Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas
Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan Area1 All business,
occupations and
financial
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 93*
Anchorage, AK......................... 109* 104
Atlanta, GA........................... 102 102
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 89*
Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 91*
Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 92*
Bloomington, IN....................... 90* 89*
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,
MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 110*
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,
TX.................................... 78* 73*
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 100 91*
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 93* 98*
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 101 99
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 104*
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 98* 93*
Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 96
Columbus, OH.......................... 100 100
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 87* 92*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 98* 100
Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98* 99*
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 99
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 106* 97
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96* 96*
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 94*
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101* 93*
Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 85*
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC.................................... 95* 91*
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 95*
Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 108*
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 89*
Honolulu, HI.......................... 105* 105
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 96* 100
Huntsville, AL........................ 96* 94
Indianapolis, IN...................... 97* 82*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service
and related
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 87*
Anchorage, AK......................... 100 121*
Atlanta, GA........................... 102 97
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 100 89*
Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 93*
Birmingham, AL........................ 95* 101
Bloomington, IN....................... 97* 90*
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,
MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 108* 113*
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,
TX.................................... 95* 76*
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 91* 106*
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 94* 86*
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 93* 98
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 107* 107*
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 103
Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 101 98
Columbus, OH.......................... 92* 100
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 94* 83*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 96*
Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 92* 96*
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 99
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 104* 101
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94* 96*
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 95* 94*
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 97* 104*
Great Falls, MT....................... 76* 94*
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC.................................... 94* 95*
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 90* 97*
Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 119*
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 89* 90*
Honolulu, HI.......................... 104 110*
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 98 87*
Huntsville, AL........................ 96* 95*
Indianapolis, IN...................... 97 97
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administra-
related tive support
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 87*
Anchorage, AK......................... 108* 106*
Atlanta, GA........................... 97 104*
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 83* 96*
Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 100 97*
Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 96*
Bloomington, IN....................... 78* 88*
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,
MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 106* 113*
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,
TX.................................... 75* 77*
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 105* 99*
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 93*
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 109* 102
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106* 109*
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 94 98
Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 95 101
Columbus, OH.......................... 105 99
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 84*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 103 99
Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97* 92*
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 104 102
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 101 105*
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 95* 92*
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 106* 101*
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 109* 100
Great Falls, MT....................... 88* 80*
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC.................................... 86* 97*
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 91* 93*
Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 112*
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 91* 95*
Honolulu, HI.......................... 105 99
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95 98
Huntsville, AL........................ 100 96*
Indianapolis, IN...................... 95 98
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation
Metropolitan Area1 and maintenance,
extraction and repair
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 83* 81*
Anchorage, AK......................... 125* 111*
Atlanta, GA........................... 93 102
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 95* 97*
Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 88* 100
Birmingham, AL........................ 84* 99
Bloomington, IN....................... 78* 85*
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,
MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 124* 115*
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,
TX.................................... 67* 78*
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 100
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 80* 82*
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 92* 98
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 125* 114*
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 90 98
Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 101 102
Columbus, OH.......................... 98 100
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 81*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 90* 95*
Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 100 106*
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 91 105
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 110 97
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 109* 92*
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 104*
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 106* 96*
Great Falls, MT....................... 118* 100
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC.................................... 91* 98
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 82* 84*
Hartford, CT.......................... 114 108
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 98 91*
Honolulu, HI.......................... 113* 115*
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 91* 95
Huntsville, AL........................ 91* 90*
Indianapolis, IN...................... 93* 95
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan Area1 Production tion and
material
moving
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 92*
Anchorage, AK......................... 115* 110*
Atlanta, GA........................... 103 107
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 98 96*
Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 91*
Birmingham, AL........................ 87* 98
Bloomington, IN....................... 97* 104*
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence,
MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 108* 111*
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito,
TX.................................... 76* 76*
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 101
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 101 104*
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104 99
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104* 106*
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 99
Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 105* 106*
Columbus, OH.......................... 96 101
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 86*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 91* 99
Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 107* 105*
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 103 98
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 118* 108*
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 98 101
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 95* 111*
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 101
Great Falls, MT....................... 96* 92*
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC.................................... 101 104*
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 95*
Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 107*
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 102
Honolulu, HI.......................... 106 104
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 95
Huntsville, AL........................ 100 93*
Indianapolis, IN...................... 108* 99
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan Area1 All business,
occupations and
financial
Iowa City, IA......................... 98* 95*
Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 86*
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 93*
Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 103*
Lincoln, NE........................... 89* 85*
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
CA.................................... 107* 106*
Louisville, KY-IN..................... 96* 91*
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 93* 85*
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 96*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96* 107*
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102* 100
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 101
Mobile, AL............................ 88* 81*
New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 90*
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 114* 114*
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 91* 87*
Ocala, FL............................. 90* 88*
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91* 87*
Orlando, FL........................... 93* 94
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105* 106*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97* 99
Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96* 91*
Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104* 104
Providence-Fall River-Warwick,
RI-MA................................. 108* 109*
Reading, PA........................... 102* 105*
Reno, NV.............................. 98* 97*
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103* 96
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98* 98*
Rochester, NY......................... 97* 89*
Rockford, IL.......................... 100 90*
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 106* 102
Salinas, CA........................... 113* 115*
San Antonio, TX....................... 89* 93*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service
and related
Iowa City, IA......................... 95* 102*
Johnstown, PA......................... 91* 89*
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95* 95*
Knoxville, TN......................... 98* 84*
Lincoln, NE........................... 88* 91*
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
CA.................................... 109* 109*
Louisville, KY-IN..................... 96* 103*
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 81* 101
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 92* 91*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 95* 96*
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 97 100
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 104* 118*
Mobile, AL............................ 85* 84*
New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 91*
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 116* 114*
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 90* 95*
Ocala, FL............................. 88* 92*
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 85* 91*
Orlando, FL........................... 88* 94
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 107* 105*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 101 96*
Pittsburgh, PA........................ 97 98
Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 95* 112*
Providence-Fall River-Warwick,
RI-MA................................. 111* 112*
Reading, PA........................... 94* 101
Reno, NV.............................. 95* 99
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95* 113*
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 95* 98*
Rochester, NY......................... 97* 104*
Rockford, IL.......................... 97* 99*
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 107* 111*
Salinas, CA........................... 121* 115*
San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 87*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administra-
related tive support
Iowa City, IA......................... 92* 101
Johnstown, PA......................... 86* 84*
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 96 100
Knoxville, TN......................... 98* 95*
Lincoln, NE........................... 85* 87*
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
CA.................................... 115* 106*
Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 98*
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 96* 89*
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 104* 98*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 95* 96
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102 104*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 109* 103*
Mobile, AL............................ 95* 90*
New Orleans, LA....................... 101 96*
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 112* 114*
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 94* 91*
Ocala, FL............................. 93* 88*
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 93* 89*
Orlando, FL........................... 101 90*
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 106*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 107 101
Pittsburgh, PA........................ 89* 97*
Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 110* 105
Providence-Fall River-Warwick,
RI-MA................................. 103* 106*
Reading, PA........................... 106* 102*
Reno, NV.............................. 101 99
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 105* 100
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 99*
Rochester, NY......................... 96* 98*
Rockford, IL.......................... 100 97*
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 102 104*
Salinas, CA........................... 129* 111*
San Antonio, TX....................... 84* 91*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation
Metropolitan Area1 and maintenance,
extraction and repair
Iowa City, IA......................... 101 102
Johnstown, PA......................... 96* 88*
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 108 104
Knoxville, TN......................... 85* 87*
Lincoln, NE........................... 85* 93*
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
CA.................................... 110* 106*
Louisville, KY-IN..................... 110* 94*
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 92* 101
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 94* 98
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 91* 93*
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 101
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 113* 107
Mobile, AL............................ 94* 98
New Orleans, LA....................... 90* 91*
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 128* 114*
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 87* 94*
Ocala, FL............................. 83* 106*
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 101 108*
Orlando, FL........................... 91* 93
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106* 112*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 82* 100
Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96 96
Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 114* 110*
Providence-Fall River-Warwick,
RI-MA................................. 104* 108*
Reading, PA........................... 102 100
Reno, NV.............................. 96* 111*
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 111* 93*
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 92* 99
Rochester, NY......................... 94* 89*
Rockford, IL.......................... 111* 104*
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 103 118*
Salinas, CA........................... 132* 110*
San Antonio, TX....................... 97* 97*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan Area1 Production tion and
material
moving
Iowa City, IA......................... 101 96*
Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 82*
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 104 97
Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 96*
Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 91*
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,
CA.................................... 99 102
Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 94*
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 105* 103*
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 97* 96*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 98
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 106* 107*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 117* 107*
Mobile, AL............................ 96* 91*
New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 100
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105* 110*
Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 93* 89*
Ocala, FL............................. 95* 103*
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 87*
Orlando, FL........................... 85 106
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 108*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 96 100
Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 96
Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 101 100
Providence-Fall River-Warwick,
RI-MA................................. 112* 105*
Reading, PA........................... 99 102*
Reno, NV.............................. 98 101
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 100
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102* 100
Rochester, NY......................... 100 100
Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 104*
Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 111* 108*
Salinas, CA........................... 95* 104*
San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 86*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan Area1 All business,
occupations and
financial
San Diego, CA......................... 108* 106*
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 119* 114*
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109* 103
Springfield, MA....................... 109* 104*
Springfield, MO....................... 87* 82*
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 97
Tallahassee, FL....................... 91* 81*
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95* 89*
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99* 101
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 103
York, PA.............................. 97* 102
Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 96*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service
and related
San Diego, CA......................... 110* 112*
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 117* 123*
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 99 119*
Springfield, MA....................... 109* 105*
Springfield, MO....................... 88* 84*
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 94*
Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 96*
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 91* 95*
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 98* 101
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 106*
York, PA.............................. 98* 98*
Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 93* 91*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administra-
related tive support
San Diego, CA......................... 106 105*
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 124* 122*
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 111* 108*
Springfield, MA....................... 113* 110*
Springfield, MO....................... 91* 86*
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 100 99
Tallahassee, FL....................... 92* 91*
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 100
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 97*
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 111*
York, PA.............................. 91* 95*
Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 92* 92*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation
Metropolitan Area1 and maintenance,
extraction and repair
San Diego, CA......................... 107 107*
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 117*
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 111* 106*
Springfield, MA....................... 105* 110*
Springfield, MO....................... 77* 91*
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 117* 107
Tallahassee, FL....................... 88* 87*
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 94
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 92* 93*
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 100 116*
York, PA.............................. 102 99
Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 99 95*
See footnotes at end of table.
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan Area1 Production tion and
material
moving
San Diego, CA......................... 104 101
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 108* 108*
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 117* 113*
Springfield, MA....................... 108* 115*
Springfield, MO....................... 94* 89*
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 108
Tallahassee, FL....................... 95* 93*
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 103
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105* 97*
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 108* 106*
York, PA.............................. 96* 103*
Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 102* 110*
* The pay relative for this area is significantly different
from the national average of all areas at the 10 percent level
of significance. For additional details, see the Technical Note.
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.
Last Modified Date: October 11, 2007
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