Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area
Average annual pay(3) Ranking of
areas by
Metropolitan area(2) level of
Percent average
2000(4) 2001 change, annual pay
2000-01 for 2001
Metropolitan areas(5)............................... $37,017 $37,897 2.4 -
Abilene, TX........................................... 24,486 25,136 2.7 302
Akron, OH............................................. 32,204 32,920 2.2 94
Albany, GA............................................ 27,719 28,881 4.2 203
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY........................... 33,822 35,359 4.5 60
Albuquerque, NM....................................... 30,409 31,658 4.1 123
Alexandria, LA........................................ 24,953 26,290 5.4 275
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA........................ 33,054 33,568 1.6 82
Altoona, PA........................................... 26,311 26,871 2.1 264
Amarillo, TX.......................................... 26,395 27,421 3.9 253
Anchorage, AK......................................... 36,659 37,826 3.2 35
Ann Arbor, MI......................................... 37,455 37,546 0.2 38
Anniston, AL.......................................... 25,270 26,488 4.8 272
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI........................... 31,789 32,661 2.7 99
Asheville, NC......................................... 27,519 28,524 3.7 213
Athens, GA............................................ 27,651 28,955 4.7 200
Atlanta, GA........................................... 39,734 40,535 2.0 25
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ................................. 29,957 31,184 4.1 139
Auburn-Opelika, AL.................................... 24,811 25,748 3.8 288
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................................. 29,700 30,595 3.0 156
Austin-San Marcos, TX................................. 40,998 40,826 -0.4 24
Bakersfield, CA....................................... 28,585 30,120 5.4 167
Baltimore, MD......................................... 35,577 37,493 5.4 39
Bangor, ME............................................ 26,774 27,850 4.0 238
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA............................... 29,706 31,020 4.4 144
Baton Rouge, LA....................................... 29,292 30,297 3.4 165
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.............................. 30,708 31,792 3.5 118
Bellingham, WA........................................ 26,292 27,771 5.6 242
Benton Harbor, MI..................................... 30,915 31,167 0.8 140
Bergen-Passaic, NJ.................................... 43,879 44,667 1.8 13
Billings, MT.......................................... 26,763 27,893 4.2 235
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS........................ 27,640 28,343 2.5 219
Binghamton, NY........................................ 30,263 31,207 3.1 138
Birmingham, AL........................................ 33,283 34,518 3.7 70
Bismarck, ND.......................................... 25,819 27,113 5.0 259
Bloomington, IN....................................... 27,397 28,009 2.2 230
Bloomington-Normal, IL................................ 34,254 35,106 2.5 62
Boise City, ID........................................ 32,466 31,615 -2.6 124
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH...... 45,021 45,768 1.7 10
Boulder-Longmont, CO.................................. 45,564 44,313 -2.7 14
Brazoria, TX.......................................... 34,367 35,655 3.7 55
Bremerton, WA......................................... 30,560 31,518 3.1 128
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................. 21,553 22,146 2.8 316
Bryan-College Station, TX............................. 24,615 25,755 4.6 287
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............................. 31,434 32,049 2.0 112
Burlington, VT........................................ 33,105 34,341 3.7 72
Canton-Massillon, OH.................................. 28,358 29,019 2.3 197
Casper, WY............................................ 29,183 28,248 -3.2 223
Cedar Rapids, IA...................................... 34,097 34,672 1.7 67
Champaign-Urbana, IL.................................. 29,183 30,491 4.5 161
Charleston-North Charleston, SC....................... 27,650 28,888 4.5 202
Charleston, WV........................................ 30,116 31,513 4.6 129
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC................... 36,103 37,277 3.3 40
Charlottesville, VA................................... 30,979 32,418 4.6 103
Chattanooga, TN-GA.................................... 29,333 29,962 2.1 169
Cheyenne, WY.......................................... 25,923 27,539 6.2 250
Chicago, IL........................................... 41,527 42,646 2.7 18
Chico-Paradise, CA.................................... 25,152 26,490 5.3 270
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.................................. 35,052 36,042 2.8 47
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY....................... 24,967 25,562 2.4 292
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH........................... 34,670 35,513 2.4 56
Colorado Springs, CO.................................. 33,039 34,381 4.1 71
Columbia, MO.......................................... 27,363 28,490 4.1 214
Columbia, SC.......................................... 29,027 29,903 3.0 173
Columbus, GA-AL....................................... 26,980 28,406 5.3 216
Columbus, OH.......................................... 33,918 35,027 3.3 63
Corpus Christi, TX.................................... 28,182 29,358 4.2 186
Corvallis, OR......................................... 35,355 35,499 0.4 58
Cumberland, MD-WV..................................... 24,532 25,504 4.0 295
Dallas, TX............................................ 42,095 42,692 1.4 17
Danville, VA.......................................... 25,168 25,449 1.1 297
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL................... 30,496 31,291 2.6 134
Dayton-Springfield, OH................................ 33,180 33,620 1.3 80
Daytona Beach, FL..................................... 24,927 25,980 4.2 282
Decatur, AL........................................... 29,441 30,882 4.9 146
Decatur, IL........................................... 32,643 33,337 2.1 87
Denver, CO............................................ 41,401 42,348 2.3 20
Des Moines, IA........................................ 33,082 34,303 3.7 74
Detroit, MI........................................... 42,321 42,613 0.7 19
Dothan, AL............................................ 27,258 28,041 2.9 229
Dover, DE............................................. 27,055 27,751 2.6 244
Dubuque, IA........................................... 27,330 28,403 3.9 217
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI................................ 28,254 29,409 4.1 184
Dutchess County, NY................................... 36,065 38,744 7.4 30
Eau Claire, WI........................................ 26,624 27,679 4.0 247
El Paso, TX........................................... 25,070 25,836 3.1 286
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................................... 30,349 30,797 1.5 151
Elmira, NY............................................ 27,658 28,668 3.7 210
Enid, OK.............................................. 23,253 24,836 6.8 304
Erie, PA.............................................. 28,368 29,290 3.3 190
Eugene-Springfield, OR................................ 27,877 28,976 3.9 198
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY........................... 29,932 31,045 3.7 143
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN................................. 27,031 27,890 3.2 236
Fayetteville, NC...................................... 26,112 26,993 3.4 262
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.................... 28,957 29,909 3.3 172
Flagstaff, AZ-UT...................................... 24,648 25,838 4.8 285
Flint, MI............................................. 36,327 36,030 -0.8 48
Florence, AL.......................................... 25,133 25,648 2.0 290
Florence, SC.......................................... 27,521 28,797 4.6 207
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............................. 32,394 33,249 2.6 90
Fort Lauderdale, FL................................... 33,234 33,964 2.2 77
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL............................. 28,148 29,397 4.4 185
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL........................ 26,994 27,722 2.7 246
Fort Smith, AR-OK..................................... 25,935 26,744 3.1 266
Fort Walton Beach, FL................................. 25,253 26,148 3.5 278
Fort Wayne, IN........................................ 30,863 31,395 1.7 133
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.............................. 34,588 36,382 5.2 44
Fresno, CA............................................ 25,916 27,666 6.8 248
Gadsden, AL........................................... 25,267 25,728 1.8 289
Gainesville, FL....................................... 26,155 26,915 2.9 263
Galveston-Texas City, TX.............................. 29,522 31,067 5.2 142
Gary, IN.............................................. 31,505 31,948 1.4 114
Glens Falls, NY....................................... 27,422 27,813 1.4 239
Goldsboro, NC......................................... 24,551 25,393 3.4 299
Grand Forks, ND-MN.................................... 24,273 24,955 2.8 303
Grand Junction, CO.................................... 26,226 27,422 4.6 252
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..................... 32,983 33,437 1.4 83
Great Falls, MT....................................... 23,877 24,211 1.4 310
Greeley, CO........................................... 29,276 30,064 2.7 168
Green Bay, WI......................................... 31,538 32,500 3.1 101
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC............. 30,919 31,733 2.6 120
Greenville, NC........................................ 27,716 28,291 2.1 221
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC................... 29,762 30,941 4.0 145
Hagerstown, MD........................................ 28,414 29,022 2.1 196
Hamilton-Middletown, OH............................... 31,502 32,325 2.6 106
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA....................... 32,345 33,408 3.3 84
Hartford, CT.......................................... 42,421 43,882 3.4 15
Hattiesburg, MS....................................... 24,301 25,145 3.5 301
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......................... 26,845 27,343 1.9 255
Honolulu, HI.......................................... 31,874 32,527 2.0 100
Houma, LA............................................. 28,363 (6) (6) (6)
Houston, TX........................................... 40,996 42,782 4.4 16
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.......................... 26,421 27,462 3.9 251
Huntsville, AL........................................ 35,659 36,709 2.9 43
Indianapolis, IN...................................... 34,906 35,985 3.1 49
Iowa City, IA......................................... 30,206 31,667 4.8 122
Jackson, MI........................................... 31,735 32,459 2.3 102
Jackson, MS........................................... 29,220 29,804 2.0 176
Jackson, TN........................................... 28,671 29,420 2.6 182
Jacksonville, FL...................................... 31,469 32,402 3.0 104
Jacksonville, NC...................................... 21,057 21,393 1.6 317
Jamestown, NY......................................... 25,418 25,920 2.0 284
Janesville-Beloit, WI................................. 31,141 31,479 1.1 132
Jersey City, NJ....................................... 47,429 47,621 0.4 7
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA................. 27,253 28,539 4.7 212
Johnstown, PA......................................... 24,348 25,571 5.0 291
Jonesboro, AR......................................... 25,106 25,340 0.9 300
Joplin, MO............................................ 25,023 26,006 3.9 280
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI............................ 32,059 32,923 2.7 93
Kankakee, IL.......................................... 28,490 29,106 2.2 193
Kansas City, MO-KS.................................... 34,989 35,795 2.3 53
Kenosha, WI........................................... 31,373 31,584 0.7 125
Killeen-Temple, TX.................................... 24,909 26,192 5.2 276
Knoxville, TN......................................... 29,516 30,411 3.0 162
Kokomo, IN............................................ 40,281 39,599 -1.7 29
La Crosse, WI-MN...................................... 26,832 27,777 3.5 241
Lafayette, LA......................................... 27,459 29,690 8.1 178
Lafayette, IN......................................... 30,546 31,481 3.1 131
Lake Charles, LA...................................... 28,226 29,750 5.4 177
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL............................. 27,881 28,803 3.3 206
Lancaster, PA......................................... 30,809 31,486 2.2 130
Lansing-East Lansing, MI.............................. 33,892 34,749 2.5 66
Laredo, TX............................................ 23,563 24,128 2.4 312
Las Cruces, NM........................................ 23,602 24,299 3.0 309
Las Vegas, NV-AZ...................................... 31,647 32,240 1.9 110
Lawrence, KS.......................................... 24,975 25,938 3.9 283
Lawton, OK............................................ 23,844 24,825 4.1 305
Lewiston-Auburn, ME................................... 26,193 27,092 3.4 261
Lexington, KY......................................... 30,389 31,575 3.9 126
Lima, OH.............................................. 28,817 29,644 2.9 180
Lincoln, NE........................................... 28,511 29,353 3.0 187
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR..................... 29,646 30,853 4.1 147
Longview-Marshall, TX................................. 26,700 27,967 4.7 231
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............................ 39,671 40,907 3.1 22
Louisville, KY-IN..................................... 31,782 33,052 4.0 91
Lubbock, TX........................................... 26,297 26,581 1.1 268
Lynchburg, VA......................................... 27,674 28,857 4.3 204
Macon, GA............................................. 29,521 30,572 3.6 157
Madison, WI........................................... 32,817 34,107 3.9 76
Mansfield, OH......................................... 28,192 28,809 2.2 205
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.......................... 21,695 22,317 2.9 315
Medford-Ashland, OR................................... 26,568 27,219 2.5 258
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..................... 32,101 32,786 2.1 97
Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................................... 33,254 34,575 4.0 68
Merced, CA............................................ 24,842 25,452 2.5 296
Miami, FL............................................. 33,333 34,531 3.6 69
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ...................... 48,987 49,830 1.7 5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI................................ 34,605 35,670 3.1 54
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........................... 39,521 40,866 3.4 23
Missoula, MT.......................................... 25,292 26,180 3.5 277
Mobile, AL............................................ 27,293 28,120 3.0 226
Modesto, CA........................................... 28,221 29,523 4.6 181
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.................................... 36,404 37,037 1.7 42
Monroe, LA............................................ 25,731 26,565 3.2 269
Montgomery, AL........................................ 28,148 29,124 3.5 191
Muncie, IN............................................ 28,069 28,376 1.1 218
Myrtle Beach, SC...................................... 22,883 24,012 4.9 313
Naples, FL............................................ 29,962 30,842 2.9 148
Nashville, TN......................................... 33,259 33,909 2.0 79
Nassau-Suffolk, NY.................................... 38,958 39,649 1.8 28
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT... 50,596 52,177 3.1 4
New London-Norwich, CT................................ 36,757 38,201 3.9 33
New Orleans, LA....................................... 29,861 31,102 4.2 141
New York, NY.......................................... 57,213 58,963 3.1 3
Newark, NJ............................................ 48,656 47,713 -1.9 6
Newburgh, NY-PA....................................... 28,949 29,833 3.1 175
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC............ 28,292 29,870 5.6 174
Oakland, CA........................................... 44,207 45,944 3.9 9
Ocala, FL............................................. 24,953 25,993 4.2 281
Odessa-Midland, TX.................................... 29,286 31,281 6.8 135
Oklahoma City, OK..................................... 28,292 28,920 2.2 201
Olympia, WA........................................... 31,737 32,766 3.2 98
Omaha, NE-IA.......................................... 31,287 31,846 1.8 117
Orange County, CA..................................... 39,243 40,280 2.6 26
Orlando, FL........................................... 30,178 31,275 3.6 136
Owensboro, KY......................................... 25,914 27,300 5.3 257
Panama City, FL....................................... 25,041 26,431 5.6 273
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH........................... 27,344 27,937 2.2 233
Pensacola, FL......................................... 26,264 28,062 6.8 228
Peoria-Pekin, IL...................................... 32,067 33,290 3.8 89
Philadelphia, PA-NJ................................... 39,226 40,222 2.5 27
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................................... 34,925 35,507 1.7 57
Pine Bluff, AR........................................ 26,399 27,554 4.4 249
Pittsburgh, PA........................................ 33,811 35,021 3.6 65
Pittsfield, MA........................................ 31,134 31,560 1.4 127
Pocatello, ID......................................... 24,023 24,620 2.5 307
Portland, ME.......................................... 30,752 32,327 5.1 105
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA............................. 37,077 37,268 0.5 41
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI...................... 32,421 33,390 3.0 85
Provo-Orem, UT........................................ 27,890 28,275 1.4 222
Pueblo, CO............................................ 25,492 27,098 6.3 260
Punta Gorda, FL....................................... 24,743 25,400 2.7 298
Racine, WI............................................ 32,536 33,314 2.4 88
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........................ 37,829 38,681 2.3 31
Rapid City, SD........................................ 24,341 25,508 4.8 294
Reading, PA........................................... 32,007 32,810 2.5 95
Redding, CA........................................... 26,969 28,094 4.2 227
Reno, NV.............................................. 32,749 34,230 4.5 75
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......................... 31,545 33,374 5.8 86
Richmond-Petersburg, VA............................... 34,481 35,872 4.0 52
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA.......................... 29,552 30,527 3.3 159
Roanoke, VA........................................... 29,247 30,333 3.7 164
Rochester, MN......................................... 36,106 37,753 4.6 37
Rochester, NY......................................... 33,183 34,334 3.5 73
Rockford, IL.......................................... 31,934 32,097 0.5 111
Rocky Mount, NC....................................... 27,725 28,772 3.8 209
Sacramento, CA........................................ 36,595 38,022 3.9 34
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI.......................... 35,329 35,470 0.4 59
St. Cloud, MN......................................... 27,408 28,247 3.1 224
St. Joseph, MO........................................ 27,176 27,726 2.0 245
St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... 34,909 35,932 2.9 51
Salem, OR............................................. 27,696 28,331 2.3 220
Salinas, CA........................................... 29,973 31,743 5.9 119
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT.............................. 30,970 31,955 3.2 113
San Angelo, TX........................................ 25,376 26,147 3.0 279
San Antonio, TX....................................... 29,549 30,638 3.7 155
San Diego, CA......................................... 37,546 38,424 2.3 32
San Francisco, CA..................................... 59,288 59,761 0.8 2
San Jose, CA.......................................... 76,252 65,926 -13.5 1
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA............ 28,107 29,076 3.4 194
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA.................. 32,568 33,609 3.2 81
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA............................ 35,825 35,023 -2.2 64
Santa Fe, NM.......................................... 29,065 30,670 5.5 154
Santa Rosa, CA........................................ 35,742 36,150 1.1 45
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL................................ 27,155 27,957 3.0 232
Savannah, GA.......................................... 29,267 30,152 3.0 166
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA.................. 27,762 28,639 3.2 211
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.......................... 45,344 45,326 0.0 12
Sharon, PA............................................ 26,060 26,735 2.6 267
Sheboygan, WI......................................... 30,552 30,840 0.9 149
Sherman-Denison, TX................................... 29,681 30,397 2.4 163
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA........................... 27,133 27,895 2.8 234
Sioux City, IA-NE..................................... 26,201 26,755 2.1 265
Sioux Falls, SD....................................... 27,965 28,961 3.6 199
South Bend, IN........................................ 29,657 30,773 3.8 152
Spokane, WA........................................... 29,768 29,323 -1.5 188
Springfield, IL....................................... 34,563 36,068 4.4 46
Springfield, MO....................................... 26,315 27,344 3.9 254
Springfield, MA....................................... 31,621 32,802 3.7 96
State College, PA..................................... 29,067 29,939 3.0 170
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV........................... 28,453 28,484 0.1 215
Stockton-Lodi, CA..................................... 29,264 30,816 5.3 150
Sumter, SC............................................ 23,591 24,461 3.7 308
Syracuse, NY.......................................... 31,384 32,277 2.8 108
Tacoma, WA............................................ 29,869 31,255 4.6 137
Tallahassee, FL....................................... 28,681 29,688 3.5 179
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL................... 30,817 31,674 2.8 121
Terre Haute, IN....................................... 26,860 27,328 1.7 256
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR........................... 25,981 26,489 2.0 271
Toledo, OH............................................ 31,613 32,300 2.2 107
Topeka, KS............................................ 29,375 30,503 3.8 160
Trenton, NJ........................................... 44,657 45,746 2.4 11
Tucson, AZ............................................ 29,194 30,696 5.1 153
Tulsa, OK............................................. 30,400 31,913 5.0 116
Tuscaloosa, AL........................................ 29,064 29,921 2.9 171
Tyler, TX............................................. 29,509 30,540 3.5 158
Utica-Rome, NY........................................ 26,726 27,760 3.9 243
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA............................ 32,156 33,946 5.6 78
Ventura, CA........................................... 37,090 37,795 1.9 36
Victoria, TX.......................................... 27,612 29,069 5.3 195
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ...................... 31,717 32,260 1.7 109
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........................ 23,743 24,706 4.1 306
Waco, TX.............................................. 27,034 28,242 4.5 225
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV............................... 45,374 47,584 4.9 8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.............................. 27,850 29,113 4.5 192
Wausau, WI............................................ 28,869 29,417 1.9 183
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........................ 35,233 35,962 2.1 50
Wheeling, WV-OH....................................... 25,162 26,294 4.5 274
Wichita, KS........................................... 31,731 32,979 3.9 92
Wichita Falls, TX..................................... 24,589 25,557 3.9 293
Williamsport, PA...................................... 26,906 27,874 3.6 237
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD.............................. 39,670 42,190 6.4 21
Wilmington, NC........................................ 28,092 29,296 4.3 189
Yakima, WA............................................ 23,244 24,188 4.1 311
Yolo, CA.............................................. 33,451 35,318 5.6 61
York, PA.............................................. 30,926 31,937 3.3 115
Youngstown-Warren, OH................................. 28,479 28,783 1.1 208
Yuba City, CA......................................... 26,180 27,805 6.2 240
Yuma, AZ.............................................. 21,492 22,482 4.6 314
Aguadilla, PR......................................... 17,397 18,060 3.8 320
Arecibo, PR........................................... 15,720 16,582 5.5 323
Caguas, PR............................................ 17,790 18,651 4.8 319
Mayaguez, PR.......................................... 16,063 17,122 6.6 322
Ponce, PR............................................. 16,565 17,406 5.1 321
San Juan-Bayamon, PR.................................. 20,028 20,943 4.6 318
1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
2 Includes data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA)
as defined by OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. In the New England areas, the New England County Metropolitan Area
(NECMA) definitions were used. See Technical Note.
3 Data are preliminary. Each year's total is based on the MSA definition for the specific year. Annual
changes include differences resulting from changes in MSA definitions.
4 Annual pay levels for individual metropolitan areas have been adjusted to reflect noneconomic county
reclassifications where applicable. The total for all metropolitan areas combined, however, has not been
adjusted for these reclassifications. See Technical Note.
5 Totals do not include the six MSAs within Puerto Rico.
6 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
Last Modified Date: November 08, 2002
United States Department of Labor
