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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 97* 105* Anchorage, AK......................... 121* 117* Atlanta, GA........................... 113* 115* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 104* 101 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 105* 102 Birmingham, AL........................ 104* 104* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 124* 124* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 86* 82* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 103 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 103* 110* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 112* 112* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 120* 118* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 108* 105 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 111* 109* Columbus, OH.......................... 110* 113* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 97* 103 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 108* 112* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 109* 111* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 113* 112* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 117* 109* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 106* 108* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 110* 106* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 112* 104* Great Falls, MT....................... 97* 96* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 106* 103 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 104* 107* Hartford, CT.......................... 124* 122* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 105* 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 116* 119* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 106* 113* Huntsville, AL........................ 106* 107 Indianapolis, IN...................... 107* 92 Iowa City, IA......................... 109* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 96* Anchorage, AK......................... 104 134* Atlanta, GA........................... 106* 108* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 103 99 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 103* Birmingham, AL........................ 99 112* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 125* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 99 85* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 94* 118* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 98 96* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 96 109* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 119* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 114* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 108* Columbus, OH.......................... 96 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 97 91* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 104* 106* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95* 107* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 106* 109* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 112* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 104* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 116* Great Falls, MT....................... 78* 104* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98 105* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 108* Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 132* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 92* 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 122* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 96* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 106* Indianapolis, IN...................... 101 107* Iowa City, IA......................... 99 113* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 115* 99 Anchorage, AK......................... 138* 121* Atlanta, GA........................... 124* 119* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 106* 109* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 128* 110* Birmingham, AL........................ 121* 109* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 135* 129* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 96* 88* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 134* 113* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 129* 106* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 139* 117* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 136* 125* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 121* 112* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 122* 115* Columbus, OH.......................... 135* 113* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 112* 96* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 131* 113* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 123* 105* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 133* 117* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 129* 120* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 122* 105* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 135* 115* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 139* 115* Great Falls, MT....................... 112* 92* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 110* 110* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 116* 107* Hartford, CT.......................... 138* 128* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 117* 109* Honolulu, HI.......................... 134* 113* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 122* 112* Huntsville, AL........................ 128* 109* Indianapolis, IN...................... 122* 112* Iowa City, IA......................... 118* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 106* 96* Anchorage, AK......................... 161* 130* Atlanta, GA........................... 119* 121* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 122* 114* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 112* 117* Birmingham, AL........................ 108* 117* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 159* 136* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 87* 92* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 142* 118* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 103 97* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 118* 115* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 160* 134* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 116* 115* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 130* 120* Columbus, OH.......................... 125* 118* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 118* 95 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 115* 113* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 128* 125* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 117* 124* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 141* 115* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 140* 109* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 127* 123* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 135* 113* Great Falls, MT....................... 152* 118* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 117* 116* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 99 Hartford, CT.......................... 147* 127* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 126* 108* Honolulu, HI.......................... 144* 136* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 117* 112* Huntsville, AL........................ 116* 107 Indianapolis, IN...................... 119* 112* Iowa City, IA......................... 130* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 92* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 118* 106 Atlanta, GA........................... 106 103 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 101 92* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 96* 88* Birmingham, AL........................ 89* 95* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 107* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 78* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 114* 97 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 104* 100 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 106* 95 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 107* 102 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 95 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 108* 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 99 97 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 91* 83* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 93* 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 110* 100 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 106* 94 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 121* 104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 101 97 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 107* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104* 97* Great Falls, MT....................... 99 88* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 104* 100 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 107* 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 103 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 103 98 Honolulu, HI.......................... 109 99 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 103 92* Huntsville, AL........................ 102 90* Indianapolis, IN...................... 111* 95 Iowa City, IA......................... 103* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 97* 97 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 110* 105 Knoxville, TN......................... 102* 116* Lincoln, NE........................... 98* 96* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 118* 119* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 107* 103 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 103* 95* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 105* 108* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 107* 120* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 113* 113* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 119* 114* Mobile, AL............................ 98* 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 105* 101 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 126* 129* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 101* 98 Ocala, FL............................. 100 99 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 98 Orlando, FL........................... 103 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 117* 120* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 107* 112* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 107* 103 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 116* 117* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 119* 123* Reading, PA........................... 113* 118* Reno, NV.............................. 109* 110* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 115* 108* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 109* 111* Rochester, NY......................... 108* 101 Rockford, IL.......................... 111* 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 118* 115* Salinas, CA........................... 125* 130* San Antonio, TX....................... 99* 105* San Diego, CA......................... 120* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 94* 98* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 106* Knoxville, TN......................... 101 93* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 100 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 113* 120* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 115* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 112* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 98 106* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 131* Mobile, AL............................ 88* 93* New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 120* 127* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 105* Ocala, FL............................. 91* 101 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 101 Orlando, FL........................... 91* 104 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 111* 116* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 106* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 100 109* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 124* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 115* 124* Reading, PA........................... 97* 111* Reno, NV.............................. 98 110* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 125* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 109* Rochester, NY......................... 101 115* Rockford, IL.......................... 100 109* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 123* Salinas, CA........................... 125* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 94* 97* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 124* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 110* 96* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 123* 114* Knoxville, TN......................... 126* 108* Lincoln, NE........................... 109* 99 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 147* 121* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 127* 112* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 122* 102 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 133* 111* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 122* 110* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 130* 119* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 139* 118* Mobile, AL............................ 121* 103* New Orleans, LA....................... 129* 110* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 143* 130* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 120* 104* Ocala, FL............................. 119* 101 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 119* 102* Orlando, FL........................... 129* 103 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 128* 121* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 136* 115* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 114* 111* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 141* 120* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 131* 121* Reading, PA........................... 136* 117* Reno, NV.............................. 129* 114* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 134* 114* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 127* 113* Rochester, NY......................... 122* 111* Rockford, IL.......................... 128* 110* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 130* 118* Salinas, CA........................... 165* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 108* 104* San Diego, CA......................... 136* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 124* 104* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 139* 123* Knoxville, TN......................... 109* 103 Lincoln, NE........................... 109* 110* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 141* 125* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 141* 111* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 119* 119* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 121* 115* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 116* 110* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 141* 120* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 146* 126* Mobile, AL............................ 120* 115* New Orleans, LA....................... 115* 107* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 164* 134* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 111* 111* Ocala, FL............................. 106* 125* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 130* 127* Orlando, FL........................... 117* 110* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 137* 132* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 118* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 124* 113* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 147* 130* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 133* 127* Reading, PA........................... 130* 118* Reno, NV.............................. 124* 131* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 143* 110* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 118* 116* Rochester, NY......................... 120* 105 Rockford, IL.......................... 142* 122* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 132* 139* Salinas, CA........................... 169* 130* San Antonio, TX....................... 124* 114* San Diego, CA......................... 137* 126* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 79* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 107* 93 Knoxville, TN......................... 91* 92* Lincoln, NE........................... 93* 88* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 102 98 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 102 90* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 108* 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 100 93* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 94* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 108* 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 120* 103 Mobile, AL............................ 98 88* New Orleans, LA....................... 98 96 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 108* 105 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 96* 86* Ocala, FL............................. 97 99 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91* 83* Orlando, FL........................... 88 102 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 103 103 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 99 96 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 101 92* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 103 96 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 114* 101 Reading, PA........................... 102 98 Reno, NV.............................. 101 97 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 101 96* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 104* 96* Rochester, NY......................... 102* 96* Rockford, IL.......................... 106* 100 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 114* 104 Salinas, CA........................... 98 100 San Antonio, TX....................... 98 82* San Diego, CA......................... 107* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 132* 129* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 121* 116* Springfield, MA....................... 121* 118* Springfield, MO....................... 96* 93* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 112* 109* Tallahassee, FL....................... 101 91* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 105* 101 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 114* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 119* 116* York, PA.............................. 107* 115* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 107* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 136* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 103 131* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 117* Springfield, MO....................... 91* 93* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 102 104 Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 106* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94* 106* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 112* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 118* York, PA.............................. 101 109* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 158* 139* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 142* 123* Springfield, MA....................... 145* 126* Springfield, MO....................... 116* 99 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 127* 113* Tallahassee, FL....................... 118* 104* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 126* 114* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 130* 111* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 136* 127* York, PA.............................. 116* 108* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 118* 105* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 156* 138* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 143* 126* Springfield, MA....................... 135* 129* Springfield, MO....................... 98 107* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 151* 126* Tallahassee, FL....................... 113* 103* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 124* 110* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 119* 110* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 128* 137* York, PA.............................. 131* 116* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 127* 112* 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 Bloomington, IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 111* 104 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 121* 108* Springfield, MA....................... 111* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 96* 86* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107* 104 Tallahassee, FL....................... 97 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 107* 93* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 101 York, PA.............................. 98 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 105* 106* * 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.