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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 93* Anchorage, AK......................... 110* 104 Atlanta, GA........................... 102 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 95* 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 95* 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 91* 89* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 110* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 78* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 101 91* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 94* 97 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 101 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 109* 104 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 98 93 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 101 96 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 92* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 98 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 99 99 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 99 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 106* 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96* 96 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 94 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 92* Great Falls, MT....................... 88* 85* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 96* 91* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 95 Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 89* Honolulu, HI.......................... 105* 105 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 96* 100 Huntsville, AL........................ 96* 94 Indianapolis, IN...................... 97 82* Iowa City, IA......................... 98 94 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 92* 87* Anchorage, AK......................... 108* 121* Atlanta, GA........................... 111* 97 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 108* 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 103 93* Birmingham, AL........................ 103 101 Bloomington, IN....................... 104 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 117* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 103 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 98 106* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102 86* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 100 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 116* 107* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 107* 102 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 109* 97 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 102 82* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 109* 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 100 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 110* 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 113* 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 102 96 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 102 93* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 105 104 Great Falls, MT....................... 82* 93* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 102 95* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 97 97 Hartford, CT.......................... 117* 118* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 96 90* Honolulu, HI.......................... 112* 110* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 106 87* Huntsville, AL........................ 104 95 Indianapolis, IN...................... 105 97 Iowa City, IA......................... 103 102 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 87* Anchorage, AK......................... 103 107* Atlanta, GA........................... 92 105* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 79* 97* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95 97* Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 97* Bloomington, IN....................... 74* 88* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 100 114* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 71* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 100 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 96 94* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 103 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 101 110* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 89 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 90 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 83* 85* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 97 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 92 93* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 98 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 95 106* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 90* 93* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 102 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 103 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 83* 81* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 82* 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 86* 94* Hartford, CT.......................... 103 113* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 87* 96* Honolulu, HI.......................... 99 100 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90 99 Huntsville, AL........................ 95 97 Indianapolis, IN...................... 90 99 Iowa City, IA......................... 87* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 81* Anchorage, AK......................... 128* 111 Atlanta, GA........................... 95 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 97 97 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 90* 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 86* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 80* 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 127* 115* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 69* 78* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 113* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 82* 82* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 94 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 127* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 92 98 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 94 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 92 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 102 106 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 93 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 112 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 112* 92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 101 104 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 108* 96 Great Falls, MT....................... 121* 100 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 93 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 84* 84* Hartford, CT.......................... 117 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 91 Honolulu, HI.......................... 115* 115 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 93 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 93 90 Indianapolis, IN...................... 95 95 Iowa City, IA......................... 103 102 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 93 91* Anchorage, AK......................... 119* 108* Atlanta, GA........................... 108 105 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 94* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97 90* Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 97 Bloomington, IN....................... 101 103 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 109* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 75* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 116* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 105 103 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108 104 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 104 98 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 109* 104 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92 85* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 94 97 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 111* 103 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 123* 107 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 102 100 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 110* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 106 99 Great Falls, MT....................... 100 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 106 102 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 109* 94* Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 111 102 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104 94 Huntsville, AL........................ 103 92* Indianapolis, IN...................... 113* 97 Iowa City, IA......................... 105 94* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 93 Knoxville, TN......................... 93* 103 Lincoln, NE........................... 89* 85* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 107* 106 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 97* 91* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 93* 85* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 96* 96 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97* 107 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102 100 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 101 Mobile, AL............................ 89* 81* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 114* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 92* 86* Ocala, FL............................. 91* 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 93* 94 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106* 106 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 99 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 97* 91* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105* 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 108* 109* Reading, PA........................... 102 105 Reno, NV.............................. 99 97 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 104* 96 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98 98 Rochester, NY......................... 98 89* Rockford, IL.......................... 100 90* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 107* 102 Salinas, CA........................... 114* 115* San Antonio, TX....................... 90* 93* San Diego, CA......................... 109* 106 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 98 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 103 95 Knoxville, TN......................... 106 84* Lincoln, NE........................... 95 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 118* 108* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 103 103 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 88* 100 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 100 91* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 103 95 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 105 100 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 113* 118* Mobile, AL............................ 92* 83* New Orleans, LA....................... 104 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 125* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 97 94* Ocala, FL............................. 95 91* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 95 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 116* 105 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 109* 95 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 105 98 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 103 111* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 120* 112* Reading, PA........................... 101 100 Reno, NV.............................. 103 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103 112* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 103 98 Rochester, NY......................... 105 103 Rockford, IL.......................... 105 98 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 111* Salinas, CA........................... 131* 114* San Antonio, TX....................... 98 87* San Diego, CA......................... 119* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 81* 85* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 92 100 Knoxville, TN......................... 93 96* Lincoln, NE........................... 81* 88* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 109 107* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 94 99 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91 90* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 99 98 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 90* 97 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 97 105* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 103 104* Mobile, AL............................ 90* 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 96 97* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 106 115* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 92* Ocala, FL............................. 88* 89* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 90* Orlando, FL........................... 96 91* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 95 107* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 101 102 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 85* 98 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105 106* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 97 107* Reading, PA........................... 101 103* Reno, NV.............................. 96 100 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 94 99 Rochester, NY......................... 91* 98 Rockford, IL.......................... 95 97* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 96 105* Salinas, CA........................... 122* 112* San Antonio, TX....................... 80* 92* San Diego, CA......................... 101 106* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 99 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 111 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 87* 87* Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 93 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 112* 106 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 112* 94 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 96 98 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 93 93 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 112* 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 116* 107 Mobile, AL............................ 96 98 New Orleans, LA....................... 92* 91 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 131* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 94 Ocala, FL............................. 85* 106 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 103 108 Orlando, FL........................... 93 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 109* 112 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 84* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 98 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 117* 110 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 106 108 Reading, PA........................... 104 100 Reno, NV.............................. 98 111 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 114* 93 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 94 99 Rochester, NY......................... 96 89 Rockford, IL.......................... 114* 104 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 105 118* Salinas, CA........................... 135* 110 San Antonio, TX....................... 99 97 San Diego, CA......................... 110 107 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 81* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 108 96 Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 94* Lincoln, NE........................... 94 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 103 101 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 103 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 109* 102 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 95 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 97 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 105 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 121* 105 Mobile, AL............................ 100 90* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 99 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 109 108* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 97 88* Ocala, FL............................. 99 102 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 86* Orlando, FL........................... 89 105 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 106 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 99 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 103 95 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105 98 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 104 Reading, PA........................... 103 101 Reno, NV.............................. 102 100 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 106 99 Rochester, NY......................... 104 98 Rockford, IL.......................... 107 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 106 Salinas, CA........................... 99 102 San Antonio, TX....................... 99 84* San Diego, CA......................... 108 99 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 119* 114* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 110* 103 Springfield, MA....................... 110* 104 Springfield, MO....................... 87* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 102 97 Tallahassee, FL....................... 91* 81* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95* 89* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 108* 103 York, PA.............................. 97* 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97* 96 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 126* 122* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 107* 118* Springfield, MA....................... 118* 105 Springfield, MO....................... 96 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107* 94* Tallahassee, FL....................... 97 96 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 95 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 106* 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 116* 106* York, PA.............................. 106 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 101 90* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 117* 123* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 105 109* Springfield, MA....................... 108 111* Springfield, MO....................... 86* 87* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 94 100 Tallahassee, FL....................... 88* 92* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93 101 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 96 98 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 101 112* York, PA.............................. 86* 96* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 88* 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 125* 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 114* 106 Springfield, MA....................... 108* 110 Springfield, MO....................... 78* 91 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 120* 107 Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 99 94 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 94 93 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 102 116* York, PA.............................. 105 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 102 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 113* 107 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 122* 111* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 113* Springfield, MO....................... 97 88* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108 107 Tallahassee, FL....................... 98 92* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 101 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 95 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 112* 104 York, PA.............................. 100 101 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106 109* * 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.