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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX................................ 87 89 Anchorage, AK............................... 107 128 Atlanta, GA................................. 101 120 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................ 95 103 Austin-San Marcos, TX....................... 94 105 Birmingham, AL.............................. 92 104 Bloomington, IN............................. 92 111 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT...... 109 127 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........ 79 94 Charleston-North Charleston, SC............. 90 102 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......... 94 106 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. 106 122 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN............... 97 111 Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 97 104 Columbus, OH................................ 98 122 Corpus Christi, TX.......................... 85 99 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 96 116 Dayton-Springfield, OH...................... 95 114 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................. 99 108 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 103 116 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.......................... 96 116 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO................... 93 103 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........... 101 112 Great Falls, MT............................. 87 104 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..... 97 117 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......... 94 113 Hartford, CT................................ 109 121 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................ 95 103 Honolulu, HI................................ 100 114 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 94 113 Huntsville, AL.............................. 93 112 Indianapolis, IN............................ 97 106 Iowa City, IA............................... 98 108 Johnstown, PA............................... 87 103 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX................................ 94 78 Anchorage, AK............................... 111 110 Atlanta, GA................................. 108 88 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................ 109 83 Austin-San Marcos, TX....................... 101 86 Birmingham, AL.............................. 99 92 Bloomington, IN............................. 97 85 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT...... 116 104 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........ 105 71 Charleston-North Charleston, SC............. 102 78 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......... 100 90 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. 115 97 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN............... 107 93 Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 107 89 Columbus, OH................................ 104 90 Corpus Christi, TX.......................... 99 76 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 110 87 Dayton-Springfield, OH...................... 102 88 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................. 111 90 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 115 94 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.......................... 108 85 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO................... 102 83 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........... 105 96 Great Falls, MT............................. 91 85 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..... 100 90 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......... 99 87 Hartford, CT................................ 117 111 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................ 104 84 Honolulu, HI................................ 116 97 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 109 79 Huntsville, AL.............................. 104 84 Indianapolis, IN............................ 106 92 Iowa City, IA............................... 108 97 Johnstown, PA............................... 96 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX................................ 87 89 Anchorage, AK............................... 102 108 Atlanta, GA................................. 96 106 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................ 81 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX....................... 97 99 Birmingham, AL.............................. 93 97 Bloomington, IN............................. 90 90 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT...... 108 117 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........ 82 79 Charleston-North Charleston, SC............. 96 97 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......... 81 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. 103 112 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN............... 103 103 Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 94 102 Columbus, OH................................ 112 101 Corpus Christi, TX.......................... 88 87 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 103 99 Dayton-Springfield, OH...................... 95 93 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................. 99 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 97 104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.......................... 93 92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO................... 94 97 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........... 108 102 Great Falls, MT............................. 86 83 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..... 99 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......... 87 99 Hartford, CT................................ 108 113 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................ 93 101 Honolulu, HI................................ 96 99 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 94 99 Huntsville, AL.............................. 91 97 Indianapolis, IN............................ 92 99 Iowa City, IA............................... 91 103 Johnstown, PA............................... 85 85 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX................................ 79 87 Anchorage, AK............................... 114 110 Atlanta, GA................................. 95 108 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................ 77 103 Austin-San Marcos, TX....................... 88 101 Birmingham, AL.............................. 78 92 Bloomington, IN............................. 77 101 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT...... 110 114 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........ 67 82 Charleston-North Charleston, SC............. 76 90 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......... 89 101 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. 115 114 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN............... 81 101 Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 94 111 Columbus, OH................................ 95 101 Corpus Christi, TX.......................... 73 82 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 82 97 Dayton-Springfield, OH...................... 99 108 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................. 88 113 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 104 106 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.......................... 93 89 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO................... 91 105 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........... 113 98 Great Falls, MT............................. 116 106 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..... 89 100 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......... 75 90 Hartford, CT................................ 110 110 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................ 77 92 Honolulu, HI................................ 99 112 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 85 99 Huntsville, AL.............................. 90 92 Indianapolis, IN............................ 89 104 Iowa City, IA............................... 97 93 Johnstown, PA............................... 85 101 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX................................ 85 88 Anchorage, AK............................... 105 107 Atlanta, GA................................. 90 106 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................ 93 88 Austin-San Marcos, TX....................... 89 88 Birmingham, AL.............................. 84 90 Bloomington, IN............................. 90 102 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT...... 99 108 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........ 67 74 Charleston-North Charleston, SC............. 85 102 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......... 91 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. 97 99 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN............... 93 95 Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 98 98 Columbus, OH................................ 89 93 Corpus Christi, TX.......................... 80 83 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 81 96 Dayton-Springfield, OH...................... 99 91 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................. 90 99 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 107 99 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.......................... 89 107 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO................... 92 98 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........... 97 97 Great Falls, MT............................. 91 82 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..... 92 99 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......... 94 95 Hartford, CT................................ 98 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................ 91 101 Honolulu, HI................................ 88 95 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 90 88 Huntsville, AL.............................. 88 89 Indianapolis, IN............................ 96 95 Iowa City, IA............................... 87 97 Johnstown, PA............................... 80 79 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Kansas City, MO-KS.......................... 94 108 Knoxville, TN............................... 89 110 Lincoln, NE................................. 87 105 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... 102 119 Louisville, KY-IN........................... 97 116 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL........... 89 108 Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................... 92 106 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 92 111 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................ 99 117 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI................. 106 121 Mobile, AL.................................. 91 118 New Orleans, LA............................. 90 114 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................................. 109 129 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........ 90 105 Ocala, FL................................... 88 104 Oklahoma City, OK........................... 88 112 Orlando, FL................................. 91 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD................................. 104 125 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................ 97 109 Pittsburgh, PA.............................. 94 107 Portland-Salem, OR-WA....................... 99 116 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........ 106 132 Reading, PA................................. 100 140 Reno, NV.................................... 94 106 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................ 99 114 Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................... 96 113 Rochester, NY............................... 96 111 Rockford, IL................................ 98 101 Sacramento-Yolo, CA......................... 104 123 Salinas, CA................................. 110 131 San Antonio, TX............................. 88 105 San Diego, CA............................... 102 114 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 114 128 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 104 110 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Kansas City, MO-KS.......................... 99 87 Knoxville, TN............................... 98 82 Lincoln, NE................................. 94 83 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... 118 99 Louisville, KY-IN........................... 106 92 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL........... 90 85 Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................... 95 81 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 102 84 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................ 101 95 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI................. 111 109 Mobile, AL.................................. 100 79 New Orleans, LA............................. 105 79 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................................. 123 105 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........ 102 85 Ocala, FL................................... 93 83 Oklahoma City, OK........................... 93 82 Orlando, FL................................. 98 81 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD................................. 118 98 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................ 110 89 Pittsburgh, PA.............................. 102 89 Portland-Salem, OR-WA....................... 102 102 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........ 119 106 Reading, PA................................. 106 92 Reno, NV.................................... 102 91 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................ 104 102 Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................... 105 89 Rochester, NY............................... 105 96 Rockford, IL................................ 107 92 Sacramento-Yolo, CA......................... 115 106 Salinas, CA................................. 132 107 San Antonio, TX............................. 101 77 San Diego, CA............................... 119 104 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 127 113 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 108 111 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Kansas City, MO-KS.......................... 92 101 Knoxville, TN............................... 96 93 Lincoln, NE................................. 78 88 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... 103 107 Louisville, KY-IN........................... 90 98 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL........... 90 88 Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................... 93 97 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 90 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................ 105 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI................. 104 107 Mobile, AL.................................. 98 94 New Orleans, LA............................. 102 93 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................................. 103 114 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........ 90 95 Ocala, FL................................... 89 92 Oklahoma City, OK........................... 84 87 Orlando, FL................................. 96 94 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD................................. 95 108 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................ 103 103 Pittsburgh, PA.............................. 89 99 Portland-Salem, OR-WA....................... 101 101 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........ 100 108 Reading, PA................................. 97 100 Reno, NV.................................... 96 95 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................ 102 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................... 93 99 Rochester, NY............................... 89 97 Rockford, IL................................ 96 93 Sacramento-Yolo, CA......................... 104 105 Salinas, CA................................. 114 105 San Antonio, TX............................. 94 91 San Diego, CA............................... 102 103 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 108 122 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 104 108 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Kansas City, MO-KS.......................... 89 103 Knoxville, TN............................... 78 91 Lincoln, NE................................. 79 103 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... 105 109 Louisville, KY-IN........................... 98 101 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL........... 87 102 Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................... 83 109 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 78 103 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................ 102 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI................. 102 112 Mobile, AL.................................. 90 95 New Orleans, LA............................. 78 94 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................................. 119 115 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........ 81 98 Ocala, FL................................... 73 91 Oklahoma City, OK........................... 85 102 Orlando, FL................................. 81 100 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD................................. 99 109 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................ 83 102 Pittsburgh, PA.............................. 90 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA....................... 110 106 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........ 96 97 Reading, PA................................. 100 104 Reno, NV.................................... 85 108 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................ 98 93 Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................... 81 104 Rochester, NY............................... 84 87 Rockford, IL................................ 104 106 Sacramento-Yolo, CA......................... 92 117 Salinas, CA................................. 111 120 San Antonio, TX............................. 83 91 San Diego, CA............................... 95 106 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 114 115 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Kansas City, MO-KS.......................... 95 93 Knoxville, TN............................... 81 96 Lincoln, NE................................. 81 86 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... 90 92 Louisville, KY-IN........................... 89 89 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL........... 85 95 Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................... 88 90 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 88 90 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................ 93 98 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI................. 103 104 Mobile, AL.................................. 85 90 New Orleans, LA............................. 83 86 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................................. 94 107 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........ 80 88 Ocala, FL................................... 80 94 Oklahoma City, OK........................... 86 93 Orlando, FL................................. 82 95 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD................................. 96 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................ 86 97 Pittsburgh, PA.............................. 87 94 Portland-Salem, OR-WA....................... 87 93 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........ 95 101 Reading, PA................................. 94 99 Reno, NV.................................... 86 94 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................ 86 92 Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................... 87 100 Rochester, NY............................... 89 96 Rockford, IL................................ 96 98 Sacramento-Yolo, CA......................... 95 106 Salinas, CA................................. 93 91 San Antonio, TX............................. 89 85 San Diego, CA............................... 93 92 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 99 106 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 102 100 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Springfield, MA............................. 95 121 Springfield, MO............................. 87 99 St. Louis, MO-IL............................ 97 113 Tallahassee, FL............................. 85 87 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......... 90 106 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.............. 93 98 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV........... 104 116 York, PA.................................... 94 119 Youngstown-Warren, OH....................... 92 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Springfield, MA............................. 121 99 Springfield, MO............................. 99 79 St. Louis, MO-IL............................ 104 88 Tallahassee, FL............................. 95 82 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......... 98 83 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.............. 106 91 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV........... 117 98 York, PA.................................... 107 90 Youngstown-Warren, OH....................... 102 80 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Springfield, MA............................. 103 113 Springfield, MO............................. 85 88 St. Louis, MO-IL............................ 93 100 Tallahassee, FL............................. 88 89 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......... 86 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.............. 86 96 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV........... 96 113 York, PA.................................... 90 96 Youngstown-Warren, OH....................... 93 88 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Springfield, MA............................. 102 110 Springfield, MO............................. 79 98 St. Louis, MO-IL............................ 109 103 Tallahassee, FL............................. 84 87 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......... 89 97 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.............. 85 97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV........... 95 114 York, PA.................................... 87 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH....................... 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Springfield, MA............................. 105 69 Springfield, MO............................. 87 86 St. Louis, MO-IL............................ 93 106 Tallahassee, FL............................. 82 99 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......... 83 93 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.............. 90 90 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV........... 103 93 York, PA.................................... 84 94 Youngstown-Warren, OH....................... 94 104 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.