TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
          

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          United States.........................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      89*          78*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     110*         112*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................     103*          105    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      97*          90*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      96*          91*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      95*          91*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      94*           97    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     112*         110*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      81*          82*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     103*          87*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      92*          89*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...       97          93*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     108*         107*    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      100           97    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      100          91*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      101         107*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      87*          87*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................       99          101    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      98*          100    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      101           94    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     106*          101    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      98*          101    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      96*          90*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     103*          98*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      90*          90*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      99*          102    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      97*           99    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     112*          106    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      97*          90*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     103*           99    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      97*           98    
          Huntsville, AL........................      95*           98    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       99          92*    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      101          94*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          United States.........................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      87*          86*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................      103         121*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      101          97*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      101          91*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      93*          94*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      92*          100    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      90*          93*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     107*         113*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      97*          77*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............      93*         109*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      94*          85*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      93*           98    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     107*         106*    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........       99          101    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................       99           98    
          Columbus, OH..........................       96           98    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      92*          83*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      102          95*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      95*          96*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............     103*           98    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     107*         103*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      100          93*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      94*          91*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....      97*         105*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      84*          93*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      93*           98    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      92*          95*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     109*         121*    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      96*          92*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     108*         106*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      101          87*    
          Huntsville, AL........................      96*          92*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       98          101    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      100         106*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          United States.........................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      91*          89*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................      106         107*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      101         106*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      84*           99    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      101          98*    
          Birmingham, AL........................       97          97*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      94*          90*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     113*         116*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      86*          78*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     104*           99    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      100          96*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...       85           99    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     108*         111*    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........     108*          102    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................       98          102    
          Columbus, OH..........................      117          100    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      92*          86*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................     107*           99    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................       99          92*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      103         104*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........      102         104*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................       97          92*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      99*          96*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     112*         101*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      90*          82*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................     104*          100    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      91*          98*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     113*         112*    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      97*          100    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      100           99    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........       98           98    
          Huntsville, AL........................       95          96*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       96           98    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      95*         103*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          United States.........................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      85*          84*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     123*         108*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      103         105*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      83*          100    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      95*           98    
          Birmingham, AL........................      84*          90*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      83*           98    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     118*         112*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      72*          80*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     108*          98*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      82*          87*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...       96           98    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     124*         111*    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      87*           99    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      102         108*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      102           98    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      78*          80*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      89*          95*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     107*         106*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............       95         110*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     112*          103    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      100          87*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............       98          102    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     122*          96*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................     125*          103    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      96*          98*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      81*          87*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     118*          107    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      83*          90*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      107         110*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      91*           97    
          Huntsville, AL........................       97          90*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       96          102    
          Iowa City, IA.........................     104*          91*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          United States.........................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      94*          94*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     116*         114*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................       99         112*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      102          93*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      98*          93*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      92*          96*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................       98         108*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     109*         114*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      73*          79*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     110*         106*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      93*         108*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      100         104*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     107*          105    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      102          101    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................     108*          104    
          Columbus, OH..........................       98           99    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      88*          88*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      89*          102    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................     109*          97*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............       99         105*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     118*          105    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      98*         113*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      101         104*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     107*         103*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      100          86*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      101         105*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...     104*          101    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     108*         112*    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100         107*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................       96          101    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........       99          94*    
          Huntsville, AL........................      97*           94    
          Indianapolis, IN......................     106*          100    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      95*          103    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      89*          90*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      97*          94*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      92*          96*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      89*          91*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     105*         104*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................       99          101    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      91*          95*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      94*          92*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      95*           97    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      101          102    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     108*         106*    
          Mobile, AL............................      94*          103    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      93*          100    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     112*         113*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      93*          92*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      90*          91*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      91*          97*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      93*           93    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     106*         109*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      100           95    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      96*          94*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      101          101    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     108*         115*    
          Reading, PA...........................     103*         122*    
          Reno, NV..............................      97*          93*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     102*          100    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      98*           99    
          Rochester, NY.........................      98*          97*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................     101*          88*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     107*         107*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     113*         115*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      90*          92*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     105*          100    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     117*         112*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      89*          91*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      92*           95    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      91*          90*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      87*          90*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     109*         108*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................       99          101    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      83*          93*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      88*          88*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      94*          92*    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      94*          104    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     103*         120*    
          Mobile, AL............................      92*          86*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      97*          86*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     114*         114*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      94*          92*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      86*          91*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      86*          90*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      91*          88*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     109*         107*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      102           97    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      95*           97    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      94*         112*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     110*         116*    
          Reading, PA...........................      98*          100    
          Reno, NV..............................      95*           99    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........      96*         112*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      97*          98*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      98*         105*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................       99          101    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     106*         116*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     122*         117*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      93*          84*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     110*         114*    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     117*         123*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      89*          84*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................       96          100    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      100          92*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      81*          88*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     108*         107*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      94*          97*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      94*          87*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      97*          96*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      94*           97    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      110          102    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     109*         106*    
          Mobile, AL............................     103*          94*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................     106*          92*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     108*         113*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      94*          95*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      93*          92*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      87*          87*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      100          93*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................       99         108*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      107          103    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      93*           98    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      106          100    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     104*         108*    
          Reading, PA...........................      102           99    
          Reno, NV..............................      101          94*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     107*          98*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      97*          99*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      93*          97*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      100          93*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      108         105*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     119*         105*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................       98          90*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     107*          103    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     113*         121*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      91*           98    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................       96          100    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      84*          89*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      85*          100    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     113*         107*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................     106*           99    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      93*          100    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      89*         106*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      84*          101    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................     110*          101    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     110*         109*    
          Mobile, AL............................       98          93*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      84*          92*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     128*         112*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      87*          95*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      79*          88*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      91*           99    
          Orlando, FL...........................      87*           97    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     107*         106*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      89*           99    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       97          94*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................     119*          104    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     103*          95*    
          Reading, PA...........................     108*          101    
          Reno, NV..............................      92*         106*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     106*          91*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      87*          101    
          Rochester, NY.........................      90*          85*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................     112*         103*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      100         114*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     119*         117*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      89*          89*    
          San Diego, CA.........................      102          103    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     123*         112*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      88*          83*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      104           98    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      89*          102    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      89*          91*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................       99           97    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      98*          94*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      94*          101    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      97*          95*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............       97           96    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      103          104    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     113*         110*    
          Mobile, AL............................      94*          95*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      91*          91*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................      103         113*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      88*          94*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      88*          100    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      94*           98    
          Orlando, FL...........................       91          100    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................      105         108*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      95*          103    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       95           99    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      95*           98    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     104*         107*    
          Reading, PA...........................     103*         105*    
          Reno, NV..............................      95*          100    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........      94*          97*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      96*         106*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      98*         102*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................     106*         104*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      104         113*    
          Salinas, CA...........................      103           96    
          San Antonio, TX.......................       98          90*    
          San Diego, CA.........................      102           97    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     109*         112*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     107*           96    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................       97         105*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      90*          86*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      100           99    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      87*          76*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      93*          93*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      95*          86*    
                                                                          
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     106*          101    
          York, PA..............................      97*         104*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      95*          86*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........      100         121*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................     112*         108*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      92*          87*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      96*           96    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      88*          89*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      90*          91*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      98*          100    
                                                                          
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     109*         107*    
          York, PA..............................       99          99*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      94*          87*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     108*         108*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................     108*         112*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      89*          87*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................       98          100    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      92*          88*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      89*           98    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      90*          95*    
                                                                          
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....      100         112*    
          York, PA..............................      94*          95*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      97*          87*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     113*          105    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................     110*         108*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      85*          96*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     117*          101    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      90*          85*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...       96          94*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      92*          94*    
                                                                          
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....      102         111*    
          York, PA..............................      93*           99    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      96*          96*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
          occupational group shown = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     112*         106*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................     116*          73*    
          Springfield, MO.......................      95*          92*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      102         112*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      90*         105*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      92*           98    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........       99          95*    
                                                                          
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     113*           99    
          York, PA..............................      92*           99    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................     103*         110*    

            * The pay relative for this area is significantly different
          from the national average of all areas 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.