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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 99 Anchorage, AK......................... 112* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 104* 108* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 96* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97* 96 Birmingham, AL........................ 96* 97 Bloomington, IN....................... 92* 94* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 114* 116* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 80* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 102* 96 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 95* 103 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 105 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 110* 110* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 103* 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 102 106 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 97 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 105 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 100 104* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104* 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 103 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 98* 101 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 102* 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 103* 98 Great Falls, MT....................... 89* 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 97* 97 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 96* 100 Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97* 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 112* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 98* 106 Huntsville, AL........................ 98* 100 Indianapolis, IN...................... 99 86 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 85* Anchorage, AK......................... 105* 119* Atlanta, GA........................... 107* 95* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 105* 88* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 99 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 100 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 101 89* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 100 75* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 95* 104* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 85* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 97 97 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 105* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 101 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 96* Columbus, OH.......................... 97 99 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 98 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 106* 94* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 96* 95* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 109* 99 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 94* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 92* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102 102* Great Falls, MT....................... 79* 92* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99 93* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 95* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 117* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 93* 88* Honolulu, HI.......................... 109* 108* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 102 85* Huntsville, AL........................ 100 94* Indianapolis, IN...................... 102 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 98 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 118* 105* Atlanta, GA........................... 106* 104* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 90* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 108* 96* Birmingham, AL........................ 103 95* Bloomington, IN....................... 85* 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 115* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 81* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 114* 98* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 110* 92* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 118* 102 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 115* 109* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 97* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 100 Columbus, OH.......................... 115* 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 95* 84* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 112* 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 105* 91* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 113* 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 110* 105* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 103* 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 115* 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 118* 100 Great Falls, MT....................... 96* 80* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 94* 96* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 99 93* Hartford, CT.......................... 118* 111* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 99 95* Honolulu, HI.......................... 114* 98 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104 97* Huntsville, AL........................ 109* 95* Indianapolis, IN...................... 103 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 82* 80* Anchorage, AK......................... 124* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 92 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 87* 98 Birmingham, AL........................ 84* 97 Bloomington, IN....................... 77* 83* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 123* 113* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 67* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 110* 98 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 80* 80* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 91* 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 123* 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 90 96* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Columbus, OH.......................... 97 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 91* 79* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 89* 94* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 99 104* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 91 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 109 96 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 108* 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 102 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 105* 94* Great Falls, MT....................... 117* 98 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 91* 97* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 81* 82* Hartford, CT.......................... 113 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97 90* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111* 113* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90* 94* Huntsville, AL........................ 90* 89* Indianapolis, IN...................... 92* 94* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 96* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 115* Atlanta, GA........................... 103 111* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 98 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 93* 95* Birmingham, AL........................ 86* 103 Bloomington, IN....................... 97* 109* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107* 116* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 75* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 106* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 109* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 104 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 103 111* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 104 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104* 110* Columbus, OH.......................... 96 106* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 90* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 90* 103 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 106* 109* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 102 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 117* 113* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97 106* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 95* 116* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 105* Great Falls, MT....................... 96* 96* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 101 109* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 104* 100 Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 112* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 99 106* Honolulu, HI.......................... 106 108* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 99 Huntsville, AL........................ 99 97 Indianapolis, IN...................... 108* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 89* 91* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 98 Knoxville, TN......................... 94* 109* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 109* 112* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 98* 96* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95* 89* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 97* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 98 113* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 104* 106 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110* 107* Mobile, AL............................ 90* 86* New Orleans, LA....................... 97* 95* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 116* 121* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 92* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 93 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 92* Orlando, FL........................... 95* 100 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 108* 112* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 99 105 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 98 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 106* 110* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 110* 116* Reading, PA........................... 104* 111* Reno, NV.............................. 100 103 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 106* 101 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 100 104 Rochester, NY......................... 99 95* Rockford, IL.......................... 102* 95* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 108* 108* Salinas, CA........................... 116* 122* San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 98 San Diego, CA......................... 110* 113* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 95* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 94* Knoxville, TN......................... 102 82* Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 89* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 114* 107* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 101* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 85* 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 96* 90* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 94* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 101 98 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 109* 116* Mobile, AL............................ 89* 82* New Orleans, LA....................... 101 89* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 121* 112* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 90* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 90* Orlando, FL........................... 92* 92 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 112* 103* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 106 94* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 101 96* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 99 110* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 110* Reading, PA........................... 98 99 Reno, NV.............................. 99 97* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 100 111* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 100 96* Rochester, NY......................... 102 102* Rockford, IL.......................... 101 97* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 112* 109* Salinas, CA........................... 126* 113* San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 86* San Diego, CA......................... 116* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 93* 84* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 105 99 Knoxville, TN......................... 107* 94* Lincoln, NE........................... 93* 86* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 125* 106* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 108* 97* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 104* 88* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 113* 97* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 103 96 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 111 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 118* 102* Mobile, AL............................ 103* 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 110* 95* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 122* 113* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 102 90* Ocala, FL............................. 101 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 101 89* Orlando, FL........................... 110* 90* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 109* 105* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 116* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 97 96* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 120* 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 112* 105* Reading, PA........................... 116* 101* Reno, NV.............................. 110* 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 114* 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 108* 98* Rochester, NY......................... 104* 97* Rockford, IL.......................... 109* 96* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110 103 Salinas, CA........................... 140* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 92* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 115* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 96* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 107 103 Knoxville, TN......................... 84* 85* Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 91* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 109* 104 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 109* 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 92* 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 93* 96* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 90* 92* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 109* 100 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 112* 105 Mobile, AL............................ 93* 96* New Orleans, LA....................... 89* 89* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 126* 112* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 86* 92* Ocala, FL............................. 82* 104* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 106* Orlando, FL........................... 90* 92* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105* 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 81* 98 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 95 94* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 113* 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 103 106* Reading, PA........................... 101 98 Reno, NV.............................. 95* 109* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 110* 92* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 91* 97* Rochester, NY......................... 93* 87* Rockford, IL.......................... 110* 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 102 116* Salinas, CA........................... 131* 108* San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 95* San Diego, CA......................... 106 105 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 85* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 104 101 Knoxville, TN......................... 88* 100 Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 95* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 98 107* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 98* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 104* 108* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 97* 101 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96 102 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 105 111* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 116* 112* Mobile, AL............................ 95* 95* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 105* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 104 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 108* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 85 111 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 112* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 96 105 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 98 100 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 100 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 110* Reading, PA........................... 99 107* Reno, NV.............................. 98 106* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 97 105* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 101 104* Rochester, NY......................... 99 104* Rockford, IL.......................... 102 108* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 113* Salinas, CA........................... 95* 108* San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 89* San Diego, CA......................... 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 121* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 111* 109* Springfield, MA....................... 111* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 89* 87* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103* 102 Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97* 95 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 101 107* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 110* 109* York, PA.............................. 99* 108* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 120* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 104* 116* Springfield, MA....................... 115* 103* Springfield, MO....................... 92* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103 92* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 94* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95* 94* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 103* 99 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 104* York, PA.............................. 103 96* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98 89* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 134* 121* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 121* 107* Springfield, MA....................... 123* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 99 86* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108* 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 101 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 107* 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 111* 96* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 116* 111* York, PA.............................. 99 94* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 115* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 110* 105 Springfield, MA....................... 104* 108* Springfield, MO....................... 76* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 116* 105 Tallahassee, FL....................... 87* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 96 92* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 92* 92* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 99 114* York, PA.............................. 101 97* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98 93* 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 108* 113* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 117* 118* Springfield, MA....................... 107* 119* Springfield, MO....................... 93* 93* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103 113* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 97 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 92* 107 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 104* 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 110* York, PA.............................. 95* 107* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 101 115* * 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.