Reno, NV.............................. 95* 82* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95* 93* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 95* 81* Rochester, NY......................... 97 86* Rockford, IL.......................... 97 81* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 107* 92* Salinas, CA........................... 121* 95 San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 72* San Diego, CA......................... 110* 93* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 79* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 89* 94* Knoxville, TN......................... 91* 90* Lincoln, NE........................... 79* 82* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 106 101 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 92* 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 88* 84* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 96 92* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 88* 91* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 94 99 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 101 98 Mobile, AL............................ 88* 85* New Orleans, LA....................... 93* 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 103 108* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 86* 86* Ocala, FL............................. 86* 84* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 86* 85* Orlando, FL........................... 93 86* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 93 100 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 99 95* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 82* 92* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 102 99 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 95 100 Reading, PA........................... 98 97* Reno, NV.............................. 93* 94* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 97 94* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 92* 93* Rochester, NY......................... 88* 92* Rockford, IL.......................... 92* 91* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 94 98 Salinas, CA........................... 119* 105* San Antonio, TX....................... 78* 87* San Diego, CA......................... 98 100 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 77* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 87 94 Knoxville, TN......................... 68* 79* Lincoln, NE........................... 68* 84* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 88* 96 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 88* 85* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 74* 91* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 75* 89* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 72* 84* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 88* 92* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 91 97 Mobile, AL............................ 75* 88* New Orleans, LA....................... 72* 82* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 102 103 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 69* 85* Ocala, FL............................. 66* 96 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 81* 97 Orlando, FL........................... 73* 84* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 85* 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 66* 90 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 77* 86* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 91 100 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 83* 97 Reading, PA........................... 81* 91* Reno, NV.............................. 77* 100 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 89* 84* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 73* 89* Rochester, NY......................... 75* 80* Rockford, IL.......................... 89* 94* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 82* 107 Salinas, CA........................... 105 100 San Antonio, TX....................... 77* 87* San Diego, CA......................... 86* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 73* 74* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 91 88* Knoxville, TN......................... 77* 87* Lincoln, NE........................... 79* 83* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 86* 93* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 87* 85* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 92 94* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 85* 88* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 84* 89* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 92 97 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 102 97 Mobile, AL............................ 83* 83* New Orleans, LA....................... 83* 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 91 100 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 81* 81* Ocala, FL............................. 83* 94* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 77* 79* Orlando, FL........................... 74* 97 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 87* 98 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 84* 91* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 86* 88* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 88* 91* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 97 96 Reading, PA........................... 87* 93* Reno, NV.............................. 86* 92* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 85* 91* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 88* 91* Rochester, NY......................... 87* 91* Rockford, IL.......................... 90* 94* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 97 98 Salinas, CA........................... 83* 94 San Antonio, TX....................... 83* 78* San Diego, CA......................... 91 91* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 109* 110 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 100 99 Springfield, MA....................... 100 100 Springfield, MO....................... 79* 79* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 93* 93 Tallahassee, FL....................... 83* 78* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 87* 86* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 90* 97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 98 99 York, PA.............................. 88* 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 88* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 117* 101 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 99 98 Springfield, MA....................... 109* 87* Springfield, MO....................... 88* 69* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 77* Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 79* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 91* 79* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 98 83* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 88* York, PA.............................. 98 81* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 93* 75* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 114* 115* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 103 102 Springfield, MA....................... 105 104* Springfield, MO....................... 84* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 92 94* Tallahassee, FL....................... 85* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 91* 94* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 94 92* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 98 105* York, PA.............................. 84* 90* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 85* 87* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 97 106 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 89* 96 Springfield, MA....................... 84* 99 Springfield, MO....................... 61* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 94 96 Tallahassee, FL....................... 70* 79* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 77* 85* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 74* 85* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 80* 105 York, PA.............................. 82* 89* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 79* 86* 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 Anchorage, AK metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 94 99 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 102 103 Springfield, MA....................... 94 104 Springfield, MO....................... 82* 81* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 91 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 82* 85* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 81* 93 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 91 88* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 94 96 York, PA.............................. 84* 93* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 89* 100 * 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.