Average Annual Pay, by Selected Metropolitan Areas statistics


METROPOLITAN AREA	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999,	Percent Change
						prel. ¹	1998-1999

Metropolitan areas	28,118	29,099	30,238	31,734	33,407	34,868	4.4
Abilene, TX	20,320	20,365	21,035	21,944	22,274	22,988	3.2
Akron, OH	26,357	27,090	28,090	29,101	30,698	30,990	1.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	27,231	27,694	28,712	29,724	31,078	31,901	2.6
Albany, GA	23,317	23,910	24,827	25,409	26,152	26,813	2.5
Albuquerque, NM	24,309	25,093	25,834	27,011	28,177	28,934	2.7
Alexandria, LA	20,712	21,268	21,995	22,710	23,884	23,962	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA	26,602	27,804	28,759	29,706	30,712	32,154	4.7
Altoona, PA	21,127	21,768	22,675	23,440	24,494	25,352	3.5
Amarillo, TX	22,108	22,633	23,073	24,013	24,930	25,632	2.8
Anchorage, AK	34,098	33,650	33,501	34,787	35,459	35,707	0.7
Ann Arbor, MI	29,258	30,013	31,041	32,606	34,331	35,733	4.1
Anniston, AL	21,433	22,024	22,366	22,860	23,851	24,591	3.1
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	25,381	26,279	27,105	28,395	29,399	30,772	4.7
Asheville, NC	21,892	22,912	23,735	24,633	25,728	26,504	3.0
Athens, GA	22,234	22,762	23,317	24,374	25,772	26,683	3.5
Atlanta, GA	28,688	29,959	31,337	33,254	35,405	37,341	5.5
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ	26,185	26,585	27,513	27,934	28,509	(NA)	(NA)
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC	24,919	25,611	25,968	26,944	28,019	28,592	2.0
Austin-San Marcos, TX	25,618	26,922	28,702	31,061	35,347	38,930	10.1
Bakersfield, CA	24,591	24,659	24,315	25,343	26,478	26,997	2.0
Baltimore, MD	27,955	28,733	29,957	31,317	32,731	33,837	3.4
Bangor, ME	22,335	22,953	23,523	24,642	25,374	26,219	3.3
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA	22,371	23,097	24,154	25,121	26,954	29,711	10.2
Baton Rouge, LA	24,410	25,172	26,015	26,975	28,309	28,793	1.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	26,397	26,827	27,326	28,704	30,222	30,242	0.1
Bellingham, WA	21,554	22,357	23,307	23,908	24,795	25,605	3.3
Benton Harbor, MI	24,854	25,188	25,864	27,678	27,848	29,882	7.3
Bergen-Passaic, NJ	34,675	35,746	36,845	38,513	40,110	(NA)	(NA)
Billings, MT	22,320	22,813	23,491	24,519	24,802	25,550	3.0
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS	22,299	22,869	23,212	24,196	26,319	26,348	0.1
Binghamton, NY	25,744	26,008	26,905	27,742	28,445	29,167	2.5
Birmingham, AL	26,252	27,337	28,511	29,636	30,607	31,990	4.5
Bismarck, ND	21,317	22,014	22,617	23,286	24,239	24,792	2.3
Bloomington-Normal, IL	27,769	29,023	29,970	30,584	31,437	32,888	4.6
Bloomington, IN	21,880	22,590	23,310	24,221	25,810	26,141	1.3
Boise City, ID	24,571	26,072	26,339	27,129	28,000	29,864	6.7
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH	31,403	32,798	34,357	36,218	38,335	40,903	6.7
Boulder-Longmont, CO	26,948	28,441	30,968	33,199	37,817	40,002	5.8
Brazoria, TX	28,941	29,892	30,781	32,206	32,945	33,266	1.0
Bremerton, WA	25,095	25,877	25,954	27,550	28,346	29,109	2.7
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX	17,952	18,566	19,056	20,009	20,979	20,997	0.1
Bryan-College Station, TX	19,255	19,788	20,683	21,581	22,348	23,413	4.8
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	25,780	26,749	27,607	28,359	29,661	30,487	2.8
Burlington, VT	25,582	26,480	27,724	28,957	30,444	31,716	4.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,945	24,644	25,110	26,084	27,394	27,707	1.1
Casper, WY	22,152	22,621	23,200	24,139	25,094	25,683	2.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	25,706	26,572	27,523	29,005	31,375	32,441	3.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	23,318	24,353	24,982	25,829	26,952	28,047	4.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	22,175	22,508	23,168	24,102	25,245	26,410	4.6
Charleston, WV	25,116	25,846	26,697	27,484	28,477	29,105	2.2
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	26,520	27,859	29,287	30,834	32,897	34,325	4.3
Charlottesville, VA	23,860	24,708	25,699	26,591	28,601	29,394	2.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	23,747	24,775	25,460	26,783	27,303	28,264	3.5
Cheyenne, WY	22,167	21,913	21,998	23,024	24,312	25,249	3.9
Chicago, IL	31,340	32,523	33,910	35,892	37,745	39,536	4.7
Chico-Paradise, CA	20,380	20,573	21,021	22,164	23,195	24,115	4.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	27,106	28,057	29,022	30,484	32,206	33,626	4.4
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY	19,893	20,728	21,510	22,207	23,052	23,775	3.1
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH	27,927	28,742	29,705	31,086	32,354	33,437	3.3
Colorado Springs, CO	23,754	24,500	25,771	27,299	29,415	30,674	4.3
Columbia, MO	22,636	23,150	23,920	24,411	25,666	26,547	3.4
Columbia, SC	22,901	23,647	24,481	25,473	26,785	27,941	4.3
Columbus, GA-AL	21,478	22,257	22,863	24,216	25,047	26,131	4.3
Columbus, OH	26,291	26,948	27,878	29,488	31,166	32,428	4.0
Corpus Christi, TX	23,660	24,032	24,976	25,635	26,553	26,940	1.5
Cumberland, MD-WV	21,268	21,958	22,723	23,439	23,697	24,084	1.6
Dallas, TX	30,105	31,500	32,983	35,015	37,309	39,281	5.3
Danville, VA	21,192	21,931	22,173	23,196	23,892	24,681	3.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	25,434	25,861	26,483	28,462	29,293	29,263	-0.1
Dayton-Springfield, OH	26,721	27,676	28,486	30,304	31,196	32,362	3.7
Daytona Beach, FL	19,895	20,497	21,220	21,932	22,859	23,640	3.4
Decatur, AL	24,133	24,853	25,842	26,872	27,700	28,892	4.3
Decatur, IL	27,071	27,339	28,425	29,533	31,239	32,061	2.6
Denver, CO	28,965	30,059	31,614	33,359	35,606	38,133	7.1
Des Moines, IA	25,509	26,376	27,525	29,167	30,604	32,271	5.4
Detroit, MI	33,201	34,710	35,747	37,164	39,497	40,836	3.4
Dothan, AL	22,155	23,094	23,260	24,218	25,362	25,923	2.2
Dover, DE	21,709	23,054	24,176	24,824	25,974	26,408	1.7
Dubuque, IA	23,277	24,053	24,745	25,446	26,462	26,662	0.8
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI	22,712	23,217	24,221	24,888	26,145	27,198	4.0
Dutchess County, NY	28,860	29,707	30,546	31,136	33,568	35,256	5.0
Eau Claire, WI	21,151	21,613	22,148	23,171	24,601	25,318	2.9
El Paso, TX	20,221	20,971	21,834	22,743	23,691	24,275	2.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	24,690	25,155	26,333	27,203	28,725	29,643	3.2
Elmira, NY	22,880	23,749	24,358	24,968	25,846	26,603	2.9
Enid, OK	19,601	19,934	20,630	21,557	21,765	22,695	4.3
Erie, PA	24,518	25,204	25,941	26,799	27,489	27,864	1.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	22,510	23,206	24,152	25,108	26,132	26,913	3.0
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY	23,821	24,294	25,322	26,692	28,412	29,166	2.7
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN	21,397	22,077	22,973	23,818	25,069	25,983	3.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	21,597	22,363	23,003	24,351	26,133	27,679	5.9
Fayetteville, NC	20,928	21,557	22,508	23,545	24,491	25,120	2.6
Flagstaff, AZ-UT	19,556	20,849	21,440	22,151	23,419	23,814	1.7
Flint, MI	33,220	33,389	33,294	33,654	34,580	35,658	3.1
Florence, AL	21,798	22,310	22,810	23,545	23,617	24,792	5.0
Florence, SC	21,681	22,605	23,440	24,243	25,273	26,101	3.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	24,221	24,983	26,166	27,410	29,165	30,019	2.9
Fort Lauderdale, FL	25,830	26,691	27,546	28,502	30,006	31,210	4.0
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL	21,814	22,233	23,246	24,197	25,300	26,451	4.5
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL	22,275	23,015	23,589	24,810	25,558	26,044	1.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK	20,982	21,461	21,980	22,921	23,901	24,731	3.5
Fort Walton Beach, FL	19,325	19,788	20,657	22,108	23,492	23,913	1.8
Fort Wayne, IN	24,774	25,557	26,463	27,592	28,847	30,052	4.2
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	26,463	27,454	28,515	30,054	31,662	32,961	4.1
Fresno, CA	21,253	21,331	21,703	22,626	23,856	24,734	3.7
Gadsden, AL	22,609	23,558	23,256	24,028	24,476	24,740	1.1
Gainesville, FL	21,302	21,822	22,348	23,612	24,923	25,166	1.0
Galveston-Texas City, TX	(²)	(²)	(²)	26,926	28,238	28,371	0.5
Gary, IN	26,671	27,498	28,505	29,067	30,510	30,455	-0.2
Glens Falls, NY	23,204	23,346	24,324	25,165	26,059	26,140	0.3
Goldsboro, NC	19,476	20,343	21,417	22,069	23,116	23,989	3.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN	19,416	19,904	20,476	22,132	22,783	23,385	2.6
Grand Junction, CO	21,727	22,181	22,715	23,608	24,553	25,312	3.1
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI	26,431	27,298	28,486	29,627	31,060	31,913	2.7
Great Falls, MT	19,985	20,213	21,072	21,782	22,509	23,153	2.9
Greeley, CO	22,929	23,468	24,527	25,294	26,404	27,384	3.7
Green Bay, WI	25,289	26,298	27,118	28,920	29,789	30,632	2.8
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC	24,197	25,229	26,123	27,201	28,610	29,676	3.7
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC	23,497	24,667	25,431	26,473	27,663	28,704	3.8
Greenville, NC	22,490	22,635	23,466	24,835	25,447	26,515	4.2
Hagerstown, MD	22,983	23,695	24,393	25,499	26,525	27,637	4.2
Hamilton-Middletown, OH	25,804	26,601	27,629	28,789	29,897	30,980	3.6
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA	25,982	26,856	27,776	28,827	30,416	31,487	3.5
Hartford, CT	33,172	33,948	34,844	36,662	38,490	39,954	3.8
Hattiesburg, MS	20,063	20,867	21,774	22,645	22,880	23,615	3.2
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC	21,385	21,726	22,498	23,576	24,941	25,965	4.1
Honolulu, HI	27,736	27,936	28,336	29,512	30,260	30,971	2.3
Houma, LA	22,431	22,969	24,096	25,994	27,147	27,091	-0.2
Houston, TX	30,349	31,390	32,895	34,938	36,729	38,114	3.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	23,368	23,408	23,922	24,797	25,099	25,577	1.9
Huntsville, AL	30,389	31,233	31,472	32,588	33,789	34,225	1.3
Indianapolis, IN	27,437	28,081	29,133	30,514	32,487	33,655	3.6
Iowa City, IA	24,131	24,798	25,536	26,431	27,232	28,578	4.9
Jacksonville, FL	24,315	25,256	26,375	27,959	29,955	29,918	-0.1
Jacksonville, NC	16,332	16,951	17,534	18,977	19,818	20,280	2.3
Jackson, MI	26,414	26,848	27,579	28,604	29,488	30,828	4.5
Jackson, MS	23,030	24,193	24,906	26,143	27,073	28,074	3.7
Jackson, TN	22,591	23,901	24,591	25,631	26,788	27,811	3.8
Jamestown, NY	22,051	22,358	22,807	23,567	24,660	24,813	0.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	25,819	26,898	27,832	29,462	29,867	30,501	2.1
Jersey City, NJ	33,012	34,621	36,833	38,459	40,079	(NA)	(NA)
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	22,643	23,424	24,492	24,881	25,695	26,142	1.7
Johnstown, PA	20,644	21,085	21,564	22,403	23,160	24,018	3.7
Jonesboro, AR	(X)	(X)	21,942	22,981	23,655	24,375	3.0
Joplin, MO	20,296	21,359	21,932	22,912	23,469	24,245	3.3
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI	26,517	27,259	28,611	27,400	30,601	31,246	2.1

695. Average Annual Pay, by Selected Metropolitan Areas