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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Knoxville, TN......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 95* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 118* 101 Atlanta, GA........................... 110* 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102* 87* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 103* 88* Birmingham, AL........................ 102* 89* Bloomington, IN....................... 98* 86* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 121* 106* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 84* 71* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 108* 88* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101* 94* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 109* 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 117* 101 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 106* 90* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 109* 93* Columbus, OH.......................... 108* 97 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 94* 89* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 106* 96 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 106* 95* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 110* 96 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 114* 94* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 104* 93* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 108* 91* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 109* 90* Great Falls, MT....................... 94* 82* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 103* 88* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 102* 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 121* 105 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 102* 86* Honolulu, HI.......................... 113* 102 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104* 97 Huntsville, AL........................ 103* 91* Indianapolis, IN...................... 104* 79* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Knoxville, TN......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 87* 103* Anchorage, AK......................... 102 144* Atlanta, GA........................... 104* 116* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 106* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97* 111* Birmingham, AL........................ 97* 120* Bloomington, IN....................... 99 107* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 134* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 97* 91* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 93* 126* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 97* 103* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 95* 117* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 110* 127* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 101 122* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 103 116* Columbus, OH.......................... 95 119* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 96* 98* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 103* 114* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 94* 115* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104* 117* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 107* 120* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96* 114* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 97* 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 99 124* Great Falls, MT....................... 77* 111* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 97* 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 116* Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 141* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 107* Honolulu, HI.......................... 106* 131* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 103 Huntsville, AL........................ 98 114* Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 115* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Knoxville, TN......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 91* 91* Anchorage, AK......................... 110* 111* Atlanta, GA........................... 99 110* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 84* 101 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 102 102* Birmingham, AL........................ 96* 101 Bloomington, IN....................... 80* 92* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 108* 119* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 81* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 107* 104* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 103* 98* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 111* 108* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 115* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 96 103* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 97 107* Columbus, OH.......................... 107 105* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 89* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 105 104* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98 97* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 106 108* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 103 111* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97* 97* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 108* 107* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 111* 106* Great Falls, MT....................... 90* 85* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 88* 102* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 98* Hartford, CT.......................... 110* 118* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 93* 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 104* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 97 103* Huntsville, AL........................ 102 101 Indianapolis, IN...................... 97 104* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Knoxville, TN......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 98 93* Anchorage, AK......................... 148* 127* Atlanta, GA........................... 110* 118* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 112* 112* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 103* 114* Birmingham, AL........................ 100 114* Bloomington, IN....................... 92* 97 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 147* 132* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 80* 90* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 131* 115* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 95* 94* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 109* 113* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 147* 131* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 107 112* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 119* 117* Columbus, OH.......................... 115* 115* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 109* 92 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 106 110* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 118* 122* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 108 120* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 129* 112* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 129* 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 117* 120* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 125* 110* Great Falls, MT....................... 140* 115* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 108* 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 97 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 135* 124* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 116* 105* Honolulu, HI.......................... 133* 133* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 108* 110* Huntsville, AL........................ 107 104 Indianapolis, IN...................... 109* 110* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Knoxville, TN......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 101 97* Anchorage, AK......................... 129* 115* Atlanta, GA........................... 117* 112* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 111* 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 106* 96* Birmingham, AL........................ 98* 103* Bloomington, IN....................... 110* 109* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 122* 116* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 85* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 126* 106* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 114* 109* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 117* 104 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 117* 111* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 112* 104 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 119* 111* Columbus, OH.......................... 108* 106* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 100 90* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 102 104 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 121* 109* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 116* 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 133* 113* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 111* 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 108* 117* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 114* 106* Great Falls, MT....................... 109* 96* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 114* 109* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 118* 100 Hartford, CT.......................... 126* 112* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 113* 107* Honolulu, HI.......................... 120* 108* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 113* 100 Huntsville, AL........................ 112* 98 Indianapolis, IN...................... 122* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 106* 92* Johnstown, PA......................... 95* 84* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 107* 90* Lincoln, NE........................... 96* 82* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 115* 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 104* 88* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 100 82* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 103* 93* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 104* 103 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 97 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 116* 98 Mobile, AL............................ 95* 79* New Orleans, LA....................... 103* 87* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 123* 111* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 99* 84* Ocala, FL............................. 98* 85* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 98* 84* Orlando, FL........................... 100 91 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 114* 103 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105* 96 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 104* 88* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 113* 101 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 117* 106* Reading, PA........................... 110* 102 Reno, NV.............................. 106* 94* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 112* 93* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 106* 95* Rochester, NY......................... 105* 87* Rockford, IL.......................... 108* 87* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 99 Salinas, CA........................... 122* 112* San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 90* San Diego, CA......................... 117* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 98 121* Johnstown, PA......................... 93* 106* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 97 114* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 108* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 111* 129* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 98* 123* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 83* 120* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 94* 109* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 114* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 99 119* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 107* 140* Mobile, AL............................ 87* 100 New Orleans, LA....................... 99 108* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 118* 136* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 92* 113* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 109* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 109* Orlando, FL........................... 90* 111 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 110* 125* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 103 114* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 117* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 97 133* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 114* 134* Reading, PA........................... 96* 120* Reno, NV.............................. 97* 118* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 134* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98* 117* Rochester, NY......................... 100 123* Rockford, IL.......................... 99 118* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 109* 133* Salinas, CA........................... 123* 137* San Antonio, TX....................... 93* 104* San Diego, CA......................... 113* 134* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 94* 106* Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 89* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 105* Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 92* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 117* 112* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 101 103* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 97* 94* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 106* 103* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 102 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 104 110* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 111* 109* Mobile, AL............................ 97* 95* New Orleans, LA....................... 103* 101* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 114* 120* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 95* 96* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 93* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 94* 94* Orlando, FL........................... 103 95 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 102 112* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 109 106* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 91* 102 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 112* 111* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 105* 111* Reading, PA........................... 108* 108* Reno, NV.............................. 103* 105* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 107* 105* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 101 104* Rochester, NY......................... 97* 103* Rockford, IL.......................... 102* 102* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 103 109* Salinas, CA........................... 131* 118* San Antonio, TX....................... 86* 96* San Diego, CA......................... 108* 111* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 119* 117* Johnstown, PA......................... 114* 102 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 128* 120* Lincoln, NE........................... 101 107* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 129* 122* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 130* 108* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 109* 116* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 111* 113* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 107 107* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 130* 116* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 134* 123* Mobile, AL............................ 110* 112* New Orleans, LA....................... 106* 105* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 151* 131* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 102 108* Ocala, FL............................. 98 122* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 119* 124* Orlando, FL........................... 107 107 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 126* 128* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 115* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 114* 110* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 135* 127* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 122* 124* Reading, PA........................... 120* 115* Reno, NV.............................. 114* 128* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 131* 107* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 108* 113* Rochester, NY......................... 111* 102 Rockford, IL.......................... 131* 119* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 121* 135* Salinas, CA........................... 155* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 114* 111* San Diego, CA......................... 126* 123* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 114* 100 Johnstown, PA......................... 95* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 118* 101 Lincoln, NE........................... 102* 96* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 112* 107* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 112* 98 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 119* 108* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 110* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 109* 103 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 119* 112* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 131* 112* Mobile, AL............................ 108* 95* New Orleans, LA....................... 107* 105* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 118* 115* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 105* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 107* 108* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 91* Orlando, FL........................... 96 111 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 113* 113* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 109* 105 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 111* 101 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 114* 105* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 126* 110* Reading, PA........................... 112* 107* Reno, NV.............................. 111* 106* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 111* 105* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 115* 105* Rochester, NY......................... 112* 105* Rockford, IL.......................... 116* 109* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 125* 113* Salinas, CA........................... 108* 109* San Antonio, TX....................... 108* 90* San Diego, CA......................... 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 129* 110* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 118* 100 Springfield, MA....................... 118* 101 Springfield, MO....................... 94* 80* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 109* 94* Tallahassee, FL....................... 98* 78* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 103* 87* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 107* 98 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 116* 100 York, PA.............................. 104* 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 104* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 119* 146* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 101 141* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 125* Springfield, MO....................... 90* 99 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 112* Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 114* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 113* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 101 120* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 110* 126* York, PA.............................. 100 117* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 126* 128* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 113* 114* Springfield, MA....................... 115* 116* Springfield, MO....................... 93* 91* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 104* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 96* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 100 105* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 104* 102* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 108* 117* York, PA.............................. 92* 100 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 94* 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 144* 135* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 131* 122* Springfield, MA....................... 124* 126* Springfield, MO....................... 90* 105* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 138* 123* Tallahassee, FL....................... 104 100 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 114* 107 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 107* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 118* 133* York, PA.............................. 121* 113* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 117* 109* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 113* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 132* 118* Springfield, MA....................... 122* 120* Springfield, MO....................... 106* 93* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 117* 113* Tallahassee, FL....................... 107* 98 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 105 108* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 118* 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 122* 110* York, PA.............................. 108* 107* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 115* 115* * 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.