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TEXT Table 1. Table 2. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for covered workers 1/ by Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. Technical information: Media contact: (202) 606-6567 606-5902 USDL 93-428 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-SomersetHunterdon, 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 - 2 City, N.J., each had increases of 8.9 percent, followed by BridgeportStamford-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 FranciscoOakland-San Jose, Calif., was the second highest with $32,700, followed by Hartford-New Britain-Middletown-Bristol, Conn. ($31,967), Boston-LawrenceSalem-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 YorkNorthern 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 FranciscoOakland-San Jose, Calif. (6.5 percent), and Boston-Lawrence-Salem-LowellBrockton, Mass. (6.4 percent). Seattle-Tacoma, Wash., and San Francisco- 3 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-MiddletownBristol, Conn., each at 5.2 percent. - 4 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. - 5 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. - 6 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 -------------------------------------------------------------| -------|---------|------------|----------|----------| | | | | | | Metropolitan areas......................................|$25,729 | 27,173 | 5.6 | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 -------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------| | | | | | | 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..................................................| Cedar Rapids, Iowa...........................................| Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, Ill................................| Charleston, S.C..............................................| Charleston, W.Va.............................................| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.......................| Charlottesville, Va..........................................| | Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga........................................| Cheyenne, Wyo................................................| Chicago, Ill.................................................| Chico, Calif.................................................| Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.....................................| Clarksville-Hopkinsville, Tenn.-Ky...........................| Cleveland, Ohio..............................................| Colorado Springs, Colo.......................................| Columbia, Mo.................................................| Columbia, S.C................................................| | Columbus, Ga-Ala.............................................| Columbus, Ohio...............................................| Corpus Christi, Tex..........................................| Cumberland, Md.-W.Va.........................................| Dallas, Tex..................................................| Danville, Va.................................................| Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Ill.......................| Dayton-Springfield, Ohio.....................................| Daytona Beach, Fla...........................................| Decatur, Ala.................................................| | Decatur, Ill.................................................| Denver, Colo.................................................| Des Moines, Iowa.............................................| Detroit, Mich................................................| Dothan, Ala..................................................| Dubuque, Iowa................................................| Duluth, Minn.-Wis............................................| Eau Claire, Wis..............................................| El Paso, Tex.................................................| 21,413 23,308 21,273 20,183 23,349 23,693 21,783 21,325 20,054 28,711 18,881 24,763 17,708 25,462 21,802 20,412 21,184 20,009 23,824 21,800 20,066 27,364 19,386 22,849 23,887 18,212 21,674 24,282 26,526 22,735 28,664 20,187 20,445 20,629 19,397 18,607 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21,971 24,483 22,290 21,205 24,274 25,107 22,668 22,295 20,957 30,692 19,380 26,187 18,581 26,857 22,686 21,381 22,027 20,699 25,197 22,770 20,431 28,988 20,707 23,814 25,186 19,146 22,884 25,298 27,734 24,111 30,408 21,339 21,880 21,723 20,331 19,563 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.6 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.0 6.0 4.1 4.5 4.5 6.9 2.6 5.8 4.9 5.5 4.1 4.7 4.0 3.4 5.8 4.4 1.8 5.9 6.8 4.2 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.2 4.6 6.1 6.1 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.8 5.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 206 109 189 237 116 84 174 188 248 15 295 51 311 42 172 227 203 261 80 168 269 28 260 133 81 303 164 76 37 127 18 230 208 214 274 290 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 299 146 164 135 238 61 229 195 195 25 299 71 156 95 229 172 238 274 71 203 311 65 30 218 106 135 89 218 184 54 54 77 21 119 164 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elkhart-Goshen, Ind..........................................| 21,893 | 23,149 | 5.7 | 154 | 77 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 -------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------|----------|----------| | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | 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............................................| Glens Falls, N.Y.............................................| Grand Forks, N.D.............................................| Grand Rapids, Mich...........................................| Great Falls, Mont............................................| 24,189 21,595 17,851 23,694 18,277 | | | | | 25,073 22,713 18,721 24,983 19,209 | | | | | 3.7 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.1 | | | | | 85 170 310 90 300 | | | | | 256 124 156 106 135 | | | | | Greeley, Colo................................................| 21,186 | 21,807 | 2.9 | 211 | 294 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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.................................................| Manchester-Nashua, N.H.......................................| | Mansfield, Ohio..............................................| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex................................| 23,017 | 26,448 | | 22,064 | 15,807 | 24,158 | 28,372 | | 21,869 | 16,583 | 5.0 | 7.3 | | -0.9 | 4.9 | 125 | 32 | | 209 | 317 | 146 | 13 | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 | | | | | | | Redding, Calif...............................................| 21,257 | 22,383 | 5.3 | 184 | 119 | Reno, Nev....................................................| 23,099 | 24,802 | 7.4 | 99 | 11 | Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Wash...............................| Richmond-Petersburg, Va......................................| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif..............................| Roanoke, Va..................................................| Rochester, Minn..............................................| 23,606 24,265 22,782 20,932 26,189 | | | | | 24,958 25,401 23,723 22,081 27,416 | | | | | 5.7 4.7 4.1 5.5 4.7 | | | | | 93 72 136 200 40 | | | | | 77 172 229 95 172 | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual pay for 1991 and 1992 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. 2/ Includes Data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of June 30, 1990. In the New England areas, the New England Metropolitan Area (NECMA) 3/ Data are preliminary. 4/ Percent changes were computed using unrounded average annual pay data and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------| | | | 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 | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. 2/ For a definition, see the Technical Note. 3/ Data are preliminary. 4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded pay data and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar. 5/ New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions are used because only county information is available in New England.