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Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
Table 2. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for covered workers 1/ by Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Technical information: (202) 606-6567 USDL 93-428
Media contact: 606-5902 For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Monday, October 18, 1993
AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY LEVELS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, 1992
The average annual pay of employees in metropolitan areas increased
5.6 percent from 1991 to 1992, according to preliminary data released today
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The
U.S. average annual pay level for the nation's 320 metropolitan areas was
$27,173 in 1992, up from $25,729 in 1991. Annual pay for the entire nation
averaged $25,903 in 1992. (Average annual pay data by state and industry
were issued on September 16, 1993.)
Annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers
subject to State and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs covering
107.4 million workers. Average annual pay is computed by dividing the
total annual pay of both full- and part-time employees covered under UI
programs by the average monthly number of these employees. 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.
Along with the Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Primary
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 20 areas are designated as
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Data for the latter are also
included in this release. (See Technical Note for definitions.)
Metropolitan and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas
For the fourth consecutive year, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury,
Conn., led the nation with an average annual pay level of $39,006. (See
table 1.) New York, N.Y., had the second highest average annual pay
($38,802), followed by San Jose, Calif. ($37,068), Middlesex-Somerset-
Hunterdon, N.J. ($34,826), and Newark, N.J. ($34,712). This ranking
remained the same as a year ago, and average annual pay in these five
metropolitan areas ranged from 28 to 44 percent above the average for
metropolitan areas ($27,173). Of the 320 metropolitan areas, 40 reported
average annual pay levels above the MSA average and 18 had average pay
levels in excess of $30,000 annually.
Jacksonville, N.C., recorded the lowest average annual pay level in
1992--$15,624--followed by McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex. ($16,583),
Yakima, Wash. ($17,210), Brownsville-Harlingen, Tex. ($17,294), and Yuma,
Ariz. ($17,438). Average annual pay in the five bottom-ranked metropolitan
areas averaged 36 to 43 percent below the nationwide MSA average. A total
of 33 metropolitan areas reported average pay levels below $20,000
annually.
The two metropolitan areas ranked highest by average annual pay level
also reported percent increases during 1992 which were among the largest in
the nation. New York, N.Y., led all metropolitan areas with an increase of
10.6 percent in average annual pay. Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla., and Jersey
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City, N.J., each had increases of 8.9 percent, followed by Bridgeport-
Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury, Conn. (8.4 percent), and Seattle, Wash. (8.3
percent). Overall, a total of 94 metropolitan areas reported percent
increases at or above the MSA average of 5.6 percent. Of those 94
metropolitan areas, 70 had average annual pay levels below the nationwide
MSA average of $27,173.
From 1991 to 1992, Mansfield, Ohio, was the only metropolitan area to
experience a decline in the level of average annual pay--0.9 percent, due
in large part to a 7.4 percent decrease in private sector manufacturing
pay. The smallest increases in average annual pay from the previous year
were reported in Odessa, Tex. (0.9 percent), Flint, Mich., and Muncie, Ind.
(each 1.2 percent), and Bradenton, Fla. (1.3 percent).
The average annual pay growth experienced by the nation's metropolitan
areas between 1991 and 1992 was significantly greater than the growth
reported the previous year, contributing heavily to the general trend of
higher pay growth for the nation and many states. The nationwide
metropolitan area pay increase of 5.6 percent was 1.3 percentage points
higher than the increase during 1991, and the highest reported since 1982.
Early bonus and lump-sum payments made by employers during the fourth
quarter of 1992 contributed, in part, to the higher average annual pay
levels in metropolitan areas; the most notable pay changes by industry
occurred in finance, insurance, and real estate.
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Average annual pay in consolidated metropolitan areas increased 6.4
percent, from $28,518 in 1991 to $30,353 in 1992. (See table 2.) New
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn., had the highest pay
level among consolidated metropolitan areas for the sixth consecutive year.
In 1992, this area had average annual pay of $35,374. San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose, Calif., was the second highest with $32,700, followed by
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown-Bristol, Conn. ($31,967), Boston-Lawrence-
Salem-Lowell-Brockton, Mass. ($31,872), and Detroit-Ann Arbor, Mich.
($30,263). These areas retained the same rankings in 1992 as a year ago.
(See table 2.)
Providence-Pawtucket-Woonsocket, R.I., had the lowest annual pay level
of the consolidated metropolitan areas, with an average of $24,328 in 1992.
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y., was the second lowest with $24,385, followed
by Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ($25,187), Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. ($25,486),
and Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. ($25,703). These areas were also ranked
the same in 1992 as in 1991.
Private sector pay increases in the finance, insurance, and real
estate industry helped the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-
N.J.-Conn., consolidated metropolitan area post the highest percent
increase in pay as well as the highest pay level during 1992. New York-
Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn., led the nation in pay
growth at 8.8 percent, followed by Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. (7.9 percent),
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. (6.6 percent), San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose, Calif. (6.5 percent), and Boston-Lawrence-Salem-Lowell-
Brockton, Mass. (6.4 percent). Seattle-Tacoma, Wash., and San Francisco-
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Oakland-San Jose, Calif., continued their strong pay growth from a year
ago; these two metropolitan areas had led by pay growth during 1991 at
5.9 percent. Boston-Lawrence-Salem-Lowell-Brockton, Mass., also ranked in
the top five during 1991. Seventeen of the 20 consolidated metropolitan
areas reported higher percent increases in 1992 than in 1991.
Denver-Boulder, Colo., reported the lowest increase in average annual
pay among the 20 consolidated metropolitan areas with growth of 4.6 percent
in 1992. The second smallest percent change occurred in Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. (4.8 percent), followed by Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside,
Calif. (5.0 percent), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. (5.1 percent), and
Providence-Pawtucket-Woonsocket, R.I., and Hartford-New Britain-Middletown-
Bristol, Conn., each at 5.2 percent.
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Technical Note
These data are the product of a Federal-State cooperative program in
which State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) prepare summaries of
employment and total pay of workers covered by Unemployment Insurance
legislation. The summaries are a by-product of the administration of State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs that require most employers to pay
quarterly taxes based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI.
Data for 1992 are preliminary and subject to revision. A news release
providing average annual pay data by state and industry was issued on
September 16, 1993 (USDL 93-372).
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 report, 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 are derived from summaries
of employment and wages submitted by states to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state. In 1992, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 107.4 million
jobs, representing 96 percent of wage and salary civilian employment.
Covered workers received $2.782 trillion in pay representing 95.4 percent
of the wage and salary component of national income and 46.8 percent of the
gross domestic product. About 81 percent of all covered workers were
employed in metropolitan areas. Total wages of workers in metropolitan
areas comprised approximately 85 percent of all covered wages in the
United States.
Major exclusions from UI coverage during 1992 included 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. Other exclusions from UI coverage include
most self-employed individuals and all unpaid family members.
Concepts and methodology
Average annual pay was computed by dividing total annual pay of
employees covered by unemployment insurance programs by the average monthly
number of these employees. Included in the annual payroll data are
bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other
gratuities, and, in many states, employer contributions to certain deferred
compensation plans such as 401(k) plans. 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.
Percentage changes in average annual pay were computed using final 1991
data as a base.
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Average annual pay is affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time
workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying
occupations. When comparing average annual pay levels between 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. Year to year changes in average annual pay can result from a
change in the proportion of employment in low and high wage jobs as well as
from changes in the level of average annual pay.
Metropolitan Areas are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under standards published in the Federal Register on January
3, 1980, and definitions as of June 30, 1990. Generally speaking, a
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is simply a free-standing urban area
that meets a specified size criteria. Primary Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (PMSAs) are free-standing areas within very large MSAs. Once an area
is identified as a PMSA, the term MSA is no longer used to describe the
area. The large metropolitan area that is the sum of the PMSAs is called a
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA).
More specifically, metropolitan area terms are applied as follows: An
MSA is defined as an area which either has a city of at least 50,000 in
population within its corporate limits, or which contains an "urbanized
area" as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census of at least 50,000 in
population and has a total MSA population of at least 100,000. If a
metropolitan area fits the criteria for an MSA and has a total population
of less than 1,000,000, then it will remain an MSA. If, however, an MSA
has a population of 1,000,000 or more, then the area is tested to see if a
PMSA exists. A PMSA is an area within an MSA which either was recognized
as a separate Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) as of January
1, 1980, or which has a population of 100,000 with at least 60 percent of
its population urban and less than 50 percent of the resident workers
commuting to jobs outside the area. Local opinion that strongly supports
recognition of a PMSA and which demonstrates that the area has very strong
internal economic and social ties is also considered in determining if a
PMSA exists.
If more than one PMSA is determined to exist, then the entire
metropolitan area, made up of the individual PMSAs, is called a CMSA. More
precisely, a CMSA is defined as an MSA with a population of at least
1,000,000 in which PMSAs exist. All counties within a CMSA must be
included in a PMSA so that the total geographical area of the PMSAs
comprises the entire CMSA.
It should be noted that data in this news release for New England are
based on a county concept rather than townships or city definitions and are
defined as New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs).
Additional statistics and other information
Average annual employment and pay data by state and county are
available upon request from the Division of Occupational and Administrative
Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Washington, DC, 20212, telephone (202) 606-6567. The comprehensive
bulletin, Employment and Wages, features information by detailed industry
on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all states.
The bulletin for 1992, scheduled for publication in late 1993, will be
available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-STAT; TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD Message Referral Phone Number: 1-800-326-2577.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ | ______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
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Metropolitan areas......................................|$25,729 | 27,173 | 5.6 | | |
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Abilene, Tex.................................................| 19,120 | 19,879 | 4.0 | 287 | 238 |
Akron, Ohio..................................................| 24,156 | 25,342 | 4.9 | 75 | 156 |
Albany, Ga...................................................| 21,353 | 22,072 | 3.4 | 201 | 274 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.................................| 24,817 | 26,020 | 4.8 | 58 | 164 |
Albuquerque, N.M.............................................| 21,979 | 22,912 | 4.2 | 162 | 218 |
Alexandria, La...............................................| 19,084 | 19,858 | 4.1 | 288 | 229 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J..........................| 23,926 | 25,605 | 7.0 | 68 | 21 |
Altoona, Pa..................................................| 18,972 | 19,989 | 5.4 | 286 | 106 |
Amarillo, Tex................................................| 20,055 | 21,066 | 5.0 | 245 | 146 |
Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif.....................................| 27,852 | 29,353 | 5.4 | 24 | 106 |
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Anchorage, Alaska............................................| 31,828 | 33,007 | 3.7 | 9 | 256 |
Anderson, Ind................................................| 24,765 | 25,273 | 2.0 | 78 | 310 |
Anderson, S.C................................................| 19,027 | 20,000 | 5.1 | 285 | 135 |
Ann Arbor, Mich..............................................| 27,503 | 28,714 | 4.4 | 29 | 203 |
Anniston, Ala................................................| 19,678 | 20,112 | 2.2 | 281 | 309 |
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis.................................| 22,758 | 24,127 | 6.0 | 126 | 61 |
Asheville, N.C...............................................| 20,063 | 21,384 | 6.6 | 226 | 34 |
Athens, Ga...................................................| 20,413 | 21,241 | 4.1 | 235 | 229 |
Atlanta, Ga..................................................| 26,636 | 28,159 | 5.7 | 33 | 77 |
Atlantic City, N.J...........................................| 23,526 | 24,938 | 6.0 | 95 | 61 |
| | | | | |
Augusta, Ga.-S.C.............................................| 23,159 | 24,451 | 5.6 | 110 | 89 |
Aurora-Elgin, Ill............................................| 23,819 | 25,250 | 6.0 | 79 | 61 |
Austin, Tex..................................................| 23,116 | 24,429 | 5.7 | 112 | 77 |
Bakersfield, Calif...........................................| 23,429 | 23,987 | 2.4 | 130 | 306 |
Baltimore, Md................................................| 25,708 | 26,795 | 4.2 | 43 | 218 |
Bangor, Maine................................................| 20,781 | 21,730 | 4.6 | 213 | 184 |
Baton Rouge, La..............................................| 22,641 | 23,649 | 4.5 | 140 | 195 |
Battle Creek, Mich...........................................| 24,743 | 25,969 | 5.0 | 60 | 146 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex....................................| 23,886 | 25,523 | 6.9 | 71 | 25 |
Beaver County, Pa............................................| 21,885 | 23,098 | 5.5 | 157 | 95 |
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Bellingham, Wash.............................................| 19,909 | 20,432 | 2.6 | 268 | 299 |
Benton Harbor, Mich..........................................| 21,882 | 23,401 | 6.9 | 146 | 25 |
Bergen-Passaic, N.J..........................................| 31,292 | 33,592 | 7.4 | 8 | 11 |
Billings, Mont...............................................| 20,089 | 20,934 | 4.2 | 249 | 218 |
Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss........................................| 18,542 | 19,336 | 4.3 | 298 | 213 |
Binghamton, N.Y..............................................| 24,786 | 25,394 | 2.5 | 73 | 303 |
Birmingham, Ala..............................................| 23,424 | 24,545 | 4.8 | 106 | 164 |
Bismarck, N.D................................................| 19,303 | 20,304 | 5.2 | 276 | 124 |
Bloomington, Ind.............................................| 20,195 | 21,250 | 5.2 | 234 | 124 |
Bloomington-Normal, Ill......................................| 24,260 | 25,581 | 5.4 | 69 | 106 |
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Boise City, Idaho............................................| 22,445 | 23,779 | 5.9 | 134 | 65 |
Boston-Lawrence-Salem-Lowell-Brockton, Mass..................| 29,968 | 31,872 | 6.4 | 12 | 41 |
Boulder-Longmont, Colo.......................................| 24,524 | 25,829 | 5.3 | 62 | 119 |
Bradenton, Fla...............................................| 18,833 | 19,081 | 1.3 | 306 | 313 |
Brazoria, Tex................................................| 27,027 | 27,979 | 3.5 | 35 | 271 |
Bremerton, Wash..............................................| 22,578 | 24,221 | 7.3 | 120 | 13 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury, Conn....................| 35,998 | 39,006 | 8.4 | 1 | 4 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, Tex...................................| 16,368 | 17,294 | 5.7 | 315 | 77 |
Bryan-College Station, Tex...................................| 18,138 | 18,940 | 4.4 | 307 | 203 |
Buffalo, N.Y.................................................| 23,128 | 24,354 | 5.3 | 114 | 119 |
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
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| | | | | |
Burlington, N.C..............................................|$18,972 | 19,525 | 2.9 | 291 | 294 |
Burlington, Vt...............................................| 24,940 | 25,828 | 3.6 | 63 | 264 |
Canton, Ohio.................................................| 21,124 | 22,381 | 5.9 | 185 | 65 |
Casper, Wyo..................................................| 21,413 | 21,971 | 2.6 | 206 | 299 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa...........................................| 23,308 | 24,483 | 5.0 | 109 | 146 |
Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, Ill................................| 21,273 | 22,290 | 4.8 | 189 | 164 |
Charleston, S.C..............................................| 20,183 | 21,205 | 5.1 | 237 | 135 |
Charleston, W.Va.............................................| 23,349 | 24,274 | 4.0 | 116 | 238 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.......................| 23,693 | 25,107 | 6.0 | 84 | 61 |
Charlottesville, Va..........................................| 21,783 | 22,668 | 4.1 | 174 | 229 |
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Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga........................................| 21,325 | 22,295 | 4.5 | 188 | 195 |
Cheyenne, Wyo................................................| 20,054 | 20,957 | 4.5 | 248 | 195 |
Chicago, Ill.................................................| 28,711 | 30,692 | 6.9 | 15 | 25 |
Chico, Calif.................................................| 18,881 | 19,380 | 2.6 | 295 | 299 |
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.....................................| 24,763 | 26,187 | 5.8 | 51 | 71 |
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, Tenn.-Ky...........................| 17,708 | 18,581 | 4.9 | 311 | 156 |
Cleveland, Ohio..............................................| 25,462 | 26,857 | 5.5 | 42 | 95 |
Colorado Springs, Colo.......................................| 21,802 | 22,686 | 4.1 | 172 | 229 |
Columbia, Mo.................................................| 20,412 | 21,381 | 4.7 | 227 | 172 |
Columbia, S.C................................................| 21,184 | 22,027 | 4.0 | 203 | 238 |
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Columbus, Ga-Ala.............................................| 20,009 | 20,699 | 3.4 | 261 | 274 |
Columbus, Ohio...............................................| 23,824 | 25,197 | 5.8 | 80 | 71 |
Corpus Christi, Tex..........................................| 21,800 | 22,770 | 4.4 | 168 | 203 |
Cumberland, Md.-W.Va.........................................| 20,066 | 20,431 | 1.8 | 269 | 311 |
Dallas, Tex..................................................| 27,364 | 28,988 | 5.9 | 28 | 65 |
Danville, Va.................................................| 19,386 | 20,707 | 6.8 | 260 | 30 |
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Ill.......................| 22,849 | 23,814 | 4.2 | 133 | 218 |
Dayton-Springfield, Ohio.....................................| 23,887 | 25,186 | 5.4 | 81 | 106 |
Daytona Beach, Fla...........................................| 18,212 | 19,146 | 5.1 | 303 | 135 |
Decatur, Ala.................................................| 21,674 | 22,884 | 5.6 | 164 | 89 |
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Decatur, Ill.................................................| 24,282 | 25,298 | 4.2 | 76 | 218 |
Denver, Colo.................................................| 26,526 | 27,734 | 4.6 | 37 | 184 |
Des Moines, Iowa.............................................| 22,735 | 24,111 | 6.1 | 127 | 54 |
Detroit, Mich................................................| 28,664 | 30,408 | 6.1 | 18 | 54 |
Dothan, Ala..................................................| 20,187 | 21,339 | 5.7 | 230 | 77 |
Dubuque, Iowa................................................| 20,445 | 21,880 | 7.0 | 208 | 21 |
Duluth, Minn.-Wis............................................| 20,629 | 21,723 | 5.3 | 214 | 119 |
Eau Claire, Wis..............................................| 19,397 | 20,331 | 4.8 | 274 | 164 |
El Paso, Tex.................................................| 18,607 | 19,563 | 5.1 | 290 | 135 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Ind..........................................| 21,893 | 23,149 | 5.7 | 154 | 77 |
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Elmira, N.Y..................................................| 20,942 | 21,706 | 3.6 | 216 | 264 |
Enid, Okla...................................................| 18,500 | 19,145 | 3.5 | 304 | 271 |
Erie, Pa.....................................................| 22,411 | 23,552 | 5.1 | 144 | 135 |
Eugene-Springfield, Ore......................................| 20,592 | 21,570 | 4.7 | 222 | 172 |
Evansville, Ind.-Ky..........................................| 22,108 | 23,091 | 4.4 | 158 | 203 |
Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn....................................| 19,660 | 20,486 | 4.2 | 266 | 218 |
Fayetteville, N.C............................................| 19,043 | 20,349 | 6.9 | 272 | 25 |
Fayetteville-Springdale, Ark.................................| 19,086 | 20,082 | 5.2 | 283 | 124 |
Flint, Mich..................................................| 29,318 | 29,672 | 1.2 | 21 | 314 |
Florence, Ala................................................| 19,813 | 20,665 | 4.3 | 263 | 213 |
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Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
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Florence, S.C................................................|$19,626 | 20,685 | 5.4 | 262 | 106 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo..................................| 21,935 | 22,889 | 4.4 | 163 | 203 |
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, Fla.................| 23,543 | 25,027 | 6.3 | 86 | 44 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Fla...................................| 20,173 | 21,323 | 5.7 | 232 | 77 |
Fort Pierce, Fla.............................................| 20,216 | 21,821 | 7.9 | 210 | 7 |
Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla........................................| 19,062 | 20,755 | 8.9 | 257 | 2 |
Fort Walton Beach, Fla.......................................| 18,165 | 19,152 | 5.4 | 302 | 106 |
Fort Wayne, Ind..............................................| 23,110 | 24,174 | 4.6 | 123 | 184 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Tex....................................| 24,289 | 25,822 | 6.3 | 64 | 44 |
Fresno, Calif................................................| 20,524 | 21,223 | 3.4 | 236 | 274 |
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Gadsden, Ala.................................................| 20,115 | 21,286 | 5.8 | 233 | 71 |
Gainesville, Fla.............................................| 19,868 | 20,803 | 4.7 | 255 | 172 |
Galveston-Texas City, Tex....................................| (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) |
Gary-Hammond, Ind............................................| 24,189 | 25,073 | 3.7 | 85 | 256 |
Glens Falls, N.Y.............................................| 21,595 | 22,713 | 5.2 | 170 | 124 |
Grand Forks, N.D.............................................| 17,851 | 18,721 | 4.9 | 310 | 156 |
Grand Rapids, Mich...........................................| 23,694 | 24,983 | 5.4 | 90 | 106 |
Great Falls, Mont............................................| 18,277 | 19,209 | 5.1 | 300 | 135 |
Greeley, Colo................................................| 21,186 | 21,807 | 2.9 | 211 | 294 |
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Green Bay, Wis...............................................| 22,987 | 24,025 | 4.5 | 129 | 195 |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C.....................| 22,088 | 23,455 | 6.2 | 145 | 50 |
Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C..................................| 21,840 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) |
Hagerstown, Md...............................................| 21,254 | 22,101 | 4.0 | 198 | 238 |
Hamilton-Middletown, Ohio....................................| 23,512 | 25,157 | 7.0 | 83 | 21 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa..............................| 23,500 | 24,781 | 5.5 | 100 | 95 |
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown-Bristol, Conn................| 30,375 | 31,967 | 5.2 | 11 | 124 |
Hickory-Morganton, N.C.......................................| 19,309 | 20,272 | 5.0 | 278 | 146 |
Honolulu, Hawaii.............................................| 25,014 | 26,638 | 6.5 | 45 | 36 |
Houma-Thibodaux, La..........................................| 20,899 | 21,651 | 3.6 | 219 | 264 |
Houston, Tex.................................................| 28,026 | 29,802 | 6.3 | 19 | 44 |
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Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio...........................| 21,407 | 22,498 | 5.1 | 180 | 135 |
Huntsville, Ala..............................................| 26,625 | 28,432 | 6.8 | 31 | 30 |
Indianapolis, Ind............................................| 24,531 | 25,941 | 5.7 | 61 | 77 |
Iowa City, Iowa..............................................| 22,076 | 23,110 | 4.7 | 156 | 172 |
Jackson, Mich................................................| 23,935 | 24,653 | 3.0 | 101 | 293 |
Jackson, Miss................................................| 20,930 | 21,737 | 3.9 | 212 | 246 |
Jackson, Tenn................................................| 20,677 | 21,658 | 4.7 | 218 | 172 |
Jacksonville, Fla............................................| 22,423 | 23,674 | 5.6 | 137 | 89 |
Jacksonville, N.C............................................| 14,930 | 15,624 | 4.6 | 318 | 184 |
Jamestown-Dunkirk, N.Y.......................................| 20,001 | 20,997 | 5.0 | 247 | 146 |
| | | | | |
Janesville-Beloit, Wis.......................................| 22,235 | 24,062 | 8.2 | 128 | 6 |
Jersey City, N.J.............................................| 29,045 | 31,628 | 8.9 | 13 | 2 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.....................| 21,278 | 22,019 | 3.5 | 204 | 271 |
Johnstown, Pa................................................| 19,252 | 20,090 | 4.4 | 282 | 203 |
Joliet, Ill..................................................| 24,383 | 25,735 | 5.5 | 65 | 95 |
Joplin, Mo...................................................| 18,205 | 18,819 | 3.4 | 308 | 274 |
Kalamazoo, Mich..............................................| 25,170 | 26,143 | 3.9 | 54 | 246 |
Kankakee, Ill................................................| (5) | 21,673 | (5) | 217 | (5) |
Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.........................................| 24,084 | 25,345 | 5.2 | 74 | 124 |
Kenosha, Wis.................................................| 21,499 | 22,285 | 3.7 | 190 | 256 |
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| | |
| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------|
| | | | | |
Killeen-Temple, Tex..........................................|$18,608 | 19,485 | 4.7 | 294 | 172 |
Knoxville, Tenn..............................................| 21,317 | 22,300 | 4.6 | 187 | 184 |
Kokomo, Ind..................................................| 27,918 | 28,676 | 2.7 | 30 | 298 |
LaCrosse, Wis................................................| 19,995 | 21,087 | 5.5 | 242 | 95 |
Lafayette, La................................................| 22,029 | 22,390 | 1.6 | 183 | 312 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind................................| 22,600 | 23,633 | 4.6 | 142 | 184 |
Lake Charles, La.............................................| 22,990 | 23,839 | 3.7 | 132 | 256 |
Lake County, Ill.............................................| 28,521 | 30,461 | 6.8 | 17 | 30 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla...................................| 20,097 | 21,332 | 6.1 | 231 | 54 |
Lancaster, Pa................................................| 22,587 | 23,657 | 4.7 | 139 | 172 |
| | | | | |
Lansing-East Lansing, Mich...................................| 25,681 | 26,548 | 3.4 | 46 | 274 |
Laredo, Tex..................................................| 16,414 | 17,660 | 7.6 | 313 | 9 |
Las Cruces, N.M..............................................| 17,952 | 19,202 | 7.0 | 301 | 21 |
Las Vegas, Nev...............................................| 22,862 | 24,527 | 7.3 | 107 | 13 |
Lawrence, Kan................................................| 18,620 | 19,355 | 3.9 | 296 | 246 |
Lawton, Okla.................................................| 18,720 | 19,345 | 3.3 | 297 | 286 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine.......................................| 19,445 | 20,250 | 4.1 | 279 | 229 |
Lexington-Fayette, Ky........................................| 22,270 | 23,303 | 4.6 | 147 | 184 |
Lima, Ohio...................................................| 21,856 | 23,179 | 6.1 | 152 | 54 |
Lincoln, Neb.................................................| 20,309 | 21,370 | 5.2 | 228 | 124 |
| | | | | |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark...........................| 21,596 | 22,813 | 5.6 | 167 | 89 |
Longview-Marshall, Tex.......................................| 21,272 | 22,214 | 4.4 | 193 | 203 |
Lorain-Elyria, Ohio..........................................| 23,433 | 24,978 | 6.6 | 91 | 34 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif................................| 29,697 | 31,267 | 5.3 | 14 | 119 |
Louisville, Ky.-Ind..........................................| 22,311 | 23,662 | 6.1 | 138 | 54 |
Lubbock, Tex.................................................| 19,345 | 20,339 | 5.1 | 273 | 135 |
Lynchburg, Va................................................| 20,831 | 21,713 | 4.2 | 215 | 218 |
Macon-Warner Robins, Ga......................................| 22,079 | 23,063 | 4.5 | 159 | 195 |
Madison, Wis.................................................| 23,017 | 24,158 | 5.0 | 125 | 146 |
Manchester-Nashua, N.H.......................................| 26,448 | 28,372 | 7.3 | 32 | 13 |
| | | | | |
Mansfield, Ohio..............................................| 22,064 | 21,869 | -0.9 | 209 | 317 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex................................| 15,807 | 16,583 | 4.9 | 317 | 156 |
Medford, Ore.................................................| 19,547 | 20,593 | 5.4 | 265 | 106 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Fla...........................| 24,473 | 26,032 | 6.4 | 57 | 41 |
Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss.....................................| 23,042 | 24,516 | 6.4 | 108 | 41 |
Merced, Calif................................................| 18,584 | 19,507 | 5.0 | 292 | 146 |
Miami-Hialeah, Fla...........................................| 24,322 | 25,282 | 3.9 | 77 | 246 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J............................| 32,523 | 34,826 | 7.1 | 4 | 20 |
Midland, Tex.................................................| 25,726 | 26,321 | 2.3 | 47 | 308 |
Milwaukee, Wis...............................................| 24,200 | 25,541 | 5.5 | 70 | 95 |
| | | | | |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..............................| 26,423 | 28,035 | 6.1 | 34 | 54 |
Mobile, Ala..................................................| 20,754 | 21,606 | 4.1 | 221 | 229 |
Modesto, Calif...............................................| 21,357 | 22,128 | 3.6 | 196 | 264 |
Monmouth-Ocean, N.J..........................................| 25,784 | 27,468 | 6.5 | 39 | 36 |
Monroe, La...................................................| 20,411 | 21,079 | 3.3 | 243 | 286 |
Montgomery, Ala..............................................| 20,845 | 21,555 | 3.4 | 223 | 274 |
Muncie, Ind..................................................| 21,931 | 22,194 | 1.2 | 194 | 314 |
Muskegon, Mich...............................................| 22,739 | 24,180 | 6.3 | 122 | 44 |
Naples, Fla..................................................| 18,928 | 20,049 | 5.9 | 284 | 65 |
Nashville, Tenn..............................................| 23,018 | 24,601 | 6.9 | 104 | 25 |
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| | |
| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------|
| | | | | |
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y..........................................|$28,167 | 29,708 | 5.5 | 20 | 95 |
New Bedford-Fall River-Attleboro, Mass.......................| 22,259 | 23,113 | 3.8 | 155 | 251 |
New Haven-Waterbury-Meriden, Conn............................| 27,729 | 29,347 | 5.8 | 25 | 71 |
New London-Norwich, Conn.....................................| 26,821 | 27,926 | 4.1 | 36 | 229 |
New Orleans, La..............................................| 22,663 | 23,615 | 4.2 | 143 | 218 |
New York, N.Y................................................| 35,073 | 38,802 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 |
Newark, N.J..................................................| 32,231 | 34,712 | 7.7 | 5 | 8 |
Niagara Falls, N.Y...........................................| 23,605 | 24,551 | 4.0 | 105 | 238 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va......................| 21,260 | 21,958 | 3.3 | 207 | 286 |
Oakland, Calif...............................................| 29,111 | 30,622 | 5.2 | 16 | 124 |
| | | | | |
Ocala, Fla...................................................| 18,281 | 19,226 | 5.2 | 299 | 124 |
Odessa, Tex..................................................| 22,137 | 22,344 | 0.9 | 186 | 316 |
Oklahoma City, Okla..........................................| 21,821 | 22,631 | 3.7 | 177 | 256 |
Olympia, Wash................................................| 22,743 | 24,160 | 6.2 | 124 | 50 |
Omaha, Neb.-Iowa.............................................| 21,291 | 22,672 | 6.5 | 173 | 36 |
Orange County, N.Y...........................................| 22,981 | 24,646 | 7.2 | 102 | 18 |
Orlando, Fla.................................................| 22,409 | 23,290 | 3.9 | 149 | 246 |
Owensboro, Ky................................................| 19,764 | 20,314 | 2.8 | 275 | 297 |
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif........................................| 25,124 | 26,267 | 4.6 | 50 | 184 |
Panama City, Fla.............................................| 18,229 | 19,083 | 4.7 | 305 | 172 |
| | | | | |
Parkersburg-Marietta, W.Va.-Ohio.............................| 21,658 | 22,480 | 3.8 | 181 | 251 |
Pascagoula, Miss.............................................| 22,849 | 23,756 | 4.0 | 135 | 238 |
Pensacola, Fla...............................................| 20,397 | 21,385 | 4.8 | 225 | 164 |
Peoria, Ill..................................................| 24,155 | 24,972 | 3.4 | 92 | 274 |
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J........................................| 27,607 | 29,355 | 6.3 | 23 | 44 |
Phoenix, Ariz................................................| 23,469 | 24,617 | 4.9 | 103 | 156 |
Pine Bluff, Ark..............................................| 19,611 | 20,732 | 5.7 | 259 | 77 |
Pittsburgh, Pa...............................................| 24,733 | 26,163 | 5.8 | 52 | 71 |
Pittsfield, Mass.............................................| 23,358 | 24,246 | 3.8 | 118 | 251 |
Portland, Maine..............................................| 22,700 | 23,647 | 4.2 | 141 | 218 |
| | | | | |
Portland, Ore................................................| 24,555 | 26,007 | 5.9 | 59 | 65 |
Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, N.H..............................| 22,832 | 24,267 | 6.3 | 117 | 44 |
Poughkeepsie, N.Y............................................| 28,382 | 29,262 | 3.1 | 26 | 290 |
Providence-Pawtucket-Woonsocket, R.I.........................| 23,123 | 24,328 | 5.2 | 115 | 124 |
Provo-Orem, Utah.............................................| 19,706 | 20,833 | 5.7 | 253 | 77 |
Pueblo, Colo.................................................| 19,052 | 19,700 | 3.4 | 289 | 274 |
Racine, Wis..................................................| 23,908 | 24,943 | 4.3 | 94 | 213 |
Raleigh-Durham, N.C..........................................| 24,789 | 26,140 | 5.4 | 55 | 106 |
Rapid City, S.D..............................................| 17,620 | 18,505 | 5.0 | 312 | 146 |
Reading, Pa..................................................| 23,652 | 25,001 | 5.7 | 88 | 77 |
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Redding, Calif...............................................| 21,257 | 22,383 | 5.3 | 184 | 119 |
Reno, Nev....................................................| 23,099 | 24,802 | 7.4 | 99 | 11 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Wash...............................| 23,606 | 24,958 | 5.7 | 93 | 77 |
Richmond-Petersburg, Va......................................| 24,265 | 25,401 | 4.7 | 72 | 172 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif..............................| 22,782 | 23,723 | 4.1 | 136 | 229 |
Roanoke, Va..................................................| 20,932 | 22,081 | 5.5 | 200 | 95 |
Rochester, Minn..............................................| 26,189 | 27,416 | 4.7 | 40 | 172 |
Rochester, N.Y...............................................| 26,572 | 27,562 | 3.7 | 38 | 256 |
Rockford, Ill................................................| 24,040 | 24,860 | 3.4 | 96 | 274 |
Sacramento, Calif............................................| 25,658 | 26,999 | 5.2 | 41 | 124 |
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| | |
| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------|
| | | | | |
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich...............................|$25,706 | 26,650 | 3.7 | 44 | 256 |
Salem, Ore...................................................| 20,274 | 21,118 | 4.2 | 240 | 218 |
Salinas-Seaside-Monterey, Calif..............................| 21,145 | 22,038 | 4.2 | 202 | 218 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah...................................| 21,641 | 22,838 | 5.5 | 166 | 95 |
San Angelo, Tex..............................................| 18,664 | 19,503 | 4.5 | 293 | 195 |
San Antonio, Tex.............................................| 20,956 | 22,103 | 5.5 | 197 | 95 |
San Diego, Calif.............................................| 25,002 | 26,153 | 4.6 | 53 | 184 |
San Francisco, Calif.........................................| 32,031 | 34,358 | 7.3 | 6 | 13 |
San Jose, Calif..............................................| 34,462 | 37,068 | 7.6 | 3 | 9 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, Calif......................| 24,004 | 24,811 | 3.4 | 98 | 274 |
| | | | | |
Santa Cruz, Calif............................................| 21,667 | 23,219 | 7.2 | 151 | 18 |
Santa Fe, N.M................................................| 20,192 | 21,024 | 4.1 | 246 | 229 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, Calif...................................| 23,469 | 24,373 | 3.8 | 113 | 251 |
Sarasota, Fla................................................| 20,006 | 21,114 | 5.5 | 241 | 95 |
Savannah, Ga.................................................| 21,679 | 22,222 | 2.5 | 192 | 303 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pa...................................| 19,940 | 21,178 | 6.2 | 238 | 50 |
Seattle, Wash................................................| 27,327 | 29,586 | 8.3 | 22 | 5 |
Sharon, Pa...................................................| 20,995 | 21,978 | 4.7 | 205 | 172 |
Sheboygan, Wis...............................................| 21,102 | 22,539 | 6.8 | 179 | 30 |
Sherman-Denison, Tex.........................................| 21,971 | 22,551 | 2.6 | 178 | 299 |
| | | | | |
Shreveport, La...............................................| 21,339 | 22,256 | 4.3 | 191 | 213 |
Sioux City, Iowa-Neb.........................................| 18,993 | 20,376 | 7.3 | 271 | 13 |
Sioux Falls, S.D.............................................| 19,937 | 20,831 | 4.5 | 254 | 195 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind....................................| 21,920 | 23,032 | 5.1 | 160 | 135 |
Spokane, Wash................................................| 20,515 | 21,623 | 5.4 | 220 | 106 |
Springfield, Ill.............................................| 24,865 | 25,704 | 3.4 | 67 | 274 |
Springfield, Mass............................................| 23,576 | 24,439 | 3.7 | 111 | 256 |
Springfield, Mo..............................................| 19,596 | 20,655 | 5.4 | 264 | 106 |
St. Cloud, Minn..............................................| 19,373 | 20,413 | 5.4 | 270 | 106 |
St. Joseph, Mo...............................................| 20,284 | 20,905 | 3.1 | 250 | 290 |
| | | | | |
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill...........................................| 25,209 | 26,285 | 4.3 | 49 | 213 |
State College, Pa............................................| 22,054 | 22,745 | 3.1 | 169 | 290 |
Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va..............................| 23,162 | 24,226 | 4.6 | 119 | 184 |
Stockton, Calif..............................................| 22,501 | 23,162 | 2.9 | 153 | 294 |
Syracuse, N.Y................................................| 24,483 | 25,719 | 5.0 | 66 | 146 |
Tacoma, Wash.................................................| 21,486 | 22,698 | 5.6 | 171 | 89 |
Tallahassee, Fla.............................................| 20,516 | 21,346 | 4.0 | 229 | 238 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.........................| 21,535 | 22,873 | 6.2 | 165 | 50 |
Terre Haute, Ind.............................................| 19,908 | 20,856 | 4.8 | 251 | 164 |
Texarkana, Tex.-Texarkana, Ark...............................| 19,479 | 20,744 | 6.5 | 258 | 36 |
| | | | | |
Toledo, Ohio.................................................| 23,509 | 24,823 | 5.6 | 97 | 89 |
Topeka, Kan..................................................| 21,875 | 22,661 | 3.6 | 175 | 264 |
Trenton, N.J.................................................| 31,888 | 33,960 | 6.5 | 7 | 36 |
Tucson, Ariz.................................................| 20,590 | 21,074 | 2.4 | 244 | 306 |
Tulsa, Okla..................................................| 23,413 | 24,189 | 3.3 | 121 | 286 |
Tuscaloosa, Ala..............................................| 21,903 | 22,655 | 3.4 | 176 | 274 |
Tyler, Tex...................................................| 21,868 | 22,980 | 5.1 | 161 | 135 |
Utica-Rome, N.Y..............................................| 21,204 | 22,129 | 4.4 | 195 | 203 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, Calif................................| 23,642 | 24,995 | 5.7 | 89 | 77 |
Vancouver, Wash..............................................| 22,207 | 23,298 | 4.9 | 148 | 156 |
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area.
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| | |
| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Metropolitan statistical area 2/ |_______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------|
| | | | | |
Victoria, Tex................................................|$20,027 | 20,835 | 4.0 | 252 | 238 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J............................| 23,719 | 25,011 | 5.4 | 87 | 106 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif............................| 18,296 | 18,752 | 2.5 | 309 | 303 |
Waco, Tex....................................................| 19,537 | 20,482 | 4.8 | 267 | 164 |
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va......................................| 31,057 | 32,899 | 5.9 | 10 | 65 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa...................................| 21,337 | 22,426 | 5.1 | 182 | 135 |
Wausau, Wis..................................................| 21,052 | 22,083 | 4.9 | 199 | 156 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, Fla.................| 24,564 | 26,050 | 6.1 | 56 | 54 |
Wheeling, W.Va.-Ohio.........................................| 19,825 | 20,783 | 4.8 | 256 | 164 |
| | | | | |
Wichita Falls, Tex...........................................| 19,571 | 20,280 | 3.6 | 277 | 264 |
Wichita, Kan.................................................| 23,777 | 25,168 | 5.8 | 82 | 71 |
Williamsport, Pa.............................................| 20,477 | 21,433 | 4.7 | 224 | 172 |
Wilmington, Del.-N.J.-Md.....................................| 27,766 | 29,047 | 4.6 | 27 | 184 |
Wilmington, N.C..............................................| 20,262 | 21,159 | 4.4 | 239 | 203 |
Worcester-Fitchburg-Leominster, Mass.........................| 25,077 | 26,309 | 4.9 | 48 | 156 |
Yakima, Wash.................................................| 16,477 | 17,210 | 4.5 | 316 | 195 |
York, Pa.....................................................| 22,273 | 23,261 | 4.4 | 150 | 203 |
Youngstown-Warren, Ohio......................................| 22,982 | 23,857 | 3.8 | 131 | 251 |
Yuba City, Calif.............................................| 19,425 | 20,130 | 3.6 | 280 | 264 |
Yuma, Ariz...................................................| 16,600 | 17,438 | 5.0 | 314 | 146 |
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1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and 3/ Data are preliminary.
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. 4/ Percent changes were computed using unrounded
2/ Includes Data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Primary average annual pay data and may differ from those
Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of June 30, 1990. In the New computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
England areas, the New England Metropolitan Area (NECMA) 5/ Data do not meet Bureau of Labor Statistics
definitions were used. See the technical note for definitions. (BLS) disclosure standards.
Table 2. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for covered workers 1/ by Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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| | |
| Average annual pay | Ranking of |
| | areas |
Consolidated metropolitan statistical area 2/ | ______________________________|_____________________|
| | | Percent | By level |By percent|
| 1991 | 1992 3/ | change, |of average|change in |
| | | 1991-92 4/ |annual pay| average |
| | | | for 1992 |annual pay |
1991-92
-------------------------------------------------------------| -------|---------|------------|----------|----------|
| | | | | |
Consolidated metropolitan statistical areas.............|$28,518 |$ 30,353 | 6.4 | | |
| | | | | |
Boston-Lawrence-Salem-Lowell-Brockton, Mass 5/...............| 29,968 | 31,872 | 6.4 | 4 | 5 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y...................................| 23,203 | 24,385 | 5.1 | 19 | 17 |
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Ill. -Ind. -Wis....................| 28,020 | 29,864 | 6.6 | 6 | 3 |
Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio -Ky. -Ind.........................| 24,622 | 26,071 | 5.9 | 14 | 9 |
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Ohio.................................| 25,040 | 26,391 | 5.4 | 13 | 13 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex.......................................| 26,457 | 28,052 | 6.0 | 11 | 8 |
Denver-Boulder, Colo.........................................| 26,273 | 27,490 | 4.6 | 12 | 20 |
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Mich......................................| 28,565 | 30,263 | 5.9 | 5 | 9 |
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown-Bristol, Conn................| 30,375 | 31,967 | 5.2 | 3 | 15 |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Tex..............................| 27,698 | 29,451 | 6.3 | 9 | 6 |
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, Calif.........................| 28,330 | 29,755 | 5.0 | 7 | 18 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla...................................| 24,035 | 25,187 | 4.8 | 18 | 19 |
Milwaukee-Racine, Wis........................................| 24,173 | 25,486 | 5.4 | 17 | 13 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn 5/..| 32,528 | 35,374 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, Pa. -N.J. -Del -Md..........| 27,865 | 29,580 | 6.2 | 8 | 7 |
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, Pa.................................| 24,586 | 26,002 | 5.8 | 15 | 11 |
Portland-Vancouver, Ore. -Wash...............................| 24,296 | 25,703 | 5.8 | 16 | 11 |
Providence-Pawtucket-Woonsocket, R.I 5/......................| 23,123 | 24,328 | 5.2 | 20 | 15 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif........................| 30,705 | 32,700 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 |
Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.........................................| 26,459 | 28,556 | 7.9 | 10 | 2 |
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1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment 4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded pay
Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation data and may differ from those computed using data
for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. rounded to the nearest dollar.
2/ For a definition, see the Technical Note. 5/ New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA)
3/ Data are preliminary. definitions are used because only county information
is available in New England.