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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 92* 104* Anchorage, AK......................... 115* 116* Atlanta, GA........................... 107* 113* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 99 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 100 101 Birmingham, AL........................ 99* 102 Bloomington, IN....................... 95* 99 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 118* 122* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 82* 81* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 105* 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 98* 108* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 106* 111* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 114* 116* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103* 104 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 107* Columbus, OH.......................... 105* 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 102 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 103* 111* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 103* 110* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 110* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 111* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 101 107* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 105* 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 106* 103* Great Falls, MT....................... 92* 94* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 100 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 99* 105* Hartford, CT.......................... 118* 120* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 99 Honolulu, HI.......................... 110* 117* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 111* Huntsville, AL........................ 101 105 Indianapolis, IN...................... 102 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 96* Anchorage, AK......................... 104 134* Atlanta, GA........................... 106* 107* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 104* 99 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98* 102* Birmingham, AL........................ 99 111* Bloomington, IN....................... 100 100 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 124* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 99 84* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 94* 117* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 98* 95* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 96 109* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 118* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 113* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 105* 108* Columbus, OH.......................... 96 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 97* 91* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 105* 105* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95* 106* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 106* 109* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 112* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 98* 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98* 103* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 115* Great Falls, MT....................... 78* 103* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98* 105* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 107* Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 131* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 92* 99 Honolulu, HI.......................... 108* 121* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 96* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 105* Indianapolis, IN...................... 101 107* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 107* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 96 109* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 82* 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 99 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 100 Bloomington, IN....................... 78* 91* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 105 118* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 74* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 104* 103* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 100 97* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108* 107* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 105 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 94 102 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 94 105* Columbus, OH.......................... 105 103* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 87* 88* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 102 103* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 96* 96* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 103 106* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 100 110* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94* 95* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 105* 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 108* 104* Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 84* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 86* 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 90* 97* Hartford, CT.......................... 107* 117* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 99 Honolulu, HI.......................... 104 103 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95* 102 Huntsville, AL........................ 100 100 Indianapolis, IN...................... 94 102 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 92* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 140* 121* Atlanta, GA........................... 104 113* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 106* 107* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 109* Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 109* Bloomington, IN....................... 87* 93* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 139* 126* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 75* 86* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 124* 110* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 90* 90* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 108* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 139* 125* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 101 107* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 113* 112* Columbus, OH.......................... 109* 110 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 103 88* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 105* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 111* 117* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 115* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 122* 107 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 122* 102 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 111* 115* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 118* 105* Great Falls, MT....................... 132* 110* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 102 108* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 128* 118* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 110* 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 126* 127* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 102 105 Huntsville, AL........................ 101 99 Indianapolis, IN...................... 104 105 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving New Orleans, LA....................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94* 92* Anchorage, AK......................... 120* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 109* 106 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 103* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 91* 98 Bloomington, IN....................... 102 104 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 114* 110* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 117* 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 106* 104* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 109* 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 109* 106* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 105* 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 110* 105 Columbus, OH.......................... 101 101 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 93* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 95* 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 113* 104* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 108* 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 124* 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 103 101 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 107* 100 Great Falls, MT....................... 101 91* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 107* 104* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 110* 95* Hartford, CT.......................... 117* 107 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 105* 101 Honolulu, HI.......................... 112 103 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 105 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 104 93* Indianapolis, IN...................... 114* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 103* 105* Johnstown, PA......................... 92* 96* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 104* 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 97* 115* Lincoln, NE........................... 93* 94* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 112* 118* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 102* 101 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 98* 94* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 100 106* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 119* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 107* 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 113* 113* Mobile, AL............................ 93* 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 120* 127* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 96* 96* Ocala, FL............................. 95* 97 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 95* 97* Orlando, FL........................... 97 105 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 111* 118* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 102 110* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 101 101 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 110* 116* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 113* 122* Reading, PA........................... 107* 117* Reno, NV.............................. 103* 108* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 109* 107* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 103* 109* Rochester, NY......................... 103* 99 Rockford, IL.......................... 105* 100 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 112* 114* Salinas, CA........................... 119* 128* San Antonio, TX....................... 94* 104* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 99 112* Johnstown, PA......................... 94* 98* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 105* Knoxville, TN......................... 101 93* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 100 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 113* 120* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 114* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 111* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 98 106* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 130* Mobile, AL............................ 89* 92* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 120* 126* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 104* Ocala, FL............................. 91* 101 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 101 Orlando, FL........................... 91* 103 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 111* 116* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 106* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 100 108* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 123* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 115* 124* Reading, PA........................... 97* 111* Reno, NV.............................. 98* 110* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 124* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 108* Rochester, NY......................... 101 114* Rockford, IL.......................... 100 109* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 123* Salinas, CA........................... 125* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 94* 96* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 124* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 91* 105* Johnstown, PA......................... 85* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 96 104* Knoxville, TN......................... 97* 99* Lincoln, NE........................... 85* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 114* 111* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 98 102* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95* 93* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 103* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94* 100 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 101 108* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 94* 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 111* 119* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 95* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 92* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 93* Orlando, FL........................... 100 94* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 106 105* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 101 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 110* 109* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 102 110* Reading, PA........................... 106* 106* Reno, NV.............................. 100 103* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 104* 104* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98 102* Rochester, NY......................... 95* 102* Rockford, IL.......................... 99 100 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 101 108* Salinas, CA........................... 128* 116* San Antonio, TX....................... 84* 95* San Diego, CA......................... 105 110* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 113* 112* Johnstown, PA......................... 108* 97 Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 121* 115* Knoxville, TN......................... 95* 96* Lincoln, NE........................... 95* 102 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 122* 117* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 123* 103 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 103 111* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 105* 108* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 103 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 123* 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 127* 118* Mobile, AL............................ 104* 107* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 142* 125* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 97* 103 Ocala, FL............................. 92* 116* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 113* 118* Orlando, FL........................... 101 102 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 119* 123* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 92 110 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 107* 105 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 128* 121* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 118* Reading, PA........................... 113* 110* Reno, NV.............................. 107* 122* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 124* 103 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 103 108* Rochester, NY......................... 105* 98 Rockford, IL.......................... 124* 114* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 129* Salinas, CA........................... 147* 121* San Antonio, TX....................... 108* 106* San Diego, CA......................... 120* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 106* 95* Johnstown, PA......................... 89* 82* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 110* 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 93* 95* Lincoln, NE........................... 95* 91* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 104 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 104* 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 110* 103 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 102 96* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 102 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 111* 106 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 122* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 101 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 110* 109* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 98 89* Ocala, FL............................. 99 103 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 93* 86* Orlando, FL........................... 90 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105 107* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 101 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 104 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 106* 99 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 117* 105* Reading, PA........................... 104* 102 Reno, NV.............................. 103* 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103 100 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 107* 100 Rochester, NY......................... 105* 99 Rockford, IL.......................... 108* 103* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 116* 107* Salinas, CA........................... 100 103 San Antonio, TX....................... 100 85* San Diego, CA......................... 110* 100 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 125* 127* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 115* 115* Springfield, MA....................... 115* 116* Springfield, MO....................... 91* 91* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107* 108* Tallahassee, FL....................... 96* 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 100 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 104* 113* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 115* York, PA.............................. 102* 114* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 101* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 135* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 103* 131* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 116* Springfield, MO....................... 92* 92* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 102 104 Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 106* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94* 105* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102* 112* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 117* York, PA.............................. 101 108* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97* 100 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 123* 127* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 110* 112* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 115* Springfield, MO....................... 90* 90* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 103 Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 95* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 104 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 101 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 116* York, PA.............................. 90* 99* 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 New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 136* 129* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 124* 117* Springfield, MA....................... 117* 121* Springfield, MO....................... 85* 100 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 131* 117* Tallahassee, FL....................... 98 96* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 108 103 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 103 103 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 127* York, PA.............................. 114* 108* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 111* 104* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the New Orleans, LA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 114* 108* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 123* 112* Springfield, MA....................... 114* 114* Springfield, MO....................... 98 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 109* 108 Tallahassee, FL....................... 99 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 102 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 110* 96* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 105 York, PA.............................. 101 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 107* 110* * The pay relative for this area is significantly different from the average in the metropolitan area at the 10 percent level of significance. For additional details, see the Technical Note at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.tn.htm. 1 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 1994.