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USDL 02-625

For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Friday, November 8, 2002

AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, 2001

Average annual pay of employees in the nation’s 318 metropolitan areas increased by 2.4 percent from

2000 to 2001, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of

Labor. The over-the-year gain was smaller than last year’s gain of 6.1 percent and was the lowest increase

since 1994. (See chart 1.) Annual pay in metropolitan areas averaged $37,897 in 2001, up from $37,017

in 2000.

Average annual pay for the entire nation, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas combined, was

$36,214 in 2001, a 2.5 percent increase from 2000. (Average Annual Pay by State and Industry, 2001,

was issued on September 24, 2002, in USDL 02-540.)

Average annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers subject to state and federal

unemployment insurance (UI) laws covering 129.7 million full- and part-time jobs. Average annual pay is

computed by dividing the total annual payrolls of employees covered by UI programs by the average monthly

number of these employees. (See Technical Note.) Pay differences between areas reflect the varying

composition of employment by occupation, industry, and hours of work, as well as other factors. Similarly,

over-the-year pay changes may reflect shifts in these characteristics, as well as changes in the level of average

pay. Table 1 of this release contains pay data for Metropolitan and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas

within the United States and Puerto Rico; table 2 includes averages and rankings for the areas designated as

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas. (See Technical Note for definitions.) The data for the six

metropolitan areas within Puerto Rico are not included in the averages for all metropolitan areas.

Metropolitan and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas

San Jose, Calif., retained its position as the metropolitan area with the highest average annual pay

($65,926), a position it has held since 1997. This area held this position despite experiencing the largest

decline (-13.5 percent) in average annual pay among the 10 metropolitan areas with decreases in 2001.

(See table 1.) Large declines in the information and manufacturing sectors contributed to this year’s sharp

decrease in San Jose. San Francisco, Calif., had the second highest average annual pay level ($59,761),

followed by New York, N.Y. ($58,963), New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, Conn.

($52,177), and Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J. ($49,830). Average pay levels in these five

metropolitan areas ranged from 31 to 74 percent above the average for all metropolitan areas in the nation.

Of the 318 metropolitan areas in the nation, 34 reported average annual pay levels above the national

metropolitan pay average of $37,897.

Jacksonville, N.C., had the lowest average annual pay among metropolitan areas in 2001 ($21,393).

The second lowest pay occurred in Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Texas ($22,146), followed by
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas ($22,317), Yuma, Ariz. ($22,482), and Myrtle Beach, S.C. ($24,012).

While the order of rankings has differed in prior years, these five metropolitan areas have had the lowest

average annual pay since 1996. (Comparisons exclude areas within Puerto Rico.)

The largest percentage increase in average annual pay from 2000 to 2001 occurred in Lafayette, La.

(8.1 percent). The next largest increase occurred in Dutchess County, N.Y. (7.4 percent). Four metropolitan areas reported 6.8 percent increases in average annual pay: Enid, Okla., Fresno, Calif., OdessaMidland, Texas, and Pensacola, Fla.

In 2001, 90 metropolitan areas experienced less than average growth in average annual pay. Of these,

6 metropolitan areas had growth of approximately 1 percent and 13 metropolitan areas experienced growth

of less than 1 percent; 1 metropolitan area reported no change in average annual pay. Two metropolitan

areas reported declines of less than 1 percent in average annual pay, seven metropolitan areas reported declines of more than 1 percent but less than 10 percent, and one metropolitan area reported a decline of more

than 10 percent.

Comparison of Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas

Average annual pay within the nation’s nonmetropolitan areas rose by 3.3 percent in 2001, compared

with 2.4 percent in metropolitan areas. (See chart 2.) This is the first time since 1994 that growth in total

nonmetropolitan average annual pay outpaced that of metropolitan area average annual pay. (See Technical

Note.) Average annual pay in nonmetropolitan areas in 2001 was $28,190, up from $27,303 in 2000. In

2001, nonmetropolitan average annual pay was 26 percent less than metropolitan average annual pay, a

difference of $9,707. This was approximately the same difference as in 2000.

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Average annual pay for the nation’s 18 Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) rose by

1.8 percent from 2000 to 2001, from $42,641 to $43,424. (See table 2.) This was lower than the previous

year’s growth rate of 7.3 percent.

The San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif., consolidated metropolitan area again had the highest

pay level, $54,182. This CMSA has led the country in average annual pay among CMSAs since 1998.

The second highest pay level was found in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-

Chart 1. Percent change in average annual pay 

within metropolitan areas, 1991-2001

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Conn.-Pa. ($51,121), followed by Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, Mass.-N.H. ($45,768),

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. ($44,242), and Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash. ($42,251).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had the lowest average annual pay level ($34,304) of the consolidated

metropolitan areas in the nation for the eighth consecutive year. Cleveland-Akron, Ohio, had the second

lowest ($34,945), followed by Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. ($35,470), Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

($35,561), and Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash. ($36,111).

Among the consolidated metropolitan areas, the highest percentage increase in average annual pay

from 2000 to 2001 was in Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., at 5.0 percent. The next

largest increases were in Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas (4.4 percent), and Sacramento-Yolo,

Calif. (4.1 percent). Three consolidated metropolitan areas reported increases in average annual pay of

3.0 percent: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Milwaukee-Racine, Wis., and Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic

City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif., was the only consolidated metropolitan area that reported a

decline in average annual pay in 2001, falling by 4.2 percent. This was attributed to the decline in average

annual pay for the San Jose, Calif., MSA. The smallest percentage increases occurred in Detroit-Ann

Arbor-Flint, Mich. (0.5 percent), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash. (0.6 percent), Portland-Salem, Ore.-

Wash. (0.7 percent), Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo. (1.6 percent), and Boston-Worcester-LawrenceLowell-Brockton, Mass.-N.H. (1.7 percent).

Change in Industry Classification Systems

Beginning with the release of data for 2001, publications presenting data from the Covered Employment

and Wages program use the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry. NAICS is the product of a

cooperative effort on the part of the statistical agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Due to

differences in NAICS and SIC structures, industry data for 2001 are not comparable to the SIC-based data

for earlier years.

Chart 2. Percent change in average annual pay in metropolitan 

and nonmetropolitan areas, 1997-2001

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Percent change

MSA

Non-MSA
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NAICS uses a production-oriented approach to categorize economic units. Units with similar production

processes are classified in the same industry. NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as

opposed to the SIC focus on what is produced. This approach yields significantly different industry

groupings than those produced by the SIC approach.

Data users will be able to work with new NAICS industrial groupings that better reflect the workings of

the U.S. economy. For example, a new industry sector called Information brings together units which turn

information into a commodity with units which distribute that commodity. Information’s major components

are publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, information services, and data processing. Under the SIC

system, these units were spread across the manufacturing, communications, business services, and amusement

services groups. Another new sector of interest is Professional and technical services. This sector is

comprised of establishments engaged in activities where human capital is the major input.

Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Web page at https://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm and the U.S. Census Bureau Web site at

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html. The NAICS 2002 manual is available from the

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Web page at http://www.ntis.gov.

Average annual pay for 2001 and other data from the Covered Employment and Wages

(CEW) program is available on the BLS Web site at https://www.bls.gov/cew/.
Technical Note

These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative

 program known as Covered Employment and Wages, or the

ES-202 program. The data are derived from summaries of

employment and total pay of workers covered by

unemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by State

Employment Security Agencies (SESAs). The summaries are

a byproduct of the administration of state unemployment

insurance programs that require most employers to pay

quarterly taxes based on the employment and wages of workers

covered by UI. Data for 2001 are preliminary and subject to

revision. The 2000 data used to calculate the 2000-01 changes

for individual metropolitan areas and consolidated metropolitan

areas presented in this release were adjusted for changes in

county classification to make them comparable to data for 2001.

As a result, the adjusted 2000 data differ to some extent from

the data available from the BLS Web site.

Coverage

Employment and wage data for workers covered by state

UI laws and for federal civilian workers covered by

the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

(UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution reports submitted to the SESAs by employers. In addition to the

quarterly contribution reports, employers who operate multiple

establishments within a state complete a questionnaire, called

the “Multiple Worksite Report,” which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each of their establishments. Average annual pay data included in this release are

derived from microdata summaries of 8.0 million employer reports of employment and wages submitted by states to

the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These reports are based on place

of employment rather than place of residence.

UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable

from state to state. In 2001, UI and UCFE programs

covered workers in 129.7 million jobs. The estimated 124.8

million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for multiple jobholders) represented 99.7 percent of wage and salary

civilian employment. Multiple jobholder estimates are produced

by the Current Population Survey. Covered workers received

$4.695 trillion in pay, representing 94.8 percent of

the wage and salary component of personal income and 46.6

percent of the gross domestic product. About 83 percent of all

covered workers were employed in metropolitan areas. Total

wages of workers in metropolitan areas comprised approximately

87 percent of all covered wages in the United States.

Major exclusions from UI coverage during 2001, are selfemployed workers, most agricultural workers on small farms, all

members of the Armed Forces, elected officials in most states,

most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit organizations.

Concepts and methodology

Average annual pay was computed by dividing total annual

pay of employees covered by UI programs by the average

monthly number of these employees. In addition to salaries,

average annual pay data include bonuses, the cash value of

meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and,

in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred

compensation plans, such as 401(k) plans and stock options.

Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who

worked during or received pay for the pay period including the

12th of the month. With few exceptions, all employees of covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers,

corporation officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and

clerical workers. Workers on paid vacation and part-time workers are also included. Percent changes in average annual pay

were computed using preliminary North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS)-based 2000 data as the base.

These preliminary NAICS-based 2000 data will differ from the

SIC-based 2000 data previously published.

Average annual pay is affected by the ratio of full-time to

part-time workers as well as the number of individuals in highpaying and low-paying occupations. When comparing

average annual pay levels among metropolitan areas,

these factors should be taken into consideration. Annual pay

data only approximate annual earnings because an individual

may not be employed by the same employer all year or may work

for more than one employer. Also, year-to-year changes in

average annual pay can result from a change in the proportion

of employment in high- and low-wage jobs, as well as from

changes in the level of average annual pay.

In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, SESAs

verify with employers and update, if necessary, the industry,

location, and ownership classifications of all establishments on

a 3-year cycle. Changes in establishment classification codes

resulting from the verification process are introduced with the

data reported for the first quarter of the year. Changes resulting

from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the

first quarter. For these reasons, some data, especially at more

detailed geographic levels, may not be strictly comparable with

earlier years.

The combined metropolitan area totals and the consolidated

metropolitan areas totals provided in tables 1 and 2, respectively, have not been adjusted for changes in county classifications or changes in Metropolitan Statistical Area or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area definitions. Individual metropolitan areas and consolidated metropolitan areas, however,

have been adjusted for county reclassifications. Historical metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area data presented in this release have not been adjusted for changes in noneconomic

county reclassifications or changes in metropolitan area definitions. Metropolitan area redefinitions can cause substantial
changes in employment and wage data between years. For

example, in 1993, widespread metropolitan area definitions which

incorporated the 1990 Census were introduced, resulting in a

sharp decline in employment and wages in nonmetropolitan areas. The all metropolitan area totals increased correspondingly

due to these redefinitions. Changes in metropolitan area definitions have a larger impact on over-the-year changes for the

all nonmetropolitan area totals than the all metropolitan areas.

This is because the nonmetropolitan area total is significantly

smaller in size than the all metropolitan area component and is

more sensitive to changes in definitions.

The comparison of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area

pay growth in this release reflects recalculations of historical

average annual pay. As a result, pay growth figures in some

years differ from earlier releases. Previously, average annual

pay calculations for the all metropolitan area total and the nonmetropolitan area total may have included adjustments for

changes in Metropolitan Statistical Area definitions and/or

county reclassifications.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas for use in federal statistical activities and updates these definitions, as needed, each summer. Data in this

release use metropolitan area criteria established by OMB in

definitions issued June 30, 1999, (OMB Bulletin No. 99-04).

These definitions reflect information obtained from the 1990

Decennial Census and the 1998 U.S. Census Bureau population

estimate. Metropolitan Statistical Area definitions are typically

redefined on a yearly basis. A complete list of metropolitan area

definitions is available from the National Technical Information

Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5205 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va. 22161, telephone 1-800-553-6847.

Generally speaking, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is

a freestanding urban area that meets a specified size criteria.

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs) are freestanding areas within very large MSAs. Once an area is identified as

a PMSA, the term MSA no longer is used to describe the area.

The large metropolitan area that is the sum of the PMSAs is

called a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA).

The set of areas known as MSAs, PMSAs, and CMSAs are

collectively designated and referred to as metropolitan areas.

Nonmetropolitan areas include counties which do not fall within

defined metropolitan areas. Covered employment and wage

data include establishments classified as foreign locations, outof-state locations, and unknown locations in nonmetropolitan

areas.

Current metropolitan area definitions are based on standards

published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990,

(55 FR12154-12160). Under the 1990 standards, an area qualifies

for recognition as an MSA in one of two ways: (1) if it includes

a city of at least 50,000 population, or (2) if it includes a U.S.

Census Bureau-defined urbanized area (of at least 50,000 population) and has a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000

(75,000 in New England). In addition to the county(ies) containing the main city or urbanized area, an MSA may include additional counties that have strong economic and social ties to

the central county(ies) and meet other specified requirements

of metropolitan character. The ties are determined chiefly by

census data on commuting to work. An MSA may contain

more than one city of 50,000 population and may cross state

lines.

An area that meets these requirements for recognition as an

MSA but also has a total population of one million or more may

be recognized as a CMSA if: (1) separate component areas can

be identified within the entire area by meeting specified statistical criteria, and (2) local opinion indicates there is support for

the component areas. If recognized, the component areas are

designated PMSAs, and the entire area becomes a CMSA. If

no PMSAs are recognized, the entire area is an MSA.

OMB defines metropolitan areas in terms of entire counties,

except in the six New England states where they are defined in

terms of cities and towns. New England data in this news release, however, are based on a county concept defined by OMB

as New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs) because county-level data are the most detailed available from the

Covered Employment and Wages program. NECMAs are

county-based alternatives to the city- and town-based metropolitan areas in New England. The NECMA for an MSA or

CMSA includes: (1) the county containing the first-named city

in that MSA/CMSA title (this county may include the firstnamed cities of other MSAs/CMSAs), and (2) each additional

county having at least half its population in the MSA(s)/

CMSA(s) whose first-named cities are in the county identified

in step 1. The NECMAs are officially defined areas that are

meant to be used by statistical programs that can not, or choose

not to, use the regular metropolitan area definitions in New

England. However, the NECMA definitions do not include

official definitions that correspond to the CMSA concept.

Therefore, there are no explicit definitions that correspond to

the Boston CMSA or the New York CMSA.

Table 2 of this news release includes data for the New York

CMSA that includes the New Haven-Bridgeport-StamfordDanbury-Waterbury, Conn. NECMA. Table 2 also includes the

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. NECMA, as that area

serves as a NECMA for the Boston, Mass.-N.H. PMSA and

the Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, Mass.-N.H.-Me.-Conn.

CMSA.

Additional statistics and other information

The 2001 news release for average annual pay by state and

industry was issued on September 24, 2002, (USDL 02-540), and

employment and average annual pay for large counties will be

issued in late November 2002. An annual bulletin, Employment

and Wages, features comprehensive information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the na-
tion and all states. Employment and Wages Annual Averages,

2001 will be available for sale in late 2002 from the BLS Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690.

Average annual employment and pay data by state and

county are available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20212, telephone 202-691-6567 (e-mail: CEWInfo@bls.gov). Also available from BLS is a news release of first quarter 2002 employment and wage data at the national industry subsector level

(USDL 02-591, October 16, 2002). First quarter 2002 data at the

state total level will be available on the BLS Web site on

November 22.

Information in this release will be made available to sensoryimpaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200;

TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

 Metropolitan areas5 .............................................................. $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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by metropolitan area —

Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of 

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

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.
Table 2. Average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 for all covered workers1 by Consolidated Metropolitan

Statistical Area

Consolidated Metropolitan

Statistical Area2

Average annual pay3 Ranking of

areas by

level of

average

annual pay

for 2001

20004 2001

Percent

change,

2000-01

 Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas5 ........................... $42,641 $43,424 1.8 –

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH ............. 45,021 45,768 1.7 3

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ............................................... 40,708 41,778 2.6 8

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN .................................................. 34,595 35,561 2.8 15

Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................................. 34,130 34,945 2.4 17

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................................................. 39,987 40,915 2.3 10

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ..................................................... 41,328 41,985 1.6 7

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .......................................................... 41,396 41,619 0.5 9

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria,TX ................................................. 40,312 42,084 4.4 6

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................... 37,973 39,072 2.9 12

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................................... 33,293 34,304 3.0 18

Milwaukee-Racine, WI ................................................................ 34,426 35,470 3.0 16

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..... 50,073 51,121 2.1 2

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............... 38,540 39,701 3.0 11

Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................ 35,855 36,111 0.7 14

Sacramento-Yolo, CA ................................................................. 36,262 37,737 4.1 13

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ....................................... 56,546 54,182 -4.2 1

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................................ 41,993 42,251 0.6 5

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ..................................... 42,135 44,242 5.0 4

San Juan-Caguas-Arecibo, PR .................................................. 19,623 20,535 4.6 19

1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

2 Includes data for Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA)

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 CMSA

definition for the specific year. Annual changes include differences resulting

from changes in CMSA definitions.

4 Annual pay levels for individual consolidated metropolitan areas have

been adjusted to reflect noneconomic county reclassifications where

applicable. The total for all consolidated metropolitan areas combined,

however, has not been adjusted for these reclassifications. See Technical

Note.

5 Totals do not include the San Juan-Caguas-Arecibo CMSA within

Puerto Rico.
Percent change in average annual pay from 2000 to 2001 

by metropolitan area

(Metropolitan area average = 2.4 percent)

Source: Bure

November 2

Anchorage, Alaska:

3.2 percent

Honolulu, Hawaii:

2.0 percent

Puerto Rico