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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Rochester, NY......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 104* Anchorage, AK......................... 112* 116* Atlanta, GA........................... 104* 114* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 97* 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98* 102 Birmingham, AL........................ 97* 103* Bloomington, IN....................... 93* 99 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 115* 123* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 80* 82* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 103* 102* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 96* 109* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103* 111* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 116* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 104 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 103* 108* Columbus, OH.......................... 102 112* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90* 103 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 111* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 101* 110* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104* 111* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 98* 107* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 102* 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 103* 103* Great Falls, MT....................... 90* 95* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98* 102 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 96* 106* Hartford, CT.......................... 115* 121* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97* 99 Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 118* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 98 112* Huntsville, AL........................ 98* 106 Indianapolis, IN...................... 99 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Rochester, NY......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 87* 84* Anchorage, AK......................... 103 117* Atlanta, GA........................... 105* 94* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 86* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97* 90* Birmingham, AL........................ 98* 97* Bloomington, IN....................... 99 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 109* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 98* 74* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 93* 102* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 97* 83* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 95* 95 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 110* 103* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 101 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 103 94* Columbus, OH.......................... 95 97 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 96* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 103* 92* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95* 93* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 105* 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 107* 98 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97* 93* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 97* 90* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 100 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 78* 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 97* 92* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 94* Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 87* Honolulu, HI.......................... 106* 106* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 84* Huntsville, AL........................ 98 92* Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Rochester, NY......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 113* 108* Atlanta, GA........................... 102 107* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 87* 98* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 104* 99* Birmingham, AL........................ 99 98* Bloomington, IN....................... 82* 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 116* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 78* 79* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 110* 101* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 105* 95* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 114* 105* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 100 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 103* Columbus, OH.......................... 110* 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 107* 101 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 101 94* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 108* 105* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 105 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 94* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 111* 104* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 114* 103* Great Falls, MT....................... 92* 82* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 90* 99 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 95* 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 113* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 98* Honolulu, HI.......................... 110* 102 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 100 Huntsville, AL........................ 105 98 Indianapolis, IN...................... 99 101 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Rochester, NY......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 91* Anchorage, AK......................... 134* 124* Atlanta, GA........................... 99 115* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 109* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 93* 112* Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 111* Bloomington, IN....................... 83* 95 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 133* 129* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 72* 88* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 118* 112* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 86* 92* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 98 110* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 133* 128* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 96 110* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 108 115* Columbus, OH.......................... 104 112 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 98 90 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96 107 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 107* 119* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 98 118* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 117* 109 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 117* 104 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 106* 117* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 113* 108 Great Falls, MT....................... 126* 112* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98 111* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 88* 94 Hartford, CT.......................... 122* 121* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 105 103 Honolulu, HI.......................... 120* 130* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 97 107 Huntsville, AL........................ 97 102 Indianapolis, IN...................... 99 107 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Rochester, NY......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 92* Anchorage, AK......................... 115* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 104 107 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 96* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 87* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 98* 104* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 109* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 112* 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102 105* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104* 106* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 105* 106* Columbus, OH.......................... 96 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 91* 99 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 108* 105* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 103 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 118* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 98 102 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96* 112* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 97* 92* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 102 104* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 108* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 102 Honolulu, HI.......................... 107 104 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 100 93* Indianapolis, IN...................... 109* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 101 106* Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 97* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 95* 115* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 95* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 110* 118* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99* 102 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95* 95* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98* 107* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 119* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 105* 112* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110* 113* Mobile, AL............................ 91* 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 98* 101 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 117* 128* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 97* Ocala, FL............................. 93* 98 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 93* 97 Orlando, FL........................... 95* 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 108* 119* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 99 111* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 102 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 107* 116* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 122* Reading, PA........................... 104* 117* Reno, NV.............................. 101 109* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 106* 107* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 101 110* Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 101 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 109* 114* Salinas, CA........................... 116* 129* San Antonio, TX....................... 92* 104* San Diego, CA......................... 111* 119* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 98 98* Johnstown, PA......................... 93* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 97 92* Knoxville, TN......................... 100 81* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 87* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 112* 105* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 98* 100 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 97* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 88* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 92* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 99 97 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 107* 114* Mobile, AL............................ 88* 81* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 87* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 119* 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 92* 91* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 88* Orlando, FL........................... 90* 90 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 110* 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 104 92* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 95* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 97 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 114* 108* Reading, PA........................... 96* 97* Reno, NV.............................. 97* 96* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 109* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98* 94* Rockford, IL.......................... 99 95* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 109* 107* Salinas, CA........................... 124* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 93* 84* San Diego, CA......................... 113* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 96* 103* Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 102 Knoxville, TN......................... 103* 97* Lincoln, NE........................... 89* 89* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 120* 109* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 103* 100 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 100 91* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 109* 100 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 99 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 107 107* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 114* 106* Mobile, AL............................ 99 92* New Orleans, LA....................... 105* 99* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 117* 117* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 98* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 97* 90* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 97* 92* Orlando, FL........................... 105 93* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105 109* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 111* 103* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 93* 99 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 115* 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 107* 108* Reading, PA........................... 111* 105* Reno, NV.............................. 105* 102* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 110* 102* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 104* 101* Rockford, IL.......................... 105* 99* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 106 106* Salinas, CA........................... 135* 114* San Antonio, TX....................... 88* 94* San Diego, CA......................... 111* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 108* 114* Johnstown, PA......................... 103 99 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 116* 117* Knoxville, TN......................... 90* 98 Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 105 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 117* 119* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 117* 106 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 99 114* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 110* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 105 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 117* 114* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 121* 120* Mobile, AL............................ 100 110* New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 102 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 136* 128* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 105 Ocala, FL............................. 88* 119* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 108* 121* Orlando, FL........................... 97 105 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 114* 125* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 88* 112 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 103 107 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 122* 124* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 121* Reading, PA........................... 109* 113* Reno, NV.............................. 103 125* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 119* 105 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98 111* Rockford, IL.......................... 118* 117* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 132* Salinas, CA........................... 141* 124* San Antonio, TX....................... 103 109* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 121* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 101 96* Johnstown, PA......................... 85* 82* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 105 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 96* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 92* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 99 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 105* 103* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98* 97* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 106* 107* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 117* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 96* 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 101 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105* 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 89* Ocala, FL............................. 95* 103* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 86 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 108* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 101 100 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 112* 105* Reading, PA........................... 100 102 Reno, NV.............................. 98 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102 100 Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 104* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 111* 108* Salinas, CA........................... 96* 104* San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 86* San Diego, CA......................... 105* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 128* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 112* 115* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 117* Springfield, MO....................... 89* 92* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104* 108* Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97* 100 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 101* 113* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 110* 115* York, PA.............................. 99* 114* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 99* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 120* 118* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 102 114* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 102 Springfield, MO....................... 91* 81* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 91* Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 92* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 101 98* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 110* 102 York, PA.............................. 100 95* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 129* 125* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 116* 110* Springfield, MA....................... 118* 113* Springfield, MO....................... 95* 88* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 101 Tallahassee, FL....................... 97* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 103 102 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 106* 99 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 114* York, PA.............................. 95* 97* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 130* 132* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 119* 120* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 123* Springfield, MO....................... 82* 102 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 125* 120* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 98 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 103 105 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99 105 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 130* York, PA.............................. 109* 111* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106* 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 109* 108* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 118* 113* Springfield, MA....................... 109* 115* Springfield, MO....................... 94* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 108 Tallahassee, FL....................... 95* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 103 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105* 97* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 108* 106* York, PA.............................. 96* 103* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 102* 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.