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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 83* 91* Anchorage, AK......................... 103 102 Atlanta, GA........................... 96* 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 89* 87* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 90* 89* Birmingham, AL........................ 89* 90* Bloomington, IN....................... 85* 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 105* 107* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 73* 71* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 94* 89* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 88* 95 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 95* 97 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 102 102 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 92* 91* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 95* 94 Columbus, OH.......................... 94* 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 82* 90* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 92* 97 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 92* 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 96* 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 99 95 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 90* 94* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 94* 92* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 95* 90* Great Falls, MT....................... 82* 83* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 90* 89* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 89* 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 105* 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 89* 87* Honolulu, HI.......................... 99 103 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90* 97 Huntsville, AL........................ 90* 92 Indianapolis, IN...................... 91* 80* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 79* 78* Anchorage, AK......................... 94* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 96 87* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 80* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 89* 83* Birmingham, AL........................ 89* 91* Bloomington, IN....................... 91* 81* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 102 101 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 89* 69* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 85* 95* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 89* 77* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 87* 88* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 101 96* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 93* 92* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 95 88* Columbus, OH.......................... 87* 90* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 74* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 95* 86* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 86* 86* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 96 88* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 98 91* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 88* 86* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 89* 84* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 91* 94* Great Falls, MT....................... 71* 84* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 89* 85* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 84* 87* Hartford, CT.......................... 102 107* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 83* 81* Honolulu, HI.......................... 97 99 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 92* 78* Huntsville, AL........................ 90* 86* Indianapolis, IN...................... 91* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 84* Anchorage, AK......................... 107 102 Atlanta, GA........................... 96 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 82* 92* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 93* Birmingham, AL........................ 93 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 77* 84* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 104 109* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 74* 74* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 103 96* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 90* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 107 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104 105* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 93 94* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 94 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 104 96* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 86* 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 95* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95 89* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 99 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 99 102 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94 88* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 104 97 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 107 97* Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 78* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 85* 93* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 89 90* Hartford, CT.......................... 107 108* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 90 92* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 96* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 94 95* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 92* Indianapolis, IN...................... 94 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 80* 69* Anchorage, AK......................... 122* 94 Atlanta, GA........................... 90 87* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 93 82* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 85* 84* Birmingham, AL........................ 82* 84* Bloomington, IN....................... 76* 72* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 121* 98 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 66* 66* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 108 85* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 78* 70* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 90* 83* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 121* 97 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 88 83* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 98 87* Columbus, OH.......................... 95 85* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90* 68* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 87* 81* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97 90* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 89 89* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 107 83* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 106 78* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96 88* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 103 81* Great Falls, MT....................... 115* 85* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 89* 84* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 80* 71* Hartford, CT.......................... 111 91 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 96 77* Honolulu, HI.......................... 109 98 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 89* 81* Huntsville, AL........................ 88* 77* Indianapolis, IN...................... 90* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 81* 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 104 102 Atlanta, GA........................... 93 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 89* 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 85* 85* Birmingham, AL........................ 78* 91* Bloomington, IN....................... 88* 97 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 98 103 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 68* 71* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 101 94* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 92* 97 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 94 92* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 94 98 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 90* 92* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 95 98 Columbus, OH.......................... 87* 94 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 80* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 82* 92* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97 97 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 93 91 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 107 100 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 89* 94* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 86* 103 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 92* 93* Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 85* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 92* 96 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94 89* Hartford, CT.......................... 101 100 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 90* 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 96 96 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90* 88* Huntsville, AL........................ 90* 86* Indianapolis, IN...................... 98 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 92* 92* Johnstown, PA......................... 82* 84* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 93* 91* Knoxville, TN......................... 87* 101 Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 83* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 101 103 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 91* 89* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 87* 83* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 90* 94* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 91* 104 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96* 98 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 101 99 Mobile, AL............................ 83* 79* New Orleans, LA....................... 89* 88* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 107* 112* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 86* 85* Ocala, FL............................. 85* 86* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 85* 85* Orlando, FL........................... 87* 92 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 104 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 91* 97 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 91* 89* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 102 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 102 107* Reading, PA........................... 96* 103 Reno, NV.............................. 92* 95 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 97* 94 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 92* 96 Rochester, NY......................... 92* 87* Rockford, IL.......................... 94* 88* Salinas, CA........................... 107* 113* San Antonio, TX....................... 84* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 102 104 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 90* 91* Johnstown, PA......................... 85* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 89* 86* Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 75* Lincoln, NE........................... 82* 81* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 102 98 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 90* 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 76* 91* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 86* 82* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 89* 86* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 91* 90* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 98 106* Mobile, AL............................ 80* 75* New Orleans, LA....................... 91* 81* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 108* 103 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 84* 85* Ocala, FL............................. 82* 82* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 79* 82* Orlando, FL........................... 82* 84* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 101 94* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 95 86* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 91* 88* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 89* 100 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 104 101 Reading, PA........................... 88* 90* Reno, NV.............................. 89* 89* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 89* 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 90* 88* Rochester, NY......................... 91* 93* Rockford, IL.......................... 91* 89* Salinas, CA........................... 113* 103 San Antonio, TX....................... 85* 78* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 91 97 Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 81* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95 96 Knoxville, TN......................... 97 91* Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 84* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 113* 103 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 98 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 94 86* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 103 94* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94 93* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 107 100 Mobile, AL............................ 93 87* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 110 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 92 88* Ocala, FL............................. 91 85* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91 86* Orlando, FL........................... 99 87* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 97 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 94* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 109 101 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 101 102 Reading, PA........................... 105 99 Reno, NV.............................. 99 96* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103 96* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98 95* Rochester, NY......................... 94 94* Rockford, IL.......................... 98 93* Salinas, CA........................... 127* 107* San Antonio, TX....................... 83* 88* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 98 86* Johnstown, PA......................... 94 75* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 106 89 Knoxville, TN......................... 82* 74* Lincoln, NE........................... 83* 79* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 107 90* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 107 80* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 90* 86* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 92* 83* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 88* 79* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 107 86* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110 91 Mobile, AL............................ 91* 83* New Orleans, LA....................... 87* 77* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 124* 97 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 84* 80* Ocala, FL............................. 81* 90* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 98 91* Orlando, FL........................... 88* 79* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 95 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 80* 85* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 94 81* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 111* 94 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 101 91* Reading, PA........................... 99 85* Reno, NV.............................. 94 94 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 108* 79* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 89* 84* Rochester, NY......................... 91* 75* Rockford, IL.......................... 108* 88* Salinas, CA........................... 128* 94 San Antonio, TX....................... 94 82* San Diego, CA......................... 104 91 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 91* 89* Johnstown, PA......................... 76* 76* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 94 90* Knoxville, TN......................... 80* 89* Lincoln, NE........................... 82* 85* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 90* 95 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 90* 87* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95 96 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 88* 89* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 87* 91* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 95 99 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 105 99 Mobile, AL............................ 87* 85* New Orleans, LA....................... 86* 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 95 102 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 84* 83* Ocala, FL............................. 86* 96* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 80* 81* Orlando, FL........................... 77* 98 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 90* 100 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 87* 93* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 89* 89* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 91* 93* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 101 98 Reading, PA........................... 90* 95* Reno, NV.............................. 89* 94* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 89* 93* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 92* 93* Rochester, NY......................... 90* 93* Rockford, IL.......................... 93* 96 Salinas, CA........................... 86* 96 San Antonio, TX....................... 86* 79* San Diego, CA......................... 94 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 112* 111* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 103* 101 Springfield, MA....................... 103* 102 Springfield, MO....................... 82* 80* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 95* 95 Tallahassee, FL....................... 86* 79* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 89* 87* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 93* 99 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 101 101 York, PA.............................. 91* 100 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 91* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 109* 110* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 93* 106* Springfield, MA....................... 103 95* Springfield, MO....................... 83* 75* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 93* 84* Tallahassee, FL....................... 84* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 85* 86* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 92* 91* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 101 95* York, PA.............................. 92* 88* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 88* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109 104 Springfield, MA....................... 112 106* Springfield, MO....................... 89 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 95 Tallahassee, FL....................... 91 88* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 96 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 100 94* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 105 107* York, PA.............................. 89* 91* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 91 89* 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 119* 100 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 108 90* Springfield, MA....................... 102 93 Springfield, MO....................... 75* 77* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 114* 91 Tallahassee, FL....................... 86* 74* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94 79* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 90* 79* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 97 98 York, PA.............................. 100 84* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97 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 Sacramento-Yolo, CA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 98 100 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 106 105 Springfield, MA....................... 98 106* Springfield, MO....................... 85* 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 94 100 Tallahassee, FL....................... 85* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 84* 95 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 95 90* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 98 98 York, PA.............................. 87* 95* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 92* 102 * 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.