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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. Average Average Average Average Average Average Average annual annual annual annual annual annual annual Technical information: Media contact: pay pay pay pay pay pay pay for for for for for for for 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 and and and and and and and (202) 606-6567 606-5902 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 for for for for for for for all all all all all all all covered covered covered covered covered covered covered workers workers workers workers workers workers workers 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ USDL 95-432 For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Friday, October 27, 1995 AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY LEVELS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, 1994 The average annual pay of employees in metropolitan areas increased 2.1 percent from 1993 to 1994, according to preliminary data for workers covered by State and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The average annual pay level for the nation's 310 metropolitan areas was $28,128 in 1994, up from $27,539 in 1993. Average annual pay for the entire nation, metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas combined, was $26,939 in 1994. (Average annual pay data by state and industry were issued on September 19, 1995.) Annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers subject to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws covering 112.6 million full- and part-time workers. Average annual pay is computed by dividing the total annual payrolls of employees covered under UI programs by the average monthly number of these employees. (See Technical Note beginning on page 3.) 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 pay data for 310 Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas, table 2 of this release includes averages and rankings for the 18 areas designated as Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas. (See Technical Note for definitions.) Metropolitan and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas New York, N.Y., led the nation with an average annual pay level of $39,933 in 1994. (See table 1.) San Jose, Calif., had the second highest average annual pay level ($39,127), followed by Middlesex-SomersetHunterdon, N.J. ($36,690), San Francisco, Calif. ($36,510), and Newark, N.J. ($35,910). Average pay levels in these five metropolitan areas ranged by by by by by by by metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan Consolidated area area -- Continued area -- Continued area -- Continued area -- Continued area -- Continued Metropolitan from 28 to 42 percent above the average for all metropolitan areas in the nation. Of the 310 metropolitan areas, 38 reported average annual pay levels above the national metropolitan pay average of $28,128, and 28 had average pay levels in excess of $30,000. Jacksonville, N.C., recorded the lowest average annual pay level among metropolitan areas in 1994 ($16,334), followed by Myrtle Beach, S.C. ($17,498), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex. ($17,683), Brownsville-HarlingenSan Benito, Tex. ($17,952), and Yuma, Ariz. ($17,996). Average annual pay in the five bottom-ranked metropolitan areas averaged 36 to 42 percent below the national metropolitan pay average. A total of 20 metropolitan areas reported average annual pay levels below $20,000. The largest percentage increase in average annual pay from 1993 to 1994 occurred in Kokomo, Ind. (12.0 percent), followed by Flint, Mich. (8.9 percent), Bloomington-Normal, Ill., and Rockford, Ill. (5.7 percent each), and Boise City, Idaho, and Sumter, S.C. (5.4 percent each). In 1994, 108 metropolitan areas experienced pay increases of 3.0 percent or greater. - 2 From 1993 to 1994, average annual pay declined in nine metropolitan areas. Dutchess County, N.Y., had the largest drop (-2.9 percent), followed by Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (-1.4 percent), Newburgh, N.Y.-Pa. (-0.9 percent), San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, Calif. (-0.6 percent), and Burlington, Vt., Jacksonville, Fla., and Odessa-Midland, Tex. (-0.5 percent each). In addition to the nine areas in which average pay levels declined, a total of 25 metropolitan areas experienced pay growth rates of less than 1 percent. Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas Average annual pay in the 18 consolidated metropolitan statistical areas increased by 2.0 percent between 1993 and 1994, from $30,858 to $31,469. (See table 2.) The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa., consolidated metropolitan area had the highest pay level, at $36,357, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif. ($34,476), Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich. ($32,789), Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. ($31,922), and Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-LowellBrockton, Mass.-N.H. ($31,403). Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had the lowest average annual pay level of the consolidated metropolitan areas, with an average of $26,245 in 1994. Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash., was second lowest ($26,427), followed by Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. ($26,909), Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. ($26,958), and Cleveland-Akron, Ohio ($27,585). Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich., had the highest percentage increase in average annual pay between 1993 and 1994 (5.3 percent). The next largest increases were in Cleveland-Akron, Ohio (3.2 percent), Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. (3.0 percent), Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash. (2.8 percent), and San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif. (2.6 percent). None of the 18 consolidated metropolitan areas reported a decline in average annual pay in 1994. The smallest increases occurred in Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif. (0.6 percent), followed by HoustonGalveston-Brazoria, Tex. (1.1 percent), Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo., and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. (each at 1.5 percent), and Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. (1.7 percent). - 3 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 (UI) legislation. The summaries are a by-product of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI. Data for 1994 are preliminary and subject to revision. A news release providing average annual pay data by state and industry was issued on September 19, 1995 (USDL 95-376). 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 1994, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 112.6 million jobs, representing 96.2 percent of wage and salary civilian employment. Covered workers received $3.034 trillion in pay representing 92.5 percent of the wage and salary component of personal income and 45.0 percent of the gross domestic product. About 82 percent of all covered workers were employed in metropolitan areas. Total wages of workers in metropolitan areas comprised approximately 86 percent of all covered wages in the United States. Major exclusions from UI coverage during 1994 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. 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 some 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 1993 data as the base, which may differ from the preliminary data issued last year. - 4 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. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas for use in federal statistical activities and updates these definitions as needed each June. Data in this release use metropolitan area criteria established by OMB under standards published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990 (55 FR12154-12160), and definitions issued June 30, 1993 (OMB Bulletin No. 93-17). These standards and definitions reflect information obtained from the 1990 Decennial Census. A complete list of metropolitan area definitions as of June 30, 1993, is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va., 22161, telephone 703-487-4650 (Accession Number PB 93-505-824). Generally speaking, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is a freestanding 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 no longer is used to describe the area. The large metropolitan area that is the sum of the PMSAs is called a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). The set of areas known as MSAs, PMSAs, and CMSAs are collectively designated and referred to as metropolitan areas. By 1990 standards, an area qualifies for recognition as an MSA in one of two ways: (1) If it includes a city of at least 50,000 population, or (2) if it includes a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area (of at least 50,000 population) and has a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). In addition to the county(ies) containing the main city or urbanized area, an MSA may include additional counties that have strong economic and social ties to the central county(ies) and meet other specified requirements of metropolitan character. The ties are determined chiefly by census data on commuting to work. An MSA may contain more than one city of 50,000 population and may cross state lines. An area that meets these requirements for recognition as an MSA but also has a total population of one million or more may be recognized as a CMSA if: (1) Separate component areas can be identified within the entire area by meeting specified statistical criteria, and (2) local opinion indicates there is support for the component areas. If recognized, the component areas are designated PMSAs, and the entire area becomes a CMSA. If no PMSAs are recognized, the entire area is an MSA. - 5 OMB defines metropolitan areas in terms of entire counties, except in the six New England states where they are defined in terms of cities and towns. New England data in this news release, however, are based on a county concept defined by OMB as New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs) because county-level data are the most detailed available from the Covered Employment and Wages program. NECMAs are county-based alternatives to the city- and town-based metropolitan areas in New England. The NECMA for an MSA or CMSA includes: (1) the county containing the first-named city in that MSA/CMSA title (this county may include the first-named cities of other MSAs/CMSAs), and (2) each additional county having at least half its population in the MSA(s)/CMSA(s) whose first-named cities are in the county identified in step 1. 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 1994, which is due to be issued in late 1995, will be available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 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 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area Average annual pay Metropolitan area 2/ 1993 Metropolitan areas......................................$27,539 Abilene, Tex................................................. 19,810 Akron, Ohio.................................................. 25,789 Albany, Ga................................................... 22,688 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y................................. 26,605 Albuquerque, N.M............................................. 23,506 Alexandria, La............................................... 20,030 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa............................... 25,845 Altoona, Pa.................................................. 20,448 Amarillo, Tex................................................ 21,453 Anchorage, Alaska............................................ 33,782 Ann Arbor, Mich.............................................. 27,930 Anniston, Ala................................................ 20,569 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis................................. 24,623 Asheville, N.C............................................... 21,546 Athens, Ga................................................... 21,953 Atlanta, Ga.................................................. 28,351 Atlantic-Cape May, N.J....................................... 25,466 Augusta-Aiken, Ga.-S.C....................................... 24,573 Austin-San Marcos, Tex....................................... 25,009 Bakersfield, Calif........................................... 24,470 Baltimore, Md................................................ 27,239 Bangor, Maine................................................ 21,800 Barnstable-Yarmouth, Mass.................................... 21,868 Baton Rouge, La.............................................. 23,868 Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex.................................... 25,260 Bellingham, Wash............................................. 20,718 Benton Harbor, Mich.......................................... 24,506 Bergen-Passaic, N.J.......................................... 34,135 Billings, Mont............................................... 22,034 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, Miss............................. 21,682 1994 3/ $28,128 20,320 26,357 23,320 27,231 24,309 20,712 26,602 21,127 22,108 34,098 29,258 21,433 25,381 21,890 22,226 28,674 26,185 24,918 25,618 24,591 27,955 22,335 22,371 24,409 26,397 21,554 24,837 34,675 22,320 22,299 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 0.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 2.8 1.4 2.4 0.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 4.5 4.0 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.8 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average annual pay annual pay, for 1994 1993-94 ----283 151 79 196 174 122 50 176 139 67 278 67 65 109 271 75 229 94 9 277 29 11 254 31 105 94 237 241 224 265 35 267 84 122 117 248 98 176 128 290 41 151 217 168 214 187 136 187 78 19 248 40 119 248 8 241 219 259 220 122 Binghamton, N.Y.............................................. 25,548 Birmingham, Ala.............................................. 25,278 Bismarck, N.D................................................ 20,737 Bloomington, Ind............................................. 21,426 Bloomington-Normal, Ill...................................... 26,282 Boise City, Idaho............................................ 23,320 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, Mass.-N.H......... 30,642 Boulder-Longmont, Colo....................................... 26,215 Brazoria, Tex................................................ 28,453 Bremerton, Wash.............................................. 25,050 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, Tex........................ 17,757 Bryan-College Station, Tex................................... 19,168 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y................................... 25,016 Burlington, Vt............................................... 25,699 Canton-Massillon, Ohio....................................... 23,054 Casper, Wyo.................................................. 22,117 Cedar Rapids, Iowa........................................... 25,057 Champaign-Urbana, Ill........................................ 22,871 Charleston-North Charleston, S.C............................. 21,877 Charleston, W.Va............................................. 24,633 Table 1. Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ 25,744 0.8 26,252 3.9 21,317 2.8 21,880 2.1 27,768 5.7 24,571 5.4 31,403 2.5 26,948 2.8 28,941 1.7 25,095 0.2 17,952 1.1 19,255 0.4 25,780 3.1 25,582 -0.5 23,945 3.9 22,152 0.2 25,706 2.6 23,315 1.9 22,175 1.4 25,116 2.0 by metropolitan area -- Average annual pay Metropolitan area 2/ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C....................... Charlottesville, Va.......................................... Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga........................................ Cheyenne, Wyo................................................ Chicago, Ill................................................. Chico-Paradise, Calif........................................ Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind..................................... Clarksville-Hopkinsville, Tenn.-Ky........................... Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, 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-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill....................... Dayton-Springfield, Ohio..................................... Daytona Beach, Fla........................................... 1993 25,670 23,336 23,150 21,567 30,724 19,845 26,462 19,100 26,987 23,019 21,796 22,486 20,886 25,519 23,202 20,692 29,489 20,752 24,314 25,900 19,397 1994 3/ 26,520 23,880 23,744 22,167 31,339 20,380 27,107 19,893 27,927 23,754 22,635 22,902 21,478 26,291 23,660 21,268 30,105 21,191 25,422 26,721 19,910 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 3.3 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.0 2.7 2.4 4.1 3.5 3.2 3.8 1.8 2.8 3.0 2.0 2.8 2.1 2.1 4.6 3.2 2.6 93 82 259 238 45 129 18 57 33 115 307 302 92 99 149 228 95 175 225 113 Continued 282 45 122 201 3 5 168 122 236 297 267 293 94 304 45 297 151 213 248 208 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average annual pay annual pay, for 1994 1993-94 68 75 151 187 159 151 226 122 19 208 282 140 52 176 293 34 43 62 157 83 200 51 192 223 253 122 81 100 164 208 262 122 27 201 266 201 103 16 60 83 292 151 Decatur, Ala................................................. Decatur, Ill................................................. Denver, Colo................................................. Des Moines, Iowa............................................. Detroit, Mich................................................ Dothan, Ala.................................................. Dover, Del................................................... Dubuque, Iowa................................................ Duluth-Superior, Minn.-Wis................................... Dutchess County, N.Y......................................... Eau Claire, Wis.............................................. El Paso, Tex................................................. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.......................................... Elmira, N.Y.................................................. Enid, Okla................................................... Erie, Pa..................................................... Eugene-Springfield, Ore...................................... Evansville-Henderson, Ind.-Ky................................ Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn.................................... Fayetteville, N.C............................................ Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.......................... Flint, Mich.................................................. Florence, Ala................................................ Florence, S.C................................................ Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.................................. Fort Lauderdale, Fla......................................... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Fla................................... Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, Fla.............................. Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla........................................ Table 1. 23,504 26,037 28,607 24,832 31,622 21,593 21,438 22,237 22,000 29,730 20,627 19,854 23,579 22,254 19,339 23,812 22,106 23,552 20,948 20,459 20,970 30,512 21,025 21,338 23,424 25,365 21,472 22,247 20,246 24,133 27,071 28,969 25,509 33,203 22,155 21,710 23,277 22,712 28,860 21,151 20,221 24,690 22,880 19,601 24,518 22,510 23,821 21,401 20,928 21,597 33,219 21,798 21,681 24,221 25,838 21,821 22,277 20,982 Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ 2.7 4.0 1.3 2.7 5.0 2.6 1.3 4.7 3.2 -2.9 2.5 1.8 4.7 2.8 1.4 3.0 1.8 1.1 2.2 2.3 3.0 8.9 3.7 1.6 3.4 1.9 1.6 0.1 3.6 19,600 24,053 26,334 21,252 21,527 21,151 24,372 25,570 22,971 19,233 18,828 25,424 20,053 140 40 259 140 8 151 259 14 83 310 168 223 14 122 248 100 223 267 196 187 100 2 52 241 67 213 241 300 56 by metropolitan area -- Continued Average annual pay Metropolitan area 2/ Fort Walton Beach, Fla....................................... Fort Wayne, Ind.............................................. Fort Worth-Arlington, Tex.................................... Fresno, Calif................................................ Gadsden, Ala................................................. Gainesville, Fla............................................. Galveston-Texas City, Tex.................................... Gary, Ind.................................................... Glens Falls, N.Y............................................. Goldsboro, N.C............................................... Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn....................................... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich.......................... Great Falls, Mont............................................ 144 53 32 101 13 227 244 178 197 34 269 288 125 193 295 130 206 154 255 274 246 12 240 245 141 89 239 222 273 19,333 24,774 26,463 21,253 22,609 21,314 25,178 26,671 23,204 19,445 19,418 26,431 19,985 Percent -1.4 3.0 0.5 0.0 5.0 0.8 3.3 4.3 1.0 1.1 3.1 4.0 -0.3 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average 301 309 121 100 73 290 265 301 201 8 260 282 112 75 62 25 180 274 298 267 299 94 74 40 291 303 Greeley, Colo................................................ Green Bay, Wis............................................... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C..................... Greenville, N.C.............................................. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C......................... Hagerstown, Md............................................... Hamilton-Middletown, Ohio.................................... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa.............................. Hartford, Conn............................................... Hickory-Morganton, N.C....................................... Honolulu, Hawaii............................................. Houma, La.................................................... Houston, Tex................................................. Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio........................... Huntsville, Ala.............................................. Indianapolis, Ind............................................ Iowa City, Iowa.............................................. Jackson, Mich................................................ Jackson, Miss................................................ Jackson, Tenn................................................ Jacksonville, Fla............................................ Jacksonville, N.C............................................ Jamestown, N.Y............................................... Janesville-Beloit, Wis....................................... Jersey City, N.J............................................. Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va..................... Johnstown, Pa................................................ Joplin, Mo................................................... Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich................................. Kankakee, Ill................................................ Kansas City, Mo.-Kan......................................... Kenosha, Wis................................................. Killeen-Temple, Tex.......................................... Knoxville, Tenn.............................................. Kokomo, Ind.................................................. LaCrosse, Wis.-Minn.......................................... Lafayette, Ind............................................... Table 1. 22,181 24,552 23,500 22,033 22,850 21,962 25,085 25,296 32,555 20,539 27,253 21,981 30,069 22,767 29,243 26,587 23,510 25,301 22,142 22,030 24,443 15,920 21,340 24,640 32,815 22,288 20,143 19,279 25,854 22,616 25,873 23,391 20,302 23,024 29,672 20,938 23,624 22,929 25,289 24,189 22,450 23,498 22,983 25,804 25,982 33,172 21,384 27,736 22,431 30,349 23,368 30,389 27,437 24,131 26,414 23,030 22,591 24,324 16,334 22,051 25,812 33,012 22,648 20,644 20,294 26,517 22,980 26,585 24,001 20,850 23,711 33,231 21,518 24,487 Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ 3.4 3.0 2.9 1.9 2.8 4.6 2.9 2.7 1.9 4.1 1.8 2.1 0.9 2.6 3.9 3.2 2.6 4.4 4.0 2.5 -0.5 2.6 3.3 4.8 0.6 1.6 2.5 5.3 2.6 1.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 12.0 2.8 3.7 67 100 109 213 122 16 109 140 213 34 223 201 277 151 45 83 151 23 40 168 304 151 75 11 289 241 168 7 151 241 122 151 140 100 1 122 52 by metropolitan area -- Continued Average annual pay Metropolitan area 2/ 1993 Lafayette, La................................................ 21,283 Lake Charles, La............................................. 24,229 190 108 142 207 168 187 91 86 14 256 46 208 23 172 22 47 145 76 183 203 138 310 231 90 15 199 279 284 69 188 66 148 275 161 11 251 132 1994 3/ 21,974 24,741 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 3.2 2.1 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average annual pay annual pay, for 1994 1993-94 234 83 123 201 Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla................................... Lancaster, Pa................................................ Lansing-East Lansing, Mich................................... Laredo, Tex.................................................. Las Cruces, N.M.............................................. Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz......................................... Lawrence, Kan................................................ Lawton, Okla................................................. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine....................................... Lexington, Ky................................................ Lima, Ohio................................................... Lincoln, Neb................................................. Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark........................... Longview-Marshall, Tex....................................... Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif................................ Louisville, Ky.-Ind.......................................... Lubbock, Tex................................................. Lynchburg, Va................................................ Macon, Ga.................................................... Madison, Wis................................................. Mansfield, Ohio.............................................. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex................................ Medford-Ashland, Ore......................................... Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Fla........................... Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss..................................... Merced, Calif................................................ Miami, Fla................................................... Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J............................ Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis...................................... Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.............................. Mobile, Ala.................................................. Modesto, Calif............................................... Monmouth-Ocean, N.J.......................................... Monroe, La................................................... Montgomery, Ala.............................................. Muncie, Ind.................................................. Myrtle Beach, S.C............................................ Naples, Fla.................................................. Nashville, Tenn.............................................. Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.......................................... New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-Waterbury, Conn........ New London-Norwich, Conn..................................... New Orleans, La.............................................. New York, N.Y................................................ Newark, N.J.................................................. Newburgh, N.Y.-Pa............................................ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va.-N.C................. Oakland, Calif............................................... 21,609 24,233 26,848 18,082 19,348 25,152 19,765 19,478 20,438 23,130 23,372 21,820 23,184 21,992 31,760 24,101 20,690 21,958 23,347 24,927 22,221 17,173 20,996 26,104 25,107 19,722 26,026 35,597 26,204 28,343 22,045 22,725 28,048 21,162 22,028 22,843 17,012 20,672 25,037 30,226 35,058 28,630 24,277 39,381 35,132 24,739 22,337 31,701 22,378 24,838 28,024 18,730 19,451 25,247 20,287 20,268 20,809 23,510 24,348 22,564 23,678 22,397 31,831 24,627 21,259 22,340 23,330 25,432 22,908 17,683 21,541 26,334 25,840 20,007 26,493 36,690 26,958 29,093 22,687 23,037 28,338 21,978 22,984 23,671 17,498 21,564 26,200 30,765 35,535 30,015 24,747 39,933 35,910 24,507 22,977 32,157 3.6 2.5 4.4 3.6 0.5 0.4 2.6 4.1 1.8 1.6 4.2 3.4 2.1 1.8 0.2 2.2 2.8 1.7 -0.1 2.0 3.1 3.0 2.6 0.9 2.9 1.4 1.8 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 1.4 1.0 3.9 4.3 3.6 2.9 4.3 4.6 1.8 1.4 4.8 1.9 1.4 2.2 -0.9 2.9 1.4 213 118 40 304 297 110 286 287 276 167 137 204 162 212 17 127 263 216 173 102 191 308 250 80 88 290 70 3 56 30 198 182 37 233 186 163 309 247 83 20 6 28 122 1 5 131 189 16 56 168 23 56 290 293 151 34 223 241 31 67 201 223 297 196 122 236 302 208 94 100 151 277 109 248 223 94 109 151 109 248 274 45 25 56 109 25 16 223 248 11 213 248 196 308 109 248 Table 1. Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ by metropolitan area -- Continued Average annual pay Metropolitan area 2/ Ocala, Fla................................................... Odessa-Midland, Tex.......................................... Oklahoma City, Okla.......................................... Olympia, Wash................................................ Omaha, Neb.-Iowa............................................. Orange County, Calif......................................... Orlando, Fla................................................. Owensboro, Ky................................................ Panama City, Fla............................................. Parkersburg-Marietta, W.Va.-Ohio............................. Pensacola, Fla............................................... Peoria-Pekin, Ill............................................ Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J........................................ Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz........................................... Pine Bluff, Ark.............................................. Pittsburgh, Pa............................................... Pittsfield, Mass............................................. Portland, Maine.............................................. Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash................................ Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, R.I............................ Provo-Orem, Utah............................................. Pueblo, Colo................................................. Punta Gorda, Fla............................................. Racine, Wis.................................................. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.............................. Rapid City, S.D.............................................. Reading, Pa.................................................. Redding, Calif............................................... Reno, Nev.................................................... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Wash............................... Richmond-Petersburg, Va...................................... Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.............................. Roanoke, Va.................................................. Rochester, Minn.............................................. Rochester, N.Y............................................... Rockford, Ill................................................ Rocky Mount, N.C............................................. Sacramento, Calif............................................ Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Mich............................... Salem, Ore................................................... 1993 19,531 24,857 23,048 24,878 22,986 29,916 23,187 20,584 19,353 22,791 21,789 25,924 29,839 24,916 21,035 26,478 24,223 24,106 26,360 24,927 20,922 20,455 19,560 25,420 26,058 18,820 25,610 22,993 25,025 25,673 25,987 24,062 22,723 27,625 27,645 25,058 20,992 27,476 27,686 21,566 1994 3/ 20,288 24,722 23,298 25,300 23,748 30,315 23,632 20,784 19,865 23,475 22,084 27,006 30,519 25,738 21,740 27,121 24,658 24,455 27,065 25,515 21,377 21,068 20,049 26,410 26,666 19,584 26,705 23,431 25,632 26,835 26,485 24,477 22,824 28,524 28,299 26,488 21,768 28,125 29,080 22,419 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 3.9 -0.5 1.1 1.7 3.3 1.3 1.9 1.0 2.6 3.0 1.4 4.2 2.3 3.3 3.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 2.7 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.5 3.9 2.3 4.1 4.3 1.9 2.4 4.5 1.9 1.7 0.4 3.3 2.4 5.7 3.7 2.4 5.0 4.0 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average annual pay annual pay, for 1994 1993-94 285 45 124 304 177 267 106 236 158 75 24 259 166 213 277 274 294 151 169 100 230 248 55 31 21 187 94 75 243 67 51 176 126 223 134 248 54 140 100 176 257 196 272 100 289 168 77 45 63 187 296 34 61 25 171 213 97 176 59 19 72 213 133 236 195 293 36 75 38 176 71 3 242 52 39 176 31 8 210 40 Salinas, Calif............................................... Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah................................... San Angelo, Tex.............................................. San Antonio, Tex............................................. San Diego, Calif............................................. San Francisco, Calif......................................... San Jose, Calif.............................................. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, Calif................ Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, Calif...................... Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif................................ Table 1. 22,441 23,221 20,176 22,576 26,531 35,278 38,040 22,462 25,299 23,582 23,462 23,839 20,543 23,016 27,261 36,510 39,127 22,327 25,390 24,068 Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ 4.5 2.7 1.8 1.9 2.8 3.5 2.9 -0.6 0.4 2.1 Metropolitan area 2/ 1993 21,811 24,658 21,101 22,742 21,681 29,399 21,658 23,396 23,039 22,332 20,516 21,184 23,681 22,236 27,008 24,942 20,782 20,730 21,229 26,545 23,077 24,558 24,049 18,345 25,873 23,403 21,706 23,300 21,608 19 140 223 213 122 62 109 307 293 201 by metropolitan area -- Continued Average annual pay Santa Fe, N.M................................................ Santa Rosa, Calif............................................ Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla...................................... Savannah, Ga................................................. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pa........................... Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash............................... Sharon, Pa................................................... Sheboygan, Wis............................................... Sherman-Denison, Tex......................................... Shreveport-Bossier City, La.................................. Sioux City, Iowa-Neb......................................... Sioux Falls, S.D............................................. South Bend, Ind.............................................. Spokane, Wash................................................ Springfield, Ill............................................. Springfield, Mass............................................ Springfield, Mo.............................................. St. Cloud, Minn.............................................. St. Joseph, Mo............................................... St. Louis, Mo.-Ill........................................... State College, Pa............................................ Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-W.Va.............................. Stockton-Lodi, Calif......................................... Sumter, S.C.................................................. Syracuse, N.Y................................................ Tacoma, Wash................................................. Tallahassee, Fla............................................. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla......................... Terre Haute, Ind............................................. 170 152 281 184 49 4 2 218 104 147 1994 3/ 22,596 25,232 21,287 23,146 22,430 30,181 22,403 24,411 23,231 22,990 21,367 21,979 24,115 22,828 27,945 25,661 21,182 21,255 21,911 27,391 23,641 25,254 24,263 19,334 26,577 23,832 22,275 23,776 21,972 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 3.6 2.3 0.9 1.8 3.5 2.7 3.4 4.3 0.8 2.9 4.1 3.7 1.8 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.9 2.5 3.2 3.2 2.4 2.8 0.9 5.4 2.7 1.8 2.6 2.0 1.7 Ranking of areas By percent By level of change in average average annual pay annual pay, for 1994 1993-94 202 56 111 187 261 277 181 223 209 62 25 140 211 67 135 25 179 282 185 109 258 34 232 52 146 223 194 140 42 62 96 109 267 213 264 168 236 83 48 83 165 176 109 122 140 277 300 5 67 140 153 223 223 151 155 208 235 236 Texarkana, Tex.-Texarkana, Ark............................... Toledo, Ohio................................................. Topeka, Kan.................................................. Trenton, N.J................................................. Tucson, Ariz................................................. Tulsa, Okla.................................................. Tuscaloosa, Ala.............................................. Tyler, Tex................................................... Utica-Rome, N.Y.............................................. Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, Calif................................ Ventura, Calif............................................... Victoria, Tex................................................ Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J............................ Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, Calif............................ Waco, Tex.................................................... Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va................................ Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa................................... Wausau, Wis.................................................. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.............................. Wheeling, W.Va.-Ohio......................................... Wichita, Kan................................................. Wichita Falls, Tex........................................... Williamsport, Pa............................................. Wilmington-Newark, Del.-Md................................... Wilmington, N.C.............................................. Yakima, Wash................................................. Yolo, Calif.................................................. York, Pa..................................................... Youngstown-Warren, Ohio...................................... Yuba City, Calif............................................. Yuma, Ariz................................................... 20,640 25,208 23,269 34,366 21,413 24,611 22,951 23,539 22,549 25,283 26,567 20,886 25,812 18,668 21,070 33,170 23,176 22,594 26,339 20,999 25,099 20,380 21,737 29,232 21,926 17,816 27,187 24,454 23,948 20,490 17,759 21,169 25,919 23,912 35,345 22,286 24,800 23,772 23,729 22,808 26,181 26,905 21,553 26,430 18,807 21,777 33,949 24,181 23,313 26,624 21,494 25,291 20,624 22,368 30,173 22,548 18,398 27,825 25,113 25,025 21,145 17,996 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 4.1 0.8 3.6 0.8 1.1 3.5 1.3 3.2 2.4 0.7 3.4 2.3 4.3 3.2 1.1 2.4 0.8 1.2 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.3 2.3 2.7 4.5 3.2 1.3 268 87 150 7 221 120 156 160 196 85 58 249 75 303 241 10 143 176 64 252 107 280 215 26 205 305 44 114 116 270 306 151 122 122 109 34 282 56 282 267 62 259 83 176 288 67 187 25 83 267 176 282 265 109 83 122 75 187 140 19 83 259 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, 1993. In the New England areas, the New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were used. See Technical Note. 3/ Data are preliminary. 4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar. Table 2. Average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 for all covered workers 1/ by Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area Average annual pay Ranking of areas By percent Consolidated metropolitan By level of change in statistical area 2/ 1993 Consolidated metropolitan statistical areas.............$30,858 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, Mass.-N.H......... 30,642 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.......................... 30,246 Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind........................... 26,305 Cleveland-Akron, Ohio........................................ 26,729 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex....................................... 28,569 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo................................. 27,996 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich................................ 31,153 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Tex.............................. 29,743 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif................... 30,199 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla................................... 25,776 Milwaukee-Racine, Wis........................................ 26,132 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. 35,802 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md...... 29,414 Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.................................... 25,699 Sacramento-Yolo, Calif....................................... 27,445 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif........................ 33,597 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash............................... 28,159 Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va...................... 31,157 1994 3/ $31,469 31,403 30,887 26,958 27,585 29,050 28,420 32,789 30,059 30,368 26,245 26,909 36,357 30,120 26,427 28,092 34,476 28,809 31,922 Percent change, 1993-94 4/ 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 3.2 1.7 1.5 5.3 1.1 0.6 1.8 3.0 1.5 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5 average annual pay for 1994 -5 6 15 14 10 12 3 9 7 18 16 1 8 17 13 2 11 4 1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. 2/ Includes data for Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of June 30, 1993. In the New England areas, the New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were used. See Technical Note. 3/ Data are preliminary. 4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar. average annual pay, 1993-94 -6 12 6 2 14 15 1 17 18 13 3 15 9 4 9 5 11 6