METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 270 metropolitan areas (MAs): 242 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average annual pay, 1996 (preliminary) Metropolitan area -------------------- Dollars Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 21,035 252 Albany, GA MSA 24,832 134 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 28,719 40 Albuquerque, NM MSA 25,835 106 Alexandria, LA MSA 21,995 234 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 28,771 39 Altoona, PA MSA 22,675 217 Amarillo, TX MSA 23,076 202 Anchorage, AK MSA 33,501 8 Anniston, AL MSA 22,366 225 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 27,107 76 Asheville, NC MSA 23,731 173 Athens, GA MSA 23,304 190 Atlanta, GA MSA 31,354 18 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 25,976 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 28,707 42 Bakersfield, CA MSA 24,314 151 Bangor, ME NECMA 23,523 180 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 24,154 158 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 25,995 97 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 27,318 73 Bellingham, WA MSA 23,307 189 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 25,864 104 Billings, MT MSA 23,491 182 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 23,223 199 Binghamton, NY MSA 26,904 78 Birmingham, AL MSA 28,520 45 Bismarck, ND MSA 22,617 218 Bloomington, IN MSA 23,311 188 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 29,962 23 Boise City, ID MSA 26,342 86 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 34,383 6 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 19,056 266 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 20,683 258 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 27,607 66 Burlington, VT NECMA 27,724 61 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 25,109 125 Casper, WY MSA 23,200 200 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 27,523 68 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 24,939 131 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 23,167 201 Charleston, WV MSA 26,700 79 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 29,291 28 Charlottesville, VA MSA 25,704 110 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 25,464 114 Cheyenne, WY MSA 21,999 233 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 33,405 9 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 21,021 253 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 28,878 36 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 21,511 243 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 29,355 27 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 25,771 107 Columbia, MO MSA 23,917 170 Columbia, SC MSA 24,479 147 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 22,858 208 Columbus, OH MSA 27,888 54 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 24,976 130 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 22,719 213 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 31,713 16 Danville, VA MSA 22,169 230 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 26,510 81 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 28,659 43 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 21,121 249 Decatur, AL MSA 25,843 105 Decatur, IL MSA 28,399 47 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 31,198 19 Des Moines, IA MSA 27,528 67 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 35,072 3 Dothan, AL MSA 23,268 194 Dover, DE MSA 24,177 157 Dubuque, IA MSA 24,745 137 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 24,184 155 Eau Claire, WI MSA 22,147 231 El Paso, TX MSA 21,834 236 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 26,333 87 Elmira, NY MSA 24,358 149 Enid, OK MSA 20,629 260 Erie, PA MSA 25,941 102 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 24,150 159 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 25,319 119 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 22,973 206 Fayetteville, NC MSA 22,514 220 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 23,003 204 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 21,444 244 Florence, AL MSA 22,801 210 Florence, SC MSA 23,440 186 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 26,166 91 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 23,246 196 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 23,601 177 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 22,016 232 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 20,653 259 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 26,465 83 Fresno, CA MSA 21,704 240 Gadsden, AL MSA 23,256 195 Gainesville, FL MSA 22,349 227 Glens Falls, NY MSA 24,321 150 Goldsboro, NC MSA 21,417 246 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 20,476 261 Grand Junction, CO MSA 22,715 214 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 28,478 46 Great Falls, MT MSA 21,073 251 Green Bay, WI MSA 27,118 75 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 26,130 92 Greenville, NC MSA 23,466 184 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 25,397 116 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 27,788 60 Hartford, CT NECMA 34,819 4 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 21,797 238 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 22,493 222 Honolulu, HI MSA 28,336 48 Houma, LA MSA 24,099 161 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 32,620 11 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 23,929 169 Huntsville, AL MSA 31,473 17 Indianapolis, IN MSA 29,137 30 Iowa City, IA MSA 25,536 113 Jackson, MI MSA 27,640 65 Jackson, MS MSA 24,928 132 Jackson, TN MSA NA NA Jacksonville, FL MSA 26,373 85 Jacksonville, NC MSA 17,534 270 Jamestown, NY MSA 22,807 209 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 27,832 57 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 24,492 146 Johnstown, PA MSA 21,561 242 Jonesboro, AR MSA NA NA Joplin, MO MSA 21,994 235 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 28,611 44 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 28,774 38 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 22,432 223 Knoxville, TN MSA 25,340 118 Kokomo, IN MSA 34,779 5 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 23,001 205 Lafayette, LA MSA 23,942 167 Lafayette, IN MSA 25,990 98 Lake Charles, LA MSA 26,059 95 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 24,106 160 Lancaster, PA MSA 26,467 82 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 29,247 29 Laredo, TX MSA 20,388 262 Las Cruces, NM MSA 20,371 263 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 27,324 72 Lawrence, KS MSA 21,198 248 Lawton, OK MSA 20,916 254 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 22,495 221 Lexington, KY MSA 25,746 109 Lima, OH MSA 25,013 128 Lincoln, NE MSA 24,018 164 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 25,392 117 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 23,983 165 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 31,897 14 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 26,628 80 Lubbock, TX MSA 22,721 212 Lynchburg, VA MSA 23,934 168 Macon, GA MSA 24,766 135 Madison, WI MSA 27,191 74 Mansfield, OH MSA 24,536 143 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 18,928 267 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 22,679 216 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 27,360 70 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 27,912 53 Merced, CA MSA 20,909 255 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 28,056 52 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 28,979 35 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 31,941 13 Mobile, AL MSA 24,262 153 Modesto, CA MSA 23,735 172 Monroe, LA MSA 23,389 187 Montgomery, AL MSA 24,511 145 Muncie, IN MSA 25,144 123 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 18,551 268 Naples, FL MSA 23,728 175 Nashville, TN MSA 28,172 50 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 32,000 12 New Orleans, LA MSA 26,085 94 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 40,089 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 24,184 155 Ocala, FL MSA 21,677 241 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 25,897 103 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 24,286 152 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 25,961 101 Orlando, FL MSA 25,204 121 Owensboro, KY MSA 22,209 229 Panama City, FL MSA 21,121 249 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 24,686 140 Pensacola, FL MSA 23,244 197 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 27,861 56 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 32,625 10 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 27,826 58 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 22,738 211 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 29,069 33 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 26,297 88 Pocatello, ID MSA NA NA Portland, ME NECMA 26,379 84 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 29,112 31 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 27,339 71 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 23,481 183 Pueblo, CO MSA 22,357 226 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 21,817 237 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 29,077 32 Rapid City, SD MSA 20,719 256 Reading, PA MSA 28,205 49 Redding, CA MSA 23,856 171 Reno, NV MSA 27,679 63 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 27,864 55 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 28,714 41 Roanoke, VA MSA 24,589 141 Rochester, MN MSA 30,663 21 Rochester, NY MSA 30,241 22 Rockford, IL MSA 28,093 51 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 23,280 192 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 29,519 25 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 31,138 20 St. Cloud, MN MSA 22,681 215 St. Joseph, MO MSA 23,242 198 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 29,469 26 Salinas, CA MSA 24,851 133 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 25,770 108 San Angelo, TX MSA 21,426 245 San Antonio, TX MSA 24,460 148 San Diego, CA MSA 28,845 37 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 37,966 2 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 23,969 166 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 26,251 89 Santa Fe, NM MSA 24,539 142 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 22,560 219 Savannah, GA MSA 25,084 126 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 24,071 162 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 31,792 15 Sharon, PA MSA 23,494 181 Sheboygan, WI MSA 26,020 96 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 25,124 124 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 23,731 173 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 23,273 193 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 23,547 178 South Bend, IN MSA 25,661 111 Spokane, WA MSA 24,536 143 Springfield, IL MSA 29,714 24 Springfield, MO MSA 22,875 207 Springfield, MA NECMA 27,423 69 State College, PA MSA 24,730 138 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 26,245 90 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 24,765 136 Sumter, SC MSA 20,708 257 Syracuse, NY MSA 27,652 64 Tallahassee, FL MSA 24,244 154 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 25,540 112 Terre Haute, IN MSA 23,047 203 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 22,390 224 Toledo, OH MSA 27,793 59 Topeka, KS MSA 25,454 115 Tucson, AZ MSA 24,705 139 Tulsa, OK MSA 26,116 93 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 25,051 127 Tyler, TX MSA 25,295 120 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 23,677 176 Victoria, TX MSA 23,448 185 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 19,768 265 Waco, TX MSA 23,302 191 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 34,199 7 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 25,170 122 Wausau, WI MSA 25,011 129 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 29,057 34 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 22,228 228 Wichita, KS MSA 27,688 62 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 21,718 239 Williamsport, PA MSA 23,526 179 Wilmington, NC MSA 24,050 163 Yakima, WA MSA 19,780 264 York, PA MSA 26,955 77 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 25,981 99 Yuba City, CA MSA 21,374 247 Yuma, AZ MSA 18,213 269 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NA Not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-9.