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National Compensation Survey - Wages

NCS Published Pay Relatives by Areas

 

WashingtonAlaskaOregonCaliforniaIdahoNevadaUtahArizonaMontanaWyomingColoradoNew MexicoNorth DakotaSouth DakotaNebraskaKansasOklahomaTexasHawaiiMinnesotaIowaMissouriArkansasLouisianaWisconsinIllinoisIndianaMichiganOhioKentuckyTennesseeMississippiAlabamaFloridaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaNorth CarolinaVirginiaWest VirginiaPennsylvaniaNew YorkMaineVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyMarylandDelawareWashington DCPacificMountainWest North CentralWest South CentralEast North CentralEast South CentralNew EnglandMiddle AtlanticSouth Atlantic

In 2007, the titles were updated to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) December 2003 area definitions. The new area definitions may be found at the U.S. Census Bureau site www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html.

To find pay relatives for a Metropolitan Statistical Area survey of interest,  click on a State in the map or in the Table, or scroll down this page. To see National data, click on NATIONAL .

Over-the-year changes in area and occupational pay relatives do not infer changes in underlying economic conditions.

Occupational Pay Relative news releases and supplemental area-to-area comparison tables for 2004-08 were reissued on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 to remove table asterisks that have incorrectly indicated statistically significant differences between some estimates. News release text references to statistical significance have also been removed. Pay relative estimates have not changed. For more information, see https://www.bls.gov//#notices.

Please note that only the two most recent publications for each area are listed on this page. For additional historical data, please click on Archive.

ALABAMA

    Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA-AL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA-AL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Birmingham - Hoover, AL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Birmingham - Hoover, AL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Huntsville - Decatur, AL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Huntsville - Decatur, AL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Mobile, AL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Mobile, AL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

ALASKA

    No data currently available.

ARIZONA

    Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

ARKANSAS

    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

CALIFORNIA

    Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Truckee, CA-NV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Truckee, CA-NV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Salinas, CA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Salinas, CA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland, CA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland, CA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Visalia - Porterville, CA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Visalia - Porterville, CA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

COLORADO

    Denver - Aurora - Boulder, CO, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Denver - Aurora - Boulder, CO, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Fort Collins - Loveland, CO, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Fort Collins - Loveland, CO, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

CONNECTICUT

    Hartford - West Hartford - Willimantic, CT, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Hartford - West Hartford - Willimantic, CT, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

DELAWARE

    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

FLORIDA

    Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Pompano, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Pompano, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Ocala, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Ocala, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Orlando - Kissimmee, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Orlando - Kissimmee, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Tallahassee, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Tallahassee, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

GEORGIA

    Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA-AL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA-AL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

HAWAII

    Honolulu, HI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Honolulu, HI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

IDAHO

    No data currently available.

ILLINOIS

    Bloomington - Normal, IL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Bloomington - Normal, IL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Rockford, IL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Rockford, IL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    St. Louis, MO-IL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    St. Louis, MO-IL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

INDIANA

    Bloomington, IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Bloomington, IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Elkhart - Goshen, IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Elkhart - Goshen, IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Indianapolis - Anderson - Columbus, IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Indianapolis - Anderson - Columbus, IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY-IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY-IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

IOWA

    Iowa City, IA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Iowa City, IA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

KANSAS

    Kansas City, MO-KS, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Kansas City, MO-KS, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

KENTUCKY

    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY-IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY-IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

LOUISIANA

    New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MAINE

    No data currently available.

MARYLAND

    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MASSACHUSETTS

    Boston - Worcester - Manchester, MA-NH, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Boston - Worcester - Manchester, MA-NH, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Providence - New Bedford - Fall River, RI-MA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Providence - New Bedford - Fall River, RI-MA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Springfield, MA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Springfield, MA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MICHIGAN

    Detroit - Warren - Flint, MI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Detroit - Warren - Flint, MI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MINNESOTA

    Minneapolis - St. Paul - St. Cloud, MN-WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Minneapolis - St. Paul - St. Cloud, MN-WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MISSISSIPPI

    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MISSOURI

    Kansas City, MO-KS, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Kansas City, MO-KS, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Springfield, MO, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Springfield, MO, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    St. Louis, MO-IL, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    St. Louis, MO-IL, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

MONTANA

    Great Falls, MT, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Great Falls, MT, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NEBRASKA

    Lincoln, NE, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Lincoln, NE, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NEVADA

    Reno - Sparks, NV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Reno - Sparks, NV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Truckee, CA-NV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Truckee, CA-NV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Boston - Worcester - Manchester, MA-NH, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Boston - Worcester - Manchester, MA-NH, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NEW JERSEY

    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NEW MEXICO

    No data currently available.

NEW YORK

    Buffalo - Niagara - Cattaraugus, NY, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Buffalo - Niagara - Cattaraugus, NY, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Rochester, NY, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Rochester, NY, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NORTH CAROLINA

    Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC-SC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC-SC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Greensboro - High Point, NC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Greensboro - High Point, NC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Hickory - Lenoir - Morganton, NC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Hickory - Lenoir - Morganton, NC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA-NC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA-NC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

NORTH DAKOTA

    No data currently available.

OHIO

    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH-KY-IN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cleveland - Akron - Elyria, OH, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Cleveland - Akron - Elyria, OH, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Columbus - Marion - Chillicothe, OH, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Columbus - Marion - Chillicothe, OH, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Dayton - Springfield - Greenville, OH, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Dayton - Springfield - Greenville, OH, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

OKLAHOMA

    Oklahoma City, OK, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Oklahoma City, OK, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

OREGON

    Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR-WA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR-WA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

PENNSYLVANIA

    Johnstown, PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Johnstown, PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Philadelphia - Camden - Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Reading, PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Reading, PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    York - Hanover, PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    York - Hanover, PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH-PA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH-PA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

RHODE ISLAND

    Providence - New Bedford - Fall River, RI-MA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Providence - New Bedford - Fall River, RI-MA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

SOUTH CAROLINA

    Charleston - North Charleston - Summerville, SC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Charleston - North Charleston - Summerville, SC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC-SC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC-SC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Greenville - Mauldin - Easley, SC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Greenville - Mauldin - Easley, SC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

SOUTH DAKOTA

    No data currently available.

TENNESSEE

    Knoxville, TN, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Knoxville, TN, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Memphis, TN-AR-MS, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

TEXAS

    Amarillo, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Amarillo, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Austin - Round Rock, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Austin - Round Rock, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Brownsville - Harlingen, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Brownsville - Harlingen, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Corpus Christi, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Corpus Christi, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Dallas - Fort Worth, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Dallas - Fort Worth, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Houston - Baytown - Huntsville, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Houston - Baytown - Huntsville, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Antonio, TX, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    San Antonio, TX, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

UTAH

    No data currently available.

VERMONT

    No data currently available.

VIRGINIA

    Richmond, VA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Richmond, VA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA-NC, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA-NC, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

WASHINGTON

    Kennewick - Pasco - Richland, WA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Kennewick - Pasco - Richland, WA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR-WA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR-WA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Seattle - Tacoma - Olympia, WA, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Seattle - Tacoma - Olympia, WA, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

WEST VIRGINIA

    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Washington - Baltimore - Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

WISCONSIN

    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Chicago - Naperville - Michigan City, IL-IN-WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Milwaukee - Racine - Waukesha, WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Milwaukee - Racine - Waukesha, WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Minneapolis - St. Paul - St. Cloud, MN-WI, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Minneapolis - St. Paul - St. Cloud, MN-WI, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)

WYOMING

    No data currently available.

NATIONAL

    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2009 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2008 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2007 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2006 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2005 (TXT) (PDF)
    Area-to-National Pay Relatives, 2004 (TXT) (PDF)

 

Last Modified Date: June 21, 2011