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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Rockford, IL.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 103* Anchorage, AK......................... 109* 115* Atlanta, GA........................... 102 113* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 99 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 101 Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 102 Bloomington, IN....................... 90* 98 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 122* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 78* 81* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 100 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 93* 108* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 101 110* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 116* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 98* 103 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 101 107* Columbus, OH.......................... 100 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 87* 102 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 98 110* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98* 109* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 110* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 106* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96* 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101* 103* Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 94* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 96* 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 105* Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 120* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 98 Honolulu, HI.......................... 105* 117* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 96* 111* Huntsville, AL........................ 96* 105 Indianapolis, IN...................... 97* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Rockford, IL.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 87* 88* Anchorage, AK......................... 103 123* Atlanta, GA........................... 105* 98 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 103 91* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98* 94* Birmingham, AL........................ 98 102* Bloomington, IN....................... 100 91* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 114* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 98* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 94* 107* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 97* 87* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 96 100 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 108* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 104* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 99 Columbus, OH.......................... 95 102 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 97* 84* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 104* 97* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95* 97* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 105* 100 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 102 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97* 97* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98* 95* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 100 106* Great Falls, MT....................... 78* 95* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 97* 96* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 98 Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 120* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 92* 91* Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 111* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 88* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 97 Indianapolis, IN...................... 101 98 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Rockford, IL.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 108* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 97 108* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 83* 99 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 100 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 78* 91* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 106* 117* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 75* 79* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 105* 103* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 96* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 109* 106* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106* 113* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 94 101 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 95 105* Columbus, OH.......................... 105 103* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 87* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 103 102 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97* 95* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104 106* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 101 109* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 95* 95* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 106* 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 109* 104* Great Falls, MT....................... 88* 83* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 86* 100 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 91* 97* Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 116* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 99* Honolulu, HI.......................... 105 103 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95 102 Huntsville, AL........................ 100 99 Indianapolis, IN...................... 95 102 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Rockford, IL.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 74* 78* Anchorage, AK......................... 113* 106* Atlanta, GA........................... 84* 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 86* 93* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 79* 96* Birmingham, AL........................ 76* 95* Bloomington, IN....................... 70* 82* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 61* 75* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 100 96* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 72* 79* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 83* 94* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 110* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 81* 94* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 91* 98 Columbus, OH.......................... 88* 96 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 83* 78* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 81* 92* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 90* 102* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 82* 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 99 94 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 89* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 89* 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 95* 92* Great Falls, MT....................... 107* 96 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 82* 95* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 74* 81* Hartford, CT.......................... 103 104 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 88* 88* Honolulu, HI.......................... 101 111* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 82* 92* Huntsville, AL........................ 82* 87* Indianapolis, IN...................... 84* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Rockford, IL.......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 87* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 112* 106* Atlanta, GA........................... 101 103 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 96* 92* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 91* 88* Birmingham, AL........................ 84* 95* Bloomington, IN....................... 95* 100 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 105* 107* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 74* 74* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 108* 98* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 101 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 101 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 101 102 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 97 96* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 102 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 94 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 86* 83* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 88* 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 104* 101 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 100 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 115* 104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 95* 98 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 93* 107* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 99 97* Great Falls, MT....................... 94* 88* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99 100 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 102 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 104 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97* 98 Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 100 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 97 92* Huntsville, AL........................ 97 90* Indianapolis, IN...................... 105* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 98* 105* Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 96* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 103 Knoxville, TN......................... 93* 115* Lincoln, NE........................... 89* 94* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 107* 117* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 97* 101 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 93* 94* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 106* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96* 118* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102* 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 113* Mobile, AL............................ 88* 90* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 100 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 114* 127* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 91* 96* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 97 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91* 97* Orlando, FL........................... 93* 105 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105* 118* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97* 110* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96* 101 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104* 115* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 108* 121* Reading, PA........................... 102* 116* Reno, NV.............................. 98* 108* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 104* 106 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98* 109* Rochester, NY......................... 98* 99 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 106* 114* Salinas, CA........................... 113* 128* San Antonio, TX....................... 89* 103* San Diego, CA......................... 108* 118* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 99 103* Johnstown, PA......................... 94* 90* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 101 85* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 92* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 112* 110* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 105* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 102* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 92* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 98 97* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 102 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 119* Mobile, AL............................ 88* 85* New Orleans, LA....................... 100 92* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 119* 116* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 96* Ocala, FL............................. 91* 93* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 92* Orlando, FL........................... 91* 95 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 111* 106* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 104 97 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 100 99 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 113* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 115* 114* Reading, PA........................... 97* 102* Reno, NV.............................. 98* 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 114* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98* 99 Rochester, NY......................... 101 105* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 113* Salinas, CA........................... 125* 116* San Antonio, TX....................... 94* 88* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 114* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 92* 104* Johnstown, PA......................... 86* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 96 103 Knoxville, TN......................... 98* 98* Lincoln, NE........................... 85* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 115* 110* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 101* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 96* 92* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 104* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 95* 100 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102 108* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 109* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 95* 93* New Orleans, LA....................... 101 100 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 112* 118* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 94* Ocala, FL............................. 93* 91* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 93* 93* Orlando, FL........................... 101 94* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 107 104* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 89* 101 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 110* 109* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 103* 109* Reading, PA........................... 106* 106* Reno, NV.............................. 101 103* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 105* 103* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 102* Rochester, NY......................... 96* 101* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 102 107* Salinas, CA........................... 129* 115* San Antonio, TX....................... 84* 95* San Diego, CA......................... 106 109* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 91* 98 Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 85* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 101 Knoxville, TN......................... 76* 84* Lincoln, NE........................... 77* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 99 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 90* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 83* 97 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 85* 94* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 82* 90* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 99 98 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 102 103 Mobile, AL............................ 84* 94* New Orleans, LA....................... 81* 88* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 115* 110* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 78* 90* Ocala, FL............................. 75* 102 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91* 104* Orlando, FL........................... 82* 90* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 96 107* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 74* 96 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 87* 92* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 103 106* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 93* 104* Reading, PA........................... 92* 96* Reno, NV.............................. 87* 107* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 100 90* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 83* 95* Rochester, NY......................... 84* 86* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 93* 113* Salinas, CA........................... 119* 106* San Antonio, TX....................... 87* 93* San Diego, CA......................... 96 103 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 98 92* Johnstown, PA......................... 82* 79* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 93 Knoxville, TN......................... 86* 92* Lincoln, NE........................... 88* 88* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 96 99 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 97* 90* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 102 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 93* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94* 95* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 103 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 113* 103 Mobile, AL............................ 93* 88* New Orleans, LA....................... 93* 97* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 102 106* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 91* 86* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 99 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 86* 84* Orlando, FL........................... 83 102 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 97 104 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 94* 97 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96 93* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 96 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 108* 102 Reading, PA........................... 97* 99 Reno, NV.............................. 95* 98* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95* 97* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 96* Rochester, NY......................... 97* 96* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 108* 104 Salinas, CA........................... 93* 100 San Antonio, TX....................... 93* 83* San Diego, CA......................... 101 97 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 119* 127* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109* 114* Springfield, MA....................... 109* 116* Springfield, MO....................... 87* 91* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 107* Tallahassee, FL....................... 91* 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95* 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99* 112* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 114* York, PA.............................. 97* 113* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 120* 124* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 102 120* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 107* Springfield, MO....................... 91* 85* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 102 95* Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 97* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94* 96* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 102* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 108* York, PA.............................. 101 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 123* 126* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 111* 112* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 114* Springfield, MO....................... 91* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 100 102 Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 94* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 103 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 115* York, PA.............................. 91* 98* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 92* 96* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 110* 113* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 100 103 Springfield, MA....................... 95* 106* Springfield, MO....................... 69* 88* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 106 103 Tallahassee, FL....................... 79* 84* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 87* 90* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 83* 90* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 90* 112* York, PA.............................. 92* 95* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 89* 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 Rockford, IL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 105 104 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 114* 109* Springfield, MA....................... 105* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 91* 86* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 104 Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 90* 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 93* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 105 102 York, PA.............................. 93* 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 99 106* * 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.