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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Tallahassee, FL....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 96* 115* Anchorage, AK......................... 120* 129* Atlanta, GA........................... 112* 126* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 104* 110* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 104* 112* Birmingham, AL........................ 103* 113* Bloomington, IN....................... 99 110* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 123* 136* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 86* 90* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 110* 113* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102* 121* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 111* 123* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 119* 129* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 107* 115* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 110* 119* Columbus, OH.......................... 109* 124* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 96* 113* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 107* 123* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 108* 122* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 112* 122* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 116* 120* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 105* 119* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 110* 116* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 111* 114* Great Falls, MT....................... 96* 105* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 105* 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 103* 117* Hartford, CT.......................... 123* 134* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104* 109* Honolulu, HI.......................... 115* 130* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 105* 123* Huntsville, AL........................ 105* 117* Indianapolis, IN...................... 106* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Tallahassee, FL....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 111* 126* Atlanta, GA........................... 114* 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 111* 93* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 106* 97* Birmingham, AL........................ 106* 105* Bloomington, IN....................... 108* 94* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 121* 117* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 106* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 101 111* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 105* 90* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 102 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 119* 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 110* 107* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 112* 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 103 105 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 105* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 112* 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 103* 100 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 114* 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 116* 105* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 105* 100 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 105* 98* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 108* 109* Great Falls, MT....................... 84* 97* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 105* 99 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 100 101 Hartford, CT.......................... 121* 124* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 99 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 116* 115* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 109* 90* Huntsville, AL........................ 107* 99 Indianapolis, IN...................... 109* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Tallahassee, FL....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 97* 95* Anchorage, AK......................... 117* 116* Atlanta, GA........................... 105 115* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 90* 105* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 108* 106* Birmingham, AL........................ 102 105* Bloomington, IN....................... 85* 96* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 114* 125* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 81* 84* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 114* 109* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 109* 102* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 118* 113* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 115* 120* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 108* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 103 111* Columbus, OH.......................... 114* 109* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 95* 93* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 111* 109* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 104* 101 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 112* 112* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 109* 116* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 103* 101 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 115* 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 118* 110* Great Falls, MT....................... 95* 89* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 93* 106* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 98 103* Hartford, CT.......................... 117* 123* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 99 105* Honolulu, HI.......................... 113* 109* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 103 108* Huntsville, AL........................ 109* 105* Indianapolis, IN...................... 103 108* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Tallahassee, FL....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94* 93* Anchorage, AK......................... 143* 127* Atlanta, GA........................... 106 118* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 108* 111* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 100 114* Birmingham, AL........................ 96 114* Bloomington, IN....................... 89* 97* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 141* 132* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 77* 90* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 126* 115* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 92* 94* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 105 112* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 142* 131* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 112* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 115* 117* Columbus, OH.......................... 111* 115* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 105 92 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 102 110* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 114* 122* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104 120* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 125* 112* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 124* 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 113* 120* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 120* 110* Great Falls, MT....................... 135* 115* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 104 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 130* 124* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 112* 105* Honolulu, HI.......................... 128* 132* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104 109* Huntsville, AL........................ 103 104 Indianapolis, IN...................... 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Tallahassee, FL....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94 99 Anchorage, AK......................... 121* 118* Atlanta, GA........................... 109* 114* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 104 103 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 99 98* Birmingham, AL........................ 92* 106* Bloomington, IN....................... 103 112* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 114* 119* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 80* 82* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 118* 108* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 107* 112* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 110* 106* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 110* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 105 106* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 111* 113* Columbus, OH.......................... 102 109* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 94* 92* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96 106* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 113* 112* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 109* 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 125* 116* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 104 109* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 101 119* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 107* 108* Great Falls, MT....................... 102 98 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 107* 111* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 111* 102 Hartford, CT.......................... 118* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 106* 109* Honolulu, HI.......................... 113 111* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 106 102 Huntsville, AL........................ 105 100 Indianapolis, IN...................... 115* 106 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 108* 117* Johnstown, PA......................... 96* 107* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 109* 115* Knoxville, TN......................... 102* 128* Lincoln, NE........................... 98* 105* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 117* 131* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 106* 112* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 102* 105 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 105* 118* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 106* 132* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 112* 124* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 118* 125* Mobile, AL............................ 97* 100 New Orleans, LA....................... 104* 111* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 125* 141* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 100 107* Ocala, FL............................. 99 108 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 99 108* Orlando, FL........................... 102 117* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 116* 131* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 106* 123* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 106* 113* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 115* 128* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 118* 135* Reading, PA........................... 112* 130* Reno, NV.............................. 108* 120* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 114* 118* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 108* 121* Rochester, NY......................... 107* 111* Rockford, IL.......................... 110* 111* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 117* 126* Salinas, CA........................... 124* 143* San Antonio, TX....................... 98* 115* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 106* 106* Johnstown, PA......................... 101 92* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 106* 99 Knoxville, TN......................... 109* 88* Lincoln, NE........................... 98* 94* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 121* 113* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 106* 108* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91* 105* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 103* 95* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 106* 100 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 108* 104 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 116* 123* Mobile, AL............................ 95* 87* New Orleans, LA....................... 107* 94* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 129* 119* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 100 98* Ocala, FL............................. 98* 95* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 94* 95* Orlando, FL........................... 98 97 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 119* 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 113* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 108* 102 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 106* 116* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 124* 117* Reading, PA........................... 104* 105* Reno, NV.............................. 106* 103* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 106* 117* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 106* 102* Rochester, NY......................... 109* 108* Rockford, IL.......................... 108* 103* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 119* 116* Salinas, CA........................... 134* 120* San Antonio, TX....................... 101 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 100 111* Johnstown, PA......................... 93* 93* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 104 110* Knoxville, TN......................... 106* 104* Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 96* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 124* 117* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 107* 108* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 104* 98* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 113* 107* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 103 106* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110 115* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 118* 114* Mobile, AL............................ 103* 99 New Orleans, LA....................... 109* 106* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 121* 125* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 101 100 Ocala, FL............................. 100 97* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 98* Orlando, FL........................... 109* 100 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 109* 117* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 115* 111* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 97 107* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 119* 116* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 116* Reading, PA........................... 115* 112* Reno, NV.............................. 109* 109* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 113* 110* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 107* 108* Rochester, NY......................... 104* 107* Rockford, IL.......................... 108* 106* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110 114* Salinas, CA........................... 140* 123* San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 115* 117* Johnstown, PA......................... 110* 102 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 123* 120* Knoxville, TN......................... 96 100 Lincoln, NE........................... 97 107* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 125* 122* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 125* 108* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 105 116* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 107* 112* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 103 107* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 125* 116* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 129* 123* Mobile, AL............................ 106* 112* New Orleans, LA....................... 102 105* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 145* 131* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 99 108* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 121* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 115* 124* Orlando, FL........................... 103 107 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 121* 128* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 93 115* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 110* 110* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 130* 127* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 118* 124* Reading, PA........................... 116* 115* Reno, NV.............................. 110* 128* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 126* 107* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 105 113* Rochester, NY......................... 107* 102 Rockford, IL.......................... 126* 119* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 117* 135* Salinas, CA........................... 150* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 110* 111* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 107* 103 Johnstown, PA......................... 89* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 110* 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 94* 102 Lincoln, NE........................... 96 98 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 105 110* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 105 101 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 111* 111* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 103 103* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 102 105* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 112* 114* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 123* 115* Mobile, AL............................ 101 98 New Orleans, LA....................... 101 108* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 111* 118* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 99 95* Ocala, FL............................. 100 111* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 94* 93* Orlando, FL........................... 90 114* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106 115* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 102 108* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 104 103 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 107* 107* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 118* 113* Reading, PA........................... 105 110* Reno, NV.............................. 104 109* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 104 108* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 107* 107* Rochester, NY......................... 105* 107* Rockford, IL.......................... 109* 111* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 117* 116* Salinas, CA........................... 101 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 101 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Diego, CA......................... 119* 131* San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 131* 141* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 120* 127* Springfield, MA....................... 120* 129* Springfield, MO....................... 95* 102 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 111* 120* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 104* 111* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 125* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 118* 127* York, PA.............................. 106* 126* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Diego, CA......................... 123* 117* San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 130* 128* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 110* 123* Springfield, MA....................... 122* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 98 87* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 110* 98 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 101 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 110* 105* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 120* 111* York, PA.............................. 109* 102* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 104* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Diego, CA......................... 115* 116* San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 134* 134* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 120* 119* Springfield, MA....................... 123* 122* Springfield, MO....................... 98 95* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108* 109* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 107* 110* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 110* 107* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 115* 123* York, PA.............................. 98 104* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 100 101 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Diego, CA......................... 122* 123* San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 139* 135* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 126* 122* Springfield, MA....................... 120* 126* Springfield, MO....................... 87* 104* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 134* 123* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 110* 107 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105 107* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 133* York, PA.............................. 116* 113* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 113* 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 Tallahassee, FL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Diego, CA......................... 110* 108* San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 115* 116* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 124* 121* Springfield, MA....................... 114* 123* Springfield, MO....................... 99 96* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 110* 116* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 110* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 111* 104* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 114* 113* York, PA.............................. 101 110* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 108* 118* * 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.