TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
          

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      92*          74*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................     113*         106*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................     106*           99    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      100          85*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................       99          86*    
          Birmingham, AL........................       97          86*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................       97          92*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT     115*          105    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      83*          78*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............     106*          83*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      95*          85*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      100          88*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     112*          101    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      103          92*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      103          86*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      104          101    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      90*          82*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      102           96    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      101          95*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      104          90*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........     109*           96    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      101          96*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............       99          85*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     106*          92*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      92*          86*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      102          97*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...       99          94*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................     115*          100    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      100          85*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................     106*           94    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........       99          93*    
          Huntsville, AL........................       98          92*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      102          87*    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      104          89*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      77*          79*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................      91*         112*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      89*          90*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      90*          84*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      83*          87*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      82*          93*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      80*          86*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT      95*         105*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      86*          72*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............      82*          101    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      84*          79*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      83*          91*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........      95*           98    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      88*          94*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      88*          90*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      86*          91*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      82*          76*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      90*          88*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      84*          89*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      92*          91*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........      95*          95*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      89*          86*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      84*          84*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....      87*          97*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      75*          86*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      82*          91*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      81*          88*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................      96*         112*    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      85*          85*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      96*           98    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      90*          80*    
          Huntsville, AL........................      86*          85*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      88*          94*    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      89*           98    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      84*          79*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................       98          96*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................       93          94*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      78*          89*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      94*          88*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      90*          87*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      87*          80*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT      105         104*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      79*          70*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............       97          89*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      93*          86*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...       79          88*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........      100           99    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      100          91*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      91*          91*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      109          90*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      85*          77*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................       99          88*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      92*          82*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............       96          93*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........       94          93*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      90*          82*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      91*          86*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     104*          90*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      83*          73*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      96*          89*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      84*          88*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................      105          100    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      90*          89*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      93*          88*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      91*          88*    
          Huntsville, AL........................       88          86*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................       89          88*    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      88*          92*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      77*          78*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................      111          100    
          Atlanta, GA...........................       93           98    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      75*          93*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      86*          91*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      76*          84*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      75*          91*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT      107          104    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      65*          74*    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............       98          91*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      74*          81*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      87*          91*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........     112*          103    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      79*          92*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................       92          100    
          Columbus, OH..........................      92*           91    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      71*          74*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      80*          88*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................       97           98    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      86*          102    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........      102           96    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      91*          80*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      88*          95*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     110*          89*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................     113*          96*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      87*          91*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      74*          81*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................      107          100    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      76*          84*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................       97          102    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      83*          90*    
          Huntsville, AL........................      88*          84*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      87*           94    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      94*          84*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Springfield, MA.......................      100          100    
                                                                          
          Amarillo, TX..........................      81*         128*    
          Anchorage, AK.........................      100         155*    
          Atlanta, GA...........................      86*         152*    
          Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..................      88*         127*    
          Austin-San Marcos, TX.................      85*         127*    
          Birmingham, AL........................      79*         130*    
                                                                          
          Bloomington, IN.......................      85*         147*    
          Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT      94*         155*    
          Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..      63*          107    
          Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.............      95*         144*    
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC.......      80*         148*    
          Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...      86*         142*    
          Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........      92*         144*    
                                                                          
          Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN.........      88*         137*    
          Cleveland-Akron, OH...................      93*         142*    
          Columbus, OH..........................      84*         134*    
          Corpus Christi, TX....................      76*         120*    
          Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.................      77*         139*    
          Dayton-Springfield, OH................      94*         132*    
          Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............      85*         143*    
                                                                          
          Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI...........      102         143*    
          Elkhart-Goshen, IN....................      84*         154*    
          Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.............      87*         141*    
          Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....      92*         140*    
          Great Falls, MT.......................      86*         118*    
          Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,                            
          NC....................................      87*         143*    
          Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...      89*         137*    
                                                                          
          Hartford, CT..........................      93*         152*    
          Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..........      86*         146*    
          Honolulu, HI..........................      83*         137*    
          Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........      85*         128*    
          Huntsville, AL........................      83*         128*    
          Indianapolis, IN......................      91*         137*    
          Iowa City, IA.........................      82*         140*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      92*          86*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      100          89*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      94*          91*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      92*          86*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................     108*           99    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      102          96*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      94*          90*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................       97          88*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............       97          92*    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      104           97    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     112*          100    
          Mobile, AL............................       96           98    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      95*          94*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     115*         107*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      95*          87*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      92*          86*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      93*          92*    
          Orlando, FL...........................       96          88*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................     110*          103    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      103          90*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................       99          89*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      104           96    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..     112*         109*    
          Reading, PA...........................     106*         116*    
          Reno, NV..............................      100          88*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........     105*          95*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      101          94*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      101          92*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      104          84*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................     110*          102    
          Salinas, CA...........................     116*         109*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      93*          87*    
          San Diego, CA.........................     108*           95    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     120*         106*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      79*          85*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      82*          88*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      80*          83*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      77*          84*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................      97*          100    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      88*          93*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      74*          86*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      78*          82*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      84*          85*    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      83*           97    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........      92*         111*    
          Mobile, AL............................      82*          80*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      86*          79*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................      101         106*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      84*          86*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      77*          84*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      77*          83*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      81*          82*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................       97           99    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      91*          90*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      84*          90*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      84*          103    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..      98*         107*    
          Reading, PA...........................      87*          93*    
          Reno, NV..............................      84*          92*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........      85*         103*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      86*          90*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      87*           98    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      88*          93*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      95*         107*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     108*         108*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      83*          78*    
          San Diego, CA.........................       98         105*    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     104*         114*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      82*          75*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      89*          89*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      93*          83*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      75*          78*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................      100          95*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      87*          87*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      88*          78*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      90*          86*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      88*          87*    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      102          92*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........      101          95*    
          Mobile, AL............................      95*          84*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................       98          83*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................      100          101    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      87*          85*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      87*          82*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      81*          78*    
          Orlando, FL...........................       93          84*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................      92*          96*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................       99          92*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      86*          88*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................       98          90*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..      96*          96*    
          Reading, PA...........................      94*          89*    
          Reno, NV..............................      93*          84*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........       99          88*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      90*          88*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      86*          86*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      93*          83*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      100          94*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     110*          94*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      91*          81*    
          San Diego, CA.........................       99          92*    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....      105         108*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      83*          91*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      87*           93    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      76*          82*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      77*          93*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................      103           99    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................       96          92*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      85*          92*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      81*           98    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      76*           93    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................       99          93*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........       99          102    
          Mobile, AL............................      88*          86*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      76*          85*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................     116*          104    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      79*          89*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      71*          82*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      83*          92*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      79*          90*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................       97           98    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      81*           92    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      87*          87*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      108           96    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..      94*          88*    
          Reading, PA...........................       97          94*    
          Reno, NV..............................      83*           98    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........       96          84*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      79*          94*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      82*          79*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      102          96*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      90*         106*    
          Salinas, CA...........................     108*         109*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      81*          83*    
          San Diego, CA.........................       93           96    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....     112*          104    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Johnstown, PA.........................      76*         113*    
          Kansas City, MO-KS....................      90*         134*    
          Knoxville, TN.........................      76*         138*    
          Lincoln, NE...........................      77*         124*    
          Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,                            
          CA....................................      86*         133*    
          Louisville, KY-IN.....................      84*         128*    
          Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.....      81*         137*    
                                                                          
          Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................      83*         129*    
          Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.............      84*         130*    
          Milwaukee-Racine, WI..................      89*         141*    
          Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........       97         150*    
          Mobile, AL............................      81*         130*    
          New Orleans, LA.......................      79*         124*    
          New York-Northern New Jersey- Long                              
          Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA...................      89*         154*    
                                                                          
          Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC..      76*         128*    
          Ocala, FL.............................      76*         136*    
          Oklahoma City, OK.....................      81*         134*    
          Orlando, FL...........................      78*         137*    
          Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                          
          PA-NJ-DE-MD...........................      91*         147*    
          Phoenix-Mesa, AZ......................      82*         140*    
          Pittsburgh, PA........................      82*         135*    
                                                                          
          Portland-Salem, OR-WA.................      82*         134*    
          Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA..      90*         146*    
          Reading, PA...........................      89*         143*    
          Reno, NV..............................      82*         136*    
          Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA..........      81*         132*    
          Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............      83*         144*    
          Rochester, NY.........................      85*         139*    
                                                                          
          Rockford, IL..........................      91*         141*    
          Sacramento-Yolo, CA...................      90*         154*    
          Salinas, CA...........................      88*         131*    
          San Antonio, TX.......................      85*         122*    
          San Diego, CA.........................      88*         133*    
          San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA....      94*         153*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Management,
                    Metropolitan Area1                All       business, 
                                                  occupations      and    
                                                                financial 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........     110*          91*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MO.......................      92*          82*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      103          94*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      90*          72*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      95*          88*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........       98          81*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....     109*           96    
          York, PA..............................       99           99    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................       98          81*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                    Metropolitan Area1           Professional    Service  
                                                  and related             
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........      89*         112*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MO.......................      82*          80*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      86*          89*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      78*          83*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      80*          84*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      87*          92*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....       97           99    
          York, PA..............................      88*          91*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      84*          81*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                               Office and 
                    Metropolitan Area1             Sales and  administrat-
                                                    related    ive support
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........      100          96*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MO.......................      83*          78*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      90*          89*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      86*          79*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      83*          88*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      84*          85*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....      93*          100    
          York, PA..............................      87*          85*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      90*          78*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                 Construction Installatio-
                    Metropolitan Area1                and          n,     
                                                  extraction  maintenance,
                                                               and repair 
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........      102           98    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MO.......................      77*          89*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................     106*           94    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      82*          79*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      87*          88*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      83*          88*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....      92*          104    
          York, PA..............................      85*          92*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      87*          89*    

          See footnotes at end of table.




          TABLE 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
          metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005
          
           - Continued

          (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group
          shown in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area = 100.)
          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                              Transportat-
                    Metropolitan Area1            Production     ion and  
                                                                material  
                                                                 moving   
                                                                          
                                                                          
          Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA..........       97         145*    
                                                                          
          Springfield, MO.......................      82*         125*    
          St. Louis, MO-IL......................      88*         153*    
          Tallahassee, FL.......................      78*         143*    
          Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...      79*         134*    
          Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........      86*         129*    
          Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV.....       97         135*    
          York, PA..............................      79*         135*    
          Youngstown-Warren, OH.................      89*         150*    

            * 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.