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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 84* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 105* 100 Atlanta, GA........................... 98 98 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 90* 86* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 91* 87* Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 88* Bloomington, IN....................... 87* 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107* 106 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 75* 70* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 96* 88* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 89* 94 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 97* 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104* 100 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 94* 90* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 96* 93 Columbus, OH.......................... 95* 96 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 84* 88* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 94* 96 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 94* 95 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 97 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 101 93 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 92* 92* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96* 91* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 97* 89* Great Falls, MT....................... 84* 82* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 91* 88* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 90* 91* Hartford, CT.......................... 107* 104 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 85* Honolulu, HI.......................... 100 101 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 92* 96 Huntsville, AL........................ 92* 91* Indianapolis, IN...................... 93* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 78* Anchorage, AK......................... 105* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 108* 87* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 105* 80* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 100 83* Birmingham, AL........................ 100 90* Bloomington, IN....................... 102 81* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 114* 101 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 100 68* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 96* 95* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 77* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 97 88* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 113* 96 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 104 92* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 87* Columbus, OH.......................... 97 90* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 99 74* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 106* 86* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97 86* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 88* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 110* 91* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 86* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 84* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102 93* Great Falls, MT....................... 80* 84* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99 85* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 95* 87* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 106* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 94* 80* Honolulu, HI.......................... 109* 99 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 103 78* Huntsville, AL........................ 101 85* Indianapolis, IN...................... 103 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 81* 83* Anchorage, AK......................... 98 101 Atlanta, GA........................... 88* 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 75* 91* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 90* 92* Birmingham, AL........................ 86* 91* Bloomington, IN....................... 71* 83* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 96 108* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 68* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 95 94* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 91* 89* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 98 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 96 104 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 85* 93* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 86* 96 Columbus, OH.......................... 96 94* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 79* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 93 94* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 87* 87* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 94 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 91 100 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 86* 87* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96 96 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 98 95 Great Falls, MT....................... 80* 77* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 78* 92* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 82* 89* Hartford, CT.......................... 98 107* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 83* 91* Honolulu, HI.......................... 95 94 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 86* 93* Huntsville, AL........................ 91 91* Indianapolis, IN...................... 86* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 72* 74* Anchorage, AK......................... 110 100 Atlanta, GA........................... 81* 93* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 83* 88* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 77* 90* Birmingham, AL........................ 74* 90* Bloomington, IN....................... 68* 77* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 109 104 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 59* 71* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 97 90* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 70* 74* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 80* 89* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 109* 103 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 79* 89* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 88* 93* Columbus, OH.......................... 85* 91 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 81* 73* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 78* 86* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 87* 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 80* 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 96 88* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96 84* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 87* 94* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 92* 87* Great Falls, MT....................... 104 91* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 80* 89* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 72* 76* Hartford, CT.......................... 100 98 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 86* 83* Honolulu, HI.......................... 98 105 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 80* 86* Huntsville, AL........................ 79* 82* Indianapolis, IN...................... 81* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 92* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 103 107 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 98 96 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 93* 92* Birmingham, AL........................ 86* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 97 104 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 75* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 105* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 103 106* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 100 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 106 Columbus, OH.......................... 95 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 90* 99 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 106* 105* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 117* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97 102 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 95* 112* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 96 92* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 101 104 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 104 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 99 102 Honolulu, HI.......................... 106 104 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 99 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 99 93* Indianapolis, IN...................... 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 94* 91* Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 83* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95* 90* Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 99 Lincoln, NE........................... 85* 82* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 102 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 92* 88* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 89* 81* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 91* 92* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 92* 103 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 98 96 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 103* 98 Mobile, AL............................ 85* 78* New Orleans, LA....................... 91* 87* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 109* 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 87* 83* Ocala, FL............................. 87* 84* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 84* Orlando, FL........................... 89* 91 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 101 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 93* 95 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 92* 88* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 103* 105 Reading, PA........................... 97* 101 Reno, NV.............................. 94* 94 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 92 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 94* 94 Rochester, NY......................... 93* 86* Rockford, IL.......................... 96* 87* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 102 98 Salinas, CA........................... 109* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 85* 90* San Diego, CA......................... 104* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 101 91* Johnstown, PA......................... 96* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 100 85* Knoxville, TN......................... 103 75* Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 81* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 115* 97 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 101 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 86* 90* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 97 82* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 100 86* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102 90* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110* 106* Mobile, AL............................ 90* 75* New Orleans, LA....................... 102 81* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 122* 102 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 85* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 82* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 82* Orlando, FL........................... 93* 84* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 113* 94* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 106 86* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 102 88* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 117* 101 Reading, PA........................... 99 90* Reno, NV.............................. 100 89* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 100 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 100 88* Rochester, NY......................... 103 93* Rockford, IL.......................... 102 88* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 112* 100 Salinas, CA........................... 127* 103 San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 78* San Diego, CA......................... 116* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 83* 96 Johnstown, PA......................... 78* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 87* 95 Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 90* Lincoln, NE........................... 77* 83* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 104 101 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 90* 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 87* 85* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 94 93* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 86* 92* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 92 99 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 99 98 Mobile, AL............................ 86* 86* New Orleans, LA....................... 91* 92* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 101 108* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 85* 87* Ocala, FL............................. 84* 84* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 84* 85* Orlando, FL........................... 91 86* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 91 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 96 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 81* 92* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 93 100 Reading, PA........................... 96 97 Reno, NV.............................. 91* 95* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95 95 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 90* 94* Rochester, NY......................... 87* 93* Rockford, IL.......................... 91* 92* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 92 99 Salinas, CA........................... 117* 106* San Antonio, TX....................... 76* 87* San Diego, CA......................... 96 100 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 88* 92* Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95 95 Knoxville, TN......................... 74* 79* Lincoln, NE........................... 74* 84* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 96 96 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 96 85* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 81* 92* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 82* 89* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 79* 85* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96 92* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 99 97 Mobile, AL............................ 82* 88* New Orleans, LA....................... 78* 82* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 112* 103 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 76* 85* Ocala, FL............................. 72* 96 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 97 Orlando, FL........................... 79* 84* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 93 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 72* 91 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 84* 87* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 91* 98 Reading, PA........................... 89* 91* Reno, NV.............................. 84* 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 97 85* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 80* 89* Rochester, NY......................... 82* 81* Rockford, IL.......................... 97 94* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 90* 107 Salinas, CA........................... 115* 100 San Antonio, TX....................... 84* 88* San Diego, CA......................... 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 100 96 Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 82* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 104 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 88* 96* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 92* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 98 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 104 103 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 97 97 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 105 107 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 116* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 95* 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 101 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 104 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 89* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 103 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 85 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 108* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 96 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 98 96 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 106* Reading, PA........................... 99 102 Reno, NV.............................. 97 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 97 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 101 100 Rochester, NY......................... 99 100 Rockford, IL.......................... 102 104 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 108* Salinas, CA........................... 95* 104 San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 86* San Diego, CA......................... 104 101 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 114* 110* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 105* 99 Springfield, MA....................... 105* 100 Springfield, MO....................... 83* 79* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 97 93 Tallahassee, FL....................... 87* 78* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 91* 86* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 95* 97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 103* 99 York, PA.............................. 93* 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 92* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 123* 110* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 104* 106* Springfield, MA....................... 115* 94* Springfield, MO....................... 93* 75* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 84* Tallahassee, FL....................... 95* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 96 85* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 104* 91* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 95 York, PA.............................. 103 88* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98 81* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 112* 116* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 101 103 Springfield, MA....................... 103 105 Springfield, MO....................... 82* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 90* 94 Tallahassee, FL....................... 84* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 89* 95 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 92* 92* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 96 106 York, PA.............................. 82* 90* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 84* 88* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 106 106 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 97 96 Springfield, MA....................... 92* 99 Springfield, MO....................... 67* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103 97 Tallahassee, FL....................... 77* 79* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 85* 85* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 81* 85* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 87* 105 York, PA.............................. 89* 89* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 87* 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 Portland-Salem, OR-WA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 108* 109* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 117* 113* Springfield, MA....................... 107* 115* Springfield, MO....................... 93* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103 108 Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 92* 103 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 104 97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 106 York, PA.............................. 95* 103 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 101 110* * 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.