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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Reading, PA........................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 86* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 108* 99 Atlanta, GA........................... 100 97 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 93* 85* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 87* Birmingham, AL........................ 93* 87* Bloomington, IN....................... 89* 84* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 110* 105* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 77* 69* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 99* 87* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 92* 93* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 99 95 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106* 99 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 96* 89* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 99 92* Columbus, OH.......................... 98 95 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 86* 87* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96* 95* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97* 94* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 100 94* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 104* 92* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94* 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98* 90* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 99* 88* Great Falls, MT....................... 86* 81* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 94* 87* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 90* Hartford, CT.......................... 110* 103 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 93* 84* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103* 100 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 94* 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 94* 90* Indianapolis, IN...................... 95* 78* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Reading, PA........................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 107* 120* Atlanta, GA........................... 109* 97* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 107* 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 101 92* Birmingham, AL........................ 102 100 Bloomington, IN....................... 103* 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 116* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 102* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 97* 105* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 86* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 99 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 115* 106* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 105* 102 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 108* 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 99 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 100 82* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 108* 95* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98* 96* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 109* 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 111* 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 101 95* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 101 93* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104* 104* Great Falls, MT....................... 81* 93* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 101 94* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 96* 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 118* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 89* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111* 109* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 105* 86* Huntsville, AL........................ 102 95* Indianapolis, IN...................... 104* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Reading, PA........................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 84* 85* Anchorage, AK......................... 102 103* Atlanta, GA........................... 91* 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 78* 94* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 94* Birmingham, AL........................ 89* 94* Bloomington, IN....................... 73* 86* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 99 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 70* 75* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 99 97* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 95* 91* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 102 100 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 100 107* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 89 96* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 89* 99 Columbus, OH.......................... 99 97* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 82* 82* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 97 97* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 90* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 97 100 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 95 103* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 89* 90* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 99* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 98* Great Falls, MT....................... 83* 79* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 81* 95* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 85* 91* Hartford, CT.......................... 102 110* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 86* 93* Honolulu, HI.......................... 99 97 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90* 96* Huntsville, AL........................ 94 94* Indianapolis, IN...................... 89* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Reading, PA........................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 81* 81* Anchorage, AK......................... 123* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 91* 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 97 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 86* 99 Birmingham, AL........................ 83* 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 77* 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 122* 115* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 66* 78* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 109* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 79* 82* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 90* 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 122* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 89 98 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 96 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 91* 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 88* 95* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98 106* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 90* 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 108* 92* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 97 104* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104 96* Great Falls, MT....................... 116* 100 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 90* 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 81* 84* Hartford, CT.......................... 112 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97 91* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111* 115* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90* 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 89* 90* Indianapolis, IN...................... 91* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Reading, PA........................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 90* Anchorage, AK......................... 115* 108* Atlanta, GA........................... 104 104 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 94* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 89* Birmingham, AL........................ 87* 96* Bloomington, IN....................... 98 102 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 109* 108* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 75* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 112* 99 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102 102 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104 97 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104* 104 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 97 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 103 Columbus, OH.......................... 97 99 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 84* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 91* 97 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 108* 102 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 103 96 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 119* 106 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 99 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96* 109* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 99 Great Falls, MT....................... 97* 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 102* 102 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 93* Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 105 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 100 Honolulu, HI.......................... 107 101 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 93* Huntsville, AL........................ 100 91* Indianapolis, IN...................... 109* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 96* 90* Johnstown, PA......................... 86* 82* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 97* 89* Knoxville, TN......................... 91* 98 Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 81* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 105* 101 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 95* 87* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91* 81* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 94* 91* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 95* 102 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 95 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 106* 97 Mobile, AL............................ 87* 77* New Orleans, LA....................... 94* 86* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 112* 109* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 90* 82* Ocala, FL............................. 89* 83* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 83* Orlando, FL........................... 91* 90 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104* 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 95* 95 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 95* 87* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 103* 99 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 106* 104* Reno, NV.............................. 97* 93* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102* 91* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 96* 93* Rochester, NY......................... 96* 85* Rockford, IL.......................... 98* 86* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 104* 98 Salinas, CA........................... 111* 110* San Antonio, TX....................... 88* 89* San Diego, CA......................... 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 102 101 Johnstown, PA......................... 97* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 95* Knoxville, TN......................... 104* 83* Lincoln, NE........................... 94* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 116* 108* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 102* 103* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 87* 100 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98 91* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 95* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 103 100 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 112* 117* Mobile, AL............................ 91* 83* New Orleans, LA....................... 103* 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 124* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 96* 94* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 91* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 90* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 94* 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 114* 104* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 108* 95* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 103 97 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 101 111* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 119* 112* Reno, NV.............................. 101 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102 112* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102* 97* Rochester, NY......................... 104* 103* Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 98* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 114* 111* Salinas, CA........................... 129* 114* San Antonio, TX....................... 97* 87* San Diego, CA......................... 118* 112* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 86* 99* Johnstown, PA......................... 81* 83* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 91* 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 93* Lincoln, NE........................... 80* 85* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108* 104* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 93* 96* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 90* 87* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98 95* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 89* 94* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96 102 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 102 101 Mobile, AL............................ 89* 88* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 94* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105* 112* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 88* 89* Ocala, FL............................. 87* 86* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 95 88* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 94 104* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 99 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 84* 95* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104 103 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 96* 103* Reno, NV.............................. 95* 97* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 98* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 93* 96* Rochester, NY......................... 90* 96* Rockford, IL.......................... 94* 94* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 95 101 Salinas, CA........................... 121* 109* San Antonio, TX....................... 79* 90* San Diego, CA......................... 100 103* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 99 102 Johnstown, PA......................... 95* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 107 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 83* 87* Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 93* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108* 106* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 108* 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91* 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 93* 98 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 89* 93 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 108 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 112* 107 Mobile, AL............................ 92* 97 New Orleans, LA....................... 88* 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 126* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 85* 94* Ocala, FL............................. 81* 106* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 107* Orlando, FL........................... 89* 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105 111* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 81* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 95 95 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 113* 110* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 102 107* Reno, NV.............................. 95* 111* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 109* 93* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 90* 99 Rochester, NY......................... 92* 89* Rockford, IL.......................... 109* 104* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 101 118* Salinas, CA........................... 130* 110* San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 96* San Diego, CA......................... 105 107* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 101 94* Johnstown, PA......................... 85* 80* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 105 95 Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 93* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 89* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 100 100 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 106* 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98* 94* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 96 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 106* 104 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 117* 105 Mobile, AL............................ 96* 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 98 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105* 107* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 87* Ocala, FL............................. 95* 101 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 85* Orlando, FL........................... 86 104 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 105 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 98 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 94* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 101 98 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 112* 103* Reno, NV.............................. 99 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 98 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102* 98 Rochester, NY......................... 100 98 Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 111* 106* Salinas, CA........................... 96* 101 San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 84* San Diego, CA......................... 105* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 117* 109* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 107* 98 Springfield, MA....................... 107* 99 Springfield, MO....................... 85* 78* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 100 92* Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 77* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 85* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 97* 96 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 98 York, PA.............................. 95* 97* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 95* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 125* 122* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 106* 118* Springfield, MA....................... 117* 105* Springfield, MO....................... 94* 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 106* 93* Tallahassee, FL....................... 96* 95* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 95* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105* 100 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 115* 105* York, PA.............................. 105* 97* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 100 90* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 116* 119* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 104 105* Springfield, MA....................... 107* 108* Springfield, MO....................... 85* 84* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 94* 97 Tallahassee, FL....................... 87* 89* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 97 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 96* 95* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 100 109* York, PA.............................. 85* 93* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 87* 90* 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 120* 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109* 106* Springfield, MA....................... 103 110* Springfield, MO....................... 75* 91* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 115* 107 Tallahassee, FL....................... 86* 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95 93 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 91* 93* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 98 116* York, PA.............................. 101 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98 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 Reading, PA metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 109* 106* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 118* 110* Springfield, MA....................... 109* 112* Springfield, MO....................... 94* 87* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 106 Tallahassee, FL....................... 95 91* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 100 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105* 95* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 109* 103 York, PA.............................. 96* 100 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 103* 108* * 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.