Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Metropolitan areas(4)............................... $37,908 $38,423 1.4 Abilene, TX........................................... 25,141 25,517 1.5 Akron, OH............................................. 32,930 34,037 3.4 Albany, GA............................................ 28,877 29,913 3.6 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY........................... 35,355 35,994 1.8 Albuquerque, NM....................................... 31,667 32,475 2.6 Alexandria, LA........................................ 26,296 27,300 3.8 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA........................ 33,569 34,789 3.6 Altoona, PA........................................... 26,869 27,360 1.8 Amarillo, TX.......................................... 27,422 28,274 3.1 Anchorage, AK......................................... 37,998 39,112 2.9 Ann Arbor, MI......................................... 37,582 39,220 4.4 Anniston, AL.......................................... 26,486 27,547 4.0 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI........................... 32,652 33,020 1.1 Asheville, NC......................................... 28,511 28,771 0.9 Athens, GA............................................ 28,966 29,942 3.4 Atlanta, GA........................................... 40,559 41,123 1.4 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ................................. 31,268 32,201 3.0 Auburn-Opelika, AL.................................... 25,753 26,405 2.5 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................................. 30,626 31,743 3.6 Austin-San Marcos, TX................................. 40,831 39,540 -3.2 Bakersfield, CA....................................... 30,106 31,192 3.6 Baltimore, MD......................................... 37,495 38,718 3.3 Bangor, ME............................................ 27,850 28,446 2.1 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA............................... 31,025 32,028 3.2 Baton Rouge, LA....................................... 30,321 31,366 3.4 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.............................. 31,798 32,577 2.4 Bellingham, WA........................................ 27,724 28,284 2.0 Benton Harbor, MI..................................... 31,140 32,627 4.8 Bergen-Passaic, NJ.................................... 44,701 45,185 1.1 Billings, MT.......................................... 27,889 28,553 2.4 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS........................ 28,351 28,515 0.6 Binghamton, NY........................................ 31,187 31,832 2.1 Birmingham, AL........................................ 34,519 35,940 4.1 Bismarck, ND.......................................... 27,116 27,993 3.2 Bloomington, IN....................................... 28,013 28,855 3.0 Bloomington-Normal, IL................................ 35,111 36,133 2.9 Boise City, ID........................................ 31,624 31,955 1.0 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH...... 45,766 45,685 -0.2 Boulder-Longmont, CO.................................. 44,310 44,037 -0.6 Brazoria, TX.......................................... 35,655 36,253 1.7 Bremerton, WA......................................... 31,525 33,775 7.1 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................. 22,142 22,892 3.4 Bryan-College Station, TX............................. 25,755 26,051 1.1 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............................. 32,054 32,777 2.3 Burlington, VT........................................ 34,363 35,169 2.3 Canton-Massillon, OH.................................. 29,020 29,689 2.3 Casper, WY............................................ 28,264 28,886 2.2 Cedar Rapids, IA...................................... 34,649 34,730 0.2 Champaign-Urbana, IL.................................. 30,488 31,995 4.9 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....................... 28,887 29,993 3.8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Charleston, WV........................................ $31,530 $32,136 1.9 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC................... 37,267 38,413 3.1 Charlottesville, VA................................... 32,427 33,328 2.8 Chattanooga, TN-GA.................................... 29,981 30,631 2.2 Cheyenne, WY.......................................... 27,579 28,827 4.5 Chicago, IL........................................... 42,685 43,239 1.3 Chico-Paradise, CA.................................... 26,499 27,190 2.6 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.................................. 36,050 37,168 3.1 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY....................... 25,567 26,940 5.4 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH........................... 35,514 36,102 1.7 Colorado Springs, CO.................................. 34,391 34,681 0.8 Columbia, MO.......................................... 28,490 29,135 2.3 Columbia, SC.......................................... 29,904 30,721 2.7 Columbus, GA-AL....................................... 28,412 29,207 2.8 Columbus, OH.......................................... 35,028 36,144 3.2 Corpus Christi, TX.................................... 29,361 30,168 2.7 Corvallis, OR......................................... 35,525 36,766 3.5 Cumberland, MD-WV..................................... 25,504 26,704 4.7 Dallas, TX............................................ 42,706 43,000 0.7 Danville, VA.......................................... 25,465 26,116 2.6 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL................... 31,275 32,118 2.7 Dayton-Springfield, OH................................ 33,619 34,327 2.1 Daytona Beach, FL..................................... 25,953 26,898 3.6 Decatur, AL........................................... 30,891 30,370 -1.7 Decatur, IL........................................... 33,354 33,215 -0.4 Denver, CO............................................ 42,351 42,133 -0.5 Des Moines, IA........................................ 34,303 35,641 3.9 Detroit, MI........................................... 42,704 43,224 1.2 Dothan, AL............................................ 28,026 29,270 4.4 Dover, DE............................................. 27,754 29,818 7.4 Dubuque, IA........................................... 28,402 29,208 2.8 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI................................ 29,415 30,581 4.0 Dutchess County, NY................................... 38,748 38,221 -1.4 Eau Claire, WI........................................ 27,680 28,760 3.9 El Paso, TX........................................... 25,847 26,604 2.9 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................................... 30,797 32,427 5.3 Elmira, NY............................................ 28,669 29,151 1.7 Enid, OK.............................................. 24,836 25,507 2.7 Erie, PA.............................................. 29,293 29,780 1.7 Eugene-Springfield, OR................................ 28,983 29,427 1.5 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY........................... 31,042 31,977 3.0 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN................................. 27,899 29,053 4.1 Fayetteville, NC...................................... 26,981 28,298 4.9 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.................... 29,940 31,090 3.8 Flagstaff, AZ-UT...................................... 25,890 26,846 3.7 Flint, MI............................................. 35,995 36,507 1.4 Florence, AL.......................................... 25,639 26,591 3.7 Florence, SC.......................................... 28,800 29,563 2.6 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............................. 33,248 34,215 2.9 Fort Lauderdale, FL................................... 33,966 34,475 1.5 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL............................. $29,432 $30,324 3.0 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL........................ 27,742 29,152 5.1 Fort Smith, AR-OK..................................... 26,755 27,075 1.2 Fort Walton Beach, FL................................. 26,151 27,242 4.2 Fort Wayne, IN........................................ 31,400 32,053 2.1 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.............................. 36,379 37,195 2.2 Fresno, CA............................................ 27,647 28,814 4.2 Gadsden, AL........................................... 25,760 26,214 1.8 Gainesville, FL....................................... 26,917 27,648 2.7 Galveston-Texas City, TX.............................. 31,067 31,920 2.7 Gary, IN.............................................. 31,948 32,432 1.5 Glens Falls, NY....................................... 27,885 28,931 3.8 Goldsboro, NC......................................... 25,398 25,821 1.7 Grand Forks, ND-MN.................................... 24,959 25,710 3.0 Grand Junction, CO.................................... 27,426 28,331 3.3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..................... 33,431 34,214 2.3 Great Falls, MT....................................... 24,211 25,035 3.4 Greeley, CO........................................... 30,066 31,104 3.5 Green Bay, WI......................................... 32,631 33,698 3.3 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC............. 31,730 32,369 2.0 Greenville, NC........................................ 28,289 29,055 2.7 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC................... 30,940 31,726 2.5 Hagerstown, MD........................................ 29,020 30,034 3.5 Hamilton-Middletown, OH............................... 32,325 32,985 2.0 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA....................... 33,408 34,497 3.3 Hartford, CT.......................................... 43,880 44,387 1.2 Hattiesburg, MS....................................... 25,145 26,051 3.6 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......................... 27,305 27,996 2.5 Honolulu, HI.......................................... 32,531 33,978 4.4 Houma, LA............................................. 30,343 30,758 1.4 Houston, TX........................................... 42,784 42,712 -0.2 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.......................... 27,478 28,321 3.1 Huntsville, AL........................................ 36,727 38,571 5.0 Indianapolis, IN...................................... 35,989 36,608 1.7 Iowa City, IA......................................... 31,663 32,567 2.9 Jackson, MI........................................... 32,454 33,251 2.5 Jackson, MS........................................... 29,813 30,537 2.4 Jackson, TN........................................... 29,414 30,443 3.5 Jacksonville, FL...................................... 32,367 33,722 4.2 Jacksonville, NC...................................... 21,395 22,269 4.1 Jamestown, NY......................................... 25,913 26,430 2.0 Janesville-Beloit, WI................................. 31,482 32,837 4.3 Jersey City, NJ....................................... 47,638 49,562 4.0 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA................. 28,543 29,076 1.9 Johnstown, PA......................................... 25,569 26,161 2.3 Jonesboro, AR......................................... 25,337 26,165 3.3 Joplin, MO............................................ 26,011 26,594 2.2 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI............................ 32,905 34,237 4.0 Kankakee, IL.......................................... 29,104 30,015 3.1 Kansas City, MO-KS.................................... 35,794 36,731 2.6 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Kenosha, WI........................................... $31,562 $32,473 2.9 Killeen-Temple, TX.................................... 26,193 27,299 4.2 Knoxville, TN......................................... 30,422 31,338 3.0 Kokomo, IN............................................ 39,599 40,778 3.0 La Crosse, WI-MN...................................... 27,774 28,719 3.4 Lafayette, LA......................................... 29,693 30,104 1.4 Lafayette, IN......................................... 31,484 31,700 0.7 Lake Charles, LA...................................... 29,782 30,346 1.9 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL............................. 28,890 29,505 2.1 Lancaster, PA......................................... 31,493 32,197 2.2 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.............................. 34,724 35,785 3.1 Laredo, TX............................................ 24,128 24,739 2.5 Las Cruces, NM........................................ 24,310 25,256 3.9 Las Vegas, NV-AZ...................................... 32,239 33,280 3.2 Lawrence, KS.......................................... 25,923 26,621 2.7 Lawton, OK............................................ 24,812 25,392 2.3 Lewiston-Auburn, ME................................... 27,092 28,435 5.0 Lexington, KY......................................... 31,593 32,776 3.7 Lima, OH.............................................. 29,644 30,379 2.5 Lincoln, NE........................................... 29,352 30,614 4.3 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR..................... 30,858 31,634 2.5 Longview-Marshall, TX................................. 28,029 28,172 0.5 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............................ 40,891 41,709 2.0 Louisville, KY-IN..................................... 33,058 33,901 2.6 Lubbock, TX........................................... 26,577 27,625 3.9 Lynchburg, VA......................................... 28,859 29,444 2.0 Macon, GA............................................. 30,595 31,884 4.2 Madison, WI........................................... 34,097 35,410 3.9 Mansfield, OH......................................... 28,808 30,104 4.5 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.......................... 22,313 23,179 3.9 Medford-Ashland, OR................................... 27,224 28,098 3.2 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..................... 32,798 33,913 3.4 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................................... 34,603 35,922 3.8 Merced, CA............................................ 25,479 26,771 5.1 Miami, FL............................................. 34,524 35,694 3.4 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ...................... 49,950 50,457 1.0 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI................................ 35,617 36,523 2.5 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........................... 40,868 41,722 2.1 Missoula, MT.......................................... 26,181 27,249 4.1 Mobile, AL............................................ 28,129 28,742 2.2 Modesto, CA........................................... 29,591 30,769 4.0 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.................................... 37,056 37,710 1.8 Monroe, LA............................................ 26,578 27,614 3.9 Montgomery, AL........................................ 29,150 30,525 4.7 Muncie, IN............................................ 28,374 29,017 2.3 Myrtle Beach, SC...................................... 24,029 24,672 2.7 Naples, FL............................................ 30,839 31,507 2.2 Nashville, TN......................................... 33,989 35,036 3.1 Nassau-Suffolk, NY.................................... 39,662 40,396 1.9 New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT... 52,198 51,170 -2.0 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 New London-Norwich, CT................................ $38,505 $38,650 0.4 New Orleans, LA....................................... 31,089 32,407 4.2 New York, NY.......................................... 59,097 57,708 -2.4 Newark, NJ............................................ 47,715 48,781 2.2 Newburgh, NY-PA....................................... 29,827 30,920 3.7 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC............ 29,875 30,823 3.2 Oakland, CA........................................... 45,920 46,877 2.1 Ocala, FL............................................. 26,012 26,628 2.4 Odessa-Midland, TX.................................... 31,278 31,295 0.1 Oklahoma City, OK..................................... 28,915 29,850 3.2 Olympia, WA........................................... 32,772 33,765 3.0 Omaha, NE-IA.......................................... 31,856 33,107 3.9 Orange County, CA..................................... 40,252 41,219 2.4 Orlando, FL........................................... 31,276 32,461 3.8 Owensboro, KY......................................... 27,306 28,196 3.3 Panama City, FL....................................... 26,433 27,448 3.8 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH........................... 27,920 29,529 5.8 Pensacola, FL......................................... 28,059 28,189 0.5 Peoria-Pekin, IL...................................... 33,293 34,261 2.9 Philadelphia, PA-NJ................................... 40,231 41,121 2.2 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................................... 35,514 36,045 1.5 Pine Bluff, AR........................................ 27,561 28,698 4.1 Pittsburgh, PA........................................ 35,024 35,625 1.7 Pittsfield, MA........................................ 31,561 32,707 3.6 Pocatello, ID......................................... 24,621 25,219 2.4 Portland, ME.......................................... 32,327 33,309 3.0 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA............................. 37,285 37,650 1.0 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI...................... 33,403 34,610 3.6 Provo-Orem, UT........................................ 28,266 28,416 0.5 Pueblo, CO............................................ 27,097 27,763 2.5 Punta Gorda, FL....................................... 25,404 26,119 2.8 Racine, WI............................................ 33,319 34,368 3.1 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........................ 38,691 39,056 0.9 Rapid City, SD........................................ 25,508 26,434 3.6 Reading, PA........................................... 32,807 33,912 3.4 Redding, CA........................................... 28,129 28,961 3.0 Reno, NV.............................................. 34,231 34,744 1.5 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......................... 33,370 35,174 5.4 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............................... 35,879 36,751 2.4 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA.......................... 30,510 31,591 3.5 Roanoke, VA........................................... 30,330 31,775 4.8 Rochester, MN......................................... 37,753 39,036 3.4 Rochester, NY......................................... 34,327 34,827 1.5 Rockford, IL.......................................... 32,104 32,827 2.3 Rocky Mount, NC....................................... 28,770 28,893 0.4 Sacramento, CA........................................ 38,016 39,354 3.5 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI.......................... 35,429 35,444 0.0 St. Cloud, MN......................................... 28,263 29,535 4.5 St. Joseph, MO........................................ 27,734 28,507 2.8 St. Louis, MO-IL...................................... 35,928 36,712 2.2 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Salem, OR............................................. $28,336 $29,210 3.1 Salinas, CA........................................... 31,735 32,463 2.3 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT.............................. 31,965 32,600 2.0 San Angelo, TX........................................ 26,147 26,321 0.7 San Antonio, TX....................................... 30,650 31,336 2.2 San Diego, CA......................................... 38,418 39,305 2.3 San Francisco, CA..................................... 59,654 56,602 -5.1 San Jose, CA.......................................... 65,931 63,056 -4.4 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA............ 29,092 29,981 3.1 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA.................. 33,626 34,382 2.2 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA............................ 35,022 35,721 2.0 Santa Fe, NM.......................................... 30,671 32,269 5.2 Santa Rosa, CA........................................ 36,145 36,494 1.0 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL................................ 27,958 28,950 3.5 Savannah, GA.......................................... 30,176 30,796 2.1 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA.................. 28,642 29,336 2.4 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.......................... 45,299 46,093 1.8 Sharon, PA............................................ 26,707 27,872 4.4 Sheboygan, WI......................................... 30,840 32,148 4.2 Sherman-Denison, TX................................... 30,397 30,085 -1.0 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA........................... 27,856 28,769 3.3 Sioux City, IA-NE..................................... 26,755 27,543 2.9 Sioux Falls, SD....................................... 28,962 29,975 3.5 South Bend, IN........................................ 30,769 31,821 3.4 Spokane, WA........................................... 29,310 30,037 2.5 Springfield, IL....................................... 36,061 37,336 3.5 Springfield, MO....................................... 27,338 27,987 2.4 Springfield, MA....................................... 32,801 33,972 3.6 State College, PA..................................... 29,939 30,910 3.2 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV........................... 28,483 29,129 2.3 Stockton-Lodi, CA..................................... 30,818 31,958 3.7 Sumter, SC............................................ 24,450 24,982 2.2 Syracuse, NY.......................................... 32,254 33,752 4.6 Tacoma, WA............................................ 31,261 32,507 4.0 Tallahassee, FL....................................... 29,708 30,895 4.0 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL................... 31,678 32,458 2.5 Terre Haute, IN....................................... 27,334 28,415 4.0 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR........................... 26,492 27,717 4.6 Toledo, OH............................................ 32,299 33,513 3.8 Topeka, KS............................................ 30,513 31,707 3.9 Trenton, NJ........................................... 46,831 47,969 2.4 Tucson, AZ............................................ 30,690 31,673 3.2 Tulsa, OK............................................. 31,904 32,241 1.1 Tuscaloosa, AL........................................ 29,972 30,745 2.6 Tyler, TX............................................. 30,551 31,050 1.6 Utica-Rome, NY........................................ 27,777 28,500 2.6 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA............................ 33,903 34,543 1.9 Ventura, CA........................................... 37,783 38,195 1.1 Victoria, TX.......................................... 29,068 29,168 0.3 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ...................... 32,571 33,625 3.2 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by metropolitan area - Continued Average annual wages(3) Metropolitan area(2) Percent 2001 2002 change, 2001-02 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........................ $24,732 $25,650 3.7 Waco, TX.............................................. 28,245 28,885 2.3 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV............................... 47,589 48,430 1.8 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.............................. 29,119 29,916 2.7 Wausau, WI............................................ 29,402 30,292 3.0 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........................ 35,957 36,550 1.6 Wheeling, WV-OH....................................... 26,282 26,693 1.6 Wichita, KS........................................... 32,983 33,429 1.4 Wichita Falls, TX..................................... 25,557 26,387 3.2 Williamsport, PA...................................... 27,801 27,988 0.7 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD.............................. 42,177 43,401 2.9 Wilmington, NC........................................ 29,287 29,157 -0.4 Yakima, WA............................................ 24,204 24,934 3.0 Yolo, CA.............................................. 35,352 35,591 0.7 York, PA.............................................. 31,936 32,609 2.1 Youngstown-Warren, OH................................. 28,789 29,799 3.5 Yuba City, CA......................................... 27,781 28,967 4.3 Yuma, AZ.............................................. 22,415 23,429 4.5 Aguadilla, PR......................................... 18,061 19,283 6.8 Arecibo, PR........................................... 16,600 18,063 8.8 Caguas, PR............................................ 18,655 19,706 5.6 Mayaguez, PR.......................................... 17,101 17,500 2.3 Ponce, PR............................................. 17,397 18,187 4.5 San Juan-Bayamon, PR.................................. 20,948 21,930 4.7 1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. 2 Includes data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA) as defined by OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. In the New England areas, the New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were used. 3 Each year's total is based on the MSA definition for the specific year. Annual changes include differences resulting from changes in MSA definitions. 4 Totals do not include the six MSAs within Puerto Rico.