Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in
metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, July 2010
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan area(1) All business,
occupations and
financial
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 88 94
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL................................. 98 101
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX...... 94 92
Birmingham-Hoover, AL................. 94 93
Bloomington, IN....................... 91 94
Bloomington-Normal, IL................ 100 91
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH.... 111 102
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX............. 80 84
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY....... 97 95
Charleston-North
Charleston-Summerville,
SC.................................... 94 91
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 99 101
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI.............................. 106 105
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN.............................. 100 103
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH............ 100 102
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH....... 100 96
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90 80
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 98 98
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH..... 96 99
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO............. 102 97
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI.............. 102 98
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93 97
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 101 96
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.............. 100 90
Great Falls, MT....................... 91 96
Greensboro-High Point, NC............. 95 100
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC......... 95 99
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT 111 107
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.......... 95 93
Honolulu, HI.......................... 105 104
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX........ 99 101
Huntsville-Decatur, AL................ 98 104
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN.... 95 86
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan area(1) Professional Service
and related
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 79 90
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL................................. 101 94
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX...... 92 91
Birmingham-Hoover, AL................. 98 98
Bloomington, IN....................... 88 86
Bloomington-Normal, IL................ 103 99
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH.... 111 112
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX............. 88 88
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY....... 90 101
Charleston-North
Charleston-Summerville,
SC.................................... 98 88
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 97 98
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI.............................. 107 106
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN.............................. 97 99
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH............ 98 99
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH....... 96 102
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 91 88
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 93
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH..... 92 101
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO............. 101 106
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI.............. 105 95
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 90 100
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 102
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.............. 98 101
Great Falls, MT....................... 77 103
Greensboro-High Point, NC............. 98 92
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC......... 93 96
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT 109 119
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.......... 84 94
Honolulu, HI.......................... 101 114
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX........ 105 91
Huntsville-Decatur, AL................ 102 93
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN.... 96 94
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan area(1) Sales and administra-
related tive support
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 96 90
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL................................. 95 101
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX...... 102 95
Birmingham-Hoover, AL................. 89 97
Bloomington, IN....................... 86 92
Bloomington-Normal, IL................ 103 97
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH.... 107 114
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX............. 71 80
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY....... 92 94
Charleston-North
Charleston-Summerville,
SC.................................... 105 92
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 103 101
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI.............................. 103 107
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN.............................. 110 100
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH............ 98 102
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH....... 104 102
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90 87
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 102 99
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH..... 95 92
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO............. 106 104
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI.............. 99 100
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 95 94
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 97
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.............. 114 101
Great Falls, MT....................... 92 83
Greensboro-High Point, NC............. 93 96
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC......... 93 95
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT 107 114
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.......... 91 91
Honolulu, HI.......................... 104 98
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX........ 102 101
Huntsville-Decatur, AL................ 99 95
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN.... 82 97
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation,
Metropolitan area(1) and maintenance,
extraction and repair
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 88 97
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL................................. 86 94
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX...... 84 108
Birmingham-Hoover, AL................. 80 97
Bloomington, IN....................... 83 93
Bloomington-Normal, IL................ 118 86
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH.... 115 113
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX............. 68 79
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY....... 107 97
Charleston-North
Charleston-Summerville,
SC.................................... 83 95
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 87 104
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI.............................. 129 109
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN.............................. 80 100
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH............ 109 112
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH....... 108 102
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 96 108
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 89 98
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH..... 92 98
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO............. 94 111
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI.............. 103 98
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 103 86
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 133
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.............. 104 91
Great Falls, MT....................... 96 95
Greensboro-High Point, NC............. 87 91
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC......... 77 82
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT 112 112
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.......... 95 93
Honolulu, HI.......................... 115 109
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX........ 90 97
Huntsville-Decatur, AL................ 91 94
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN.... 98 103
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan area(1) Production tion and
material
moving
United States......................... 100 100
Amarillo, TX.......................... 88 92
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL................................. 97 105
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX...... 90 97
Birmingham-Hoover, AL................. 94 99
Bloomington, IN....................... 104 100
Bloomington-Normal, IL................ 116 100
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH.... 108 111
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX............. 80 77
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY....... 110 101
Charleston-North
Charleston-Summerville,
SC.................................... 108 98
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 100 95
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI.............................. 103 104
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington,
OH-KY-IN.............................. 102 105
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH............ 101 101
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH....... 104 99
Corpus Christi, TX.................... 96 91
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 93 100
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH..... 99 99
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO............. 100 101
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI.............. 117 104
Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93 100
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 107 107
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI.............. 102 96
Great Falls, MT....................... 83 100
Greensboro-High Point, NC............. 99 103
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC......... 110 98
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT 109 107
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.......... 104 102
Honolulu, HI.......................... 112 95
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX........ 98 95
Huntsville-Decatur, AL................ 99 96
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN.... 104 97
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan area(1) All business,
occupations and
financial
Iowa City, IA......................... 98 98
Johnstown, PA......................... 88 86
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 93
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA.......... 105 103
Knoxville, TN......................... 90 97
Lincoln, NE........................... 87 78
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA.. 108 108
Louisville/Jefferson
County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 96 89
Memphis, TN-MS-AR..................... 95 96
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
FL.................................... 97 104
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI......... 102 99
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 107 102
Mobile, AL............................ 90 98
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA....... 98 94
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,
NY-NJ-CT-PA........................... 114 120
Ocala, FL............................. 87 84
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92 97
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL......... 91 89
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL..... 92 81
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 103
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ............. 99 105
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA............. 95 88
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 105 101
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,
RI-MA................................. 104 95
Reading, PA........................... 101 104
Reno-Sparks, NV....................... 101 108
Richmond, VA.......................... 98 96
Rochester, NY......................... 101 103
Rockford, IL.......................... 98 88
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV 108 104
Salinas, CA........................... 113 108
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX......... 92 91
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA..... 107 105
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.... 120 108
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan area(1) Professional Service
and related
Iowa City, IA......................... 94 99
Johnstown, PA......................... 85 94
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 100 96
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA.......... 99 109
Knoxville, TN......................... 98 78
Lincoln, NE........................... 84 91
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA.. 107 111
Louisville/Jefferson
County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 96 99
Memphis, TN-MS-AR..................... 95 88
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
FL.................................... 89 98
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI......... 96 99
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 102 115
Mobile, AL............................ 91 90
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA....... 103 90
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,
NY-NJ-CT-PA........................... 114 114
Ocala, FL............................. 85 88
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 90 95
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL......... 84 93
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL..... 87 94
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 101
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ............. 103 98
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA............. 95 93
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 103 110
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,
RI-MA................................. 105 105
Reading, PA........................... 106 97
Reno-Sparks, NV....................... 98 99
Richmond, VA.......................... 96 94
Rochester, NY......................... 101 103
Rockford, IL.......................... 93 101
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV 110 111
Salinas, CA........................... 115 123
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX......... 96 92
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA..... 106 115
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.... 120 126
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan area(1) Sales and administra-
related tive support
Iowa City, IA......................... 98 103
Johnstown, PA......................... 91 90
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 97
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA.......... 107 104
Knoxville, TN......................... 94 90
Lincoln, NE........................... 82 90
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA.. 108 107
Louisville/Jefferson
County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 101 98
Memphis, TN-MS-AR..................... 99 97
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
FL.................................... 99 99
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI......... 109 100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 107 105
Mobile, AL............................ 87 92
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA....... 102 99
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,
NY-NJ-CT-PA........................... 108 115
Ocala, FL............................. 89 95
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 99 87
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL......... 94 92
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL..... 96 89
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 98 109
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ............. 101 99
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA............. 94 95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 106 106
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,
RI-MA................................. 103 107
Reading, PA........................... 102 102
Reno-Sparks, NV....................... 103 102
Richmond, VA.......................... 97 102
Rochester, NY......................... 105 100
Rockford, IL.......................... 100 97
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV 109 103
Salinas, CA........................... 124 107
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX......... 90 94
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA..... 108 104
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.... 124 120
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation,
Metropolitan area(1) and maintenance,
extraction and repair
Iowa City, IA......................... 118 93
Johnstown, PA......................... 95 78
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95 101
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA.......... 107 102
Knoxville, TN......................... 86 92
Lincoln, NE........................... 82 88
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA.. 108 109
Louisville/Jefferson
County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 100 92
Memphis, TN-MS-AR..................... 92 96
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
FL.................................... 96 98
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI......... 115 100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 111 108
Mobile, AL............................ 102 82
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA....... 90 106
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,
NY-NJ-CT-PA........................... 129 110
Ocala, FL............................. 81 91
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 115 84
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL......... 95 95
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL..... 97 95
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 108 107
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ............. 86 98
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA............. 95 96
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 106 114
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,
RI-MA................................. 114 110
Reading, PA........................... 101 96
Reno-Sparks, NV....................... 98 104
Richmond, VA.......................... 90 102
Rochester, NY......................... 101 96
Rockford, IL.......................... 116 95
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV 117 110
Salinas, CA........................... 116 119
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX......... 97 97
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA..... 106 107
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.... 128 124
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan area(1) Production tion and
material
moving
Iowa City, IA......................... 98 105
Johnstown, PA......................... 88 86
Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 106 110
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA.......... 96 108
Knoxville, TN......................... 91 94
Lincoln, NE........................... 92 94
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA.. 100 105
Louisville/Jefferson
County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN 103 89
Memphis, TN-MS-AR..................... 93 92
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
FL.................................... 96 100
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI......... 108 104
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI 109 114
Mobile, AL............................ 96 103
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA....... 111 104
New York-Newark-Bridgeport,
NY-NJ-CT-PA........................... 106 103
Ocala, FL............................. 85 93
Oklahoma City, OK..................... 81 104
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL......... 100 105
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL..... 98 102
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland,
PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 105
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ............. 95 99
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA............. 101 97
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA... 104 101
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River,
RI-MA................................. 113 104
Reading, PA........................... 102 100
Reno-Sparks, NV....................... 102 101
Richmond, VA.......................... 100 98
Rochester, NY......................... 106 107
Rockford, IL.......................... 99 104
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV 117 108
Salinas, CA........................... 93 109
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX......... 90 91
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA..... 101 102
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.... 109 109
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Management,
Metropolitan area(1) All business,
occupations and
financial
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA............ 112 105
Springfield, MA....................... 107 97
Springfield, MO....................... 89 93
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 100 96
Tallahassee, FL....................... 88 78
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93 95
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 92 88
Visalia-Porterville, CA............... 99 87
Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV................. 109 105
York-Hanover, PA...................... 97 101
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA..... 91 98
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Metropolitan area(1) Professional Service
and related
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA............ 109 123
Springfield, MA....................... 110 111
Springfield, MO....................... 85 89
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 97
Tallahassee, FL....................... 82 92
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 88 96
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 92 90
Visalia-Porterville, CA............... 105 107
Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV................. 111 106
York-Hanover, PA...................... 100 96
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA..... 89 90
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Office and
Metropolitan area(1) Sales and administra-
related tive support
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA............ 109 108
Springfield, MA....................... 99 106
Springfield, MO....................... 92 88
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 102
Tallahassee, FL....................... 92 90
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 92 96
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 93 95
Visalia-Porterville, CA............... 102 93
Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV................. 109 112
York-Hanover, PA...................... 98 95
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA..... 92 92
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Construction Installation,
Metropolitan area(1) and maintenance,
extraction and repair
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA............ 115 103
Springfield, MA....................... 114 97
Springfield, MO....................... 83 86
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107 111
Tallahassee, FL....................... 97 90
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93 90
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 87 97
Visalia-Porterville, CA............... 95 99
Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV................. 106 112
York-Hanover, PA...................... 101 93
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA..... 90 96
(Continued)
(Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each
occupational group shown = 100.)
Transporta-
Metropolitan area(1) Production tion and
material
moving
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA............ 115 117
Springfield, MA....................... 105 106
Springfield, MO....................... 97 92
St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 97
Tallahassee, FL....................... 85 92
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 89 93
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC................................. 91 89
Visalia-Porterville, CA............... 103 99
Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV................. 107 105
York-Hanover, PA...................... 103 102
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA..... 100 87
(1) A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA) or Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the
Office of Management and Budget, December 2003.
United States Department of Labor
