Wage Index Data Provided by

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The following chart includes a three-year history of the wage index for each Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) and Rural Area (listed by state).

The data for the most recent year (PPS 25) is from the August 18, 2011 Federal Register. It will take effect on October 1, 2011.

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National Average Hourly Wage

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

Beginning

10/01/11

  
10180  Abilene TX

        0.8336

         0.8377

        0.8789

                4.1
10380  Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián  PR

        0.3364

         0.3368

        0.3912

                5.4
10420  Akron  OH

        0.8839

         0.8817

        0.8739

              (0.8)
10500  Albany  GA

        0.8931

         0.9051

        0.8652

              (4.0)
10580  Albany-Schenectady-Troy  NY

        0.8805

         0.8664

        0.8640

              (0.2)
10740  Albuquerque  NM

        0.9554

         0.9607

        0.9669

                0.6
10780  Alexandria  LA

        0.8152

         0.8137

        0.8169

                0.3
10901  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton  NJ

        1.1341

         1.1246

        1.1264

                0.2
10900  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton  PA

        0.9811

         0.9370

        0.9386

                0.2
11020  Altoona  PA

        0.8821

         0.8568

        0.8813

                2.5
11100  Amarillo  TX

        0.8594

         0.8534

        0.8559

                0.2
11180  Ames  IA

        0.9533

         0.9999

        0.9981

              (0.2)
11260  Anchorage  AK

        1.1920

         1.2573

        1.2723

                1.5
11300  Anderson  IN

        0.9116

         0.9241

        0.9257

                0.2
11340  Anderson  SC

        0.9130

         0.8783

        0.8566

              (2.2)
11460  Ann Arbor  MI

        1.0243

         1.0057

        1.0005

              (0.5)
11500  Anniston-Oxford  AL

        0.7603

         0.7864

        0.8057

                1.9
11540  Appleton WI

        0.9245

         0.9301

        0.9115

              (1.9)
11700  Asheville  NC

        0.9082

         0.9011

        0.8864

              (1.5)
12020  Athens-Clarke County  GA

        0.9205

         0.9427

        0.9357

              (0.7)
12060  Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA

        0.9581

         0.9522

        0.9495

              (0.3)
12100  Atlantic City NJ

        1.1341

         1.1246

        1.1264

                0.2
12220  Auburn-Opelika  AL

        0.8432

         0.7437

        0.8101

                6.6
12260  Augusta-Richmond County  GA

        0.9445

         0.9553

        0.9490

              (0.6)
12260  Augusta-Richmond County  SC

        0.9440

         0.9553

        0.9490

              (0.6)
12420  Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos TX

        0.9515

         0.9480

        0.9442

              (0.4)
12540  Bakersfield-Delano CA

        1.1831

         1.1870

        1.1950

                0.8
12580  Baltimore-Towson MD

        1.0148

         1.0153

        0.9995

              (1.6)
12620  Bangor  ME

        1.0025

         0.9646

        0.9780

                1.3
12700  Barnstable Town  MA

        1.2580

         1.2761

        1.3452

                6.9
12940  Baton Rouge  LA

        0.8239

         0.8691

        0.8576

              (1.2)
12980  Battle Creek  MI

        1.0074

         0.9710

        0.9936

                2.3
13020  Bay City  MI

        0.9446

         0.9381

        0.9032

              (3.5)
13140  Beaumont-Port Arthur  TX

        0.8325

         0.8418

        0.8605

                1.9
13380  Bellingham  WA

        1.1279

         1.1258

        1.1547

                2.9
13460  Bend  OR

        1.1268

         1.1188

        1.1147

              (0.4)
13644  Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick MD

        1.0789

         1.0363

        1.0091

              (2.7)
13740  Billings  MT

        0.9021

                  1

        1.0000

                 -  
13780  Binghamton  NY

        0.8965

         0.8888

        0.8850

              (0.4)
13820   Birmingham-Hoover AL

        0.8512

         0.8587

        0.8365

              (2.2)
13900  Bismarck ND

        0.7968

                  1

        1.0000

                 -  
13980  Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford VA

        0.8349

         0.8253

        0.8174

              (0.8)
14020  Bloomington IN

        0.9311

         0.9241

        0.8918

              (3.2)
14060  Bloomington-Normal  IL

        0.9475

         0.9519

        0.9506

              (0.1)

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

Beginning

10/01/11

  
14260  Boise City-Nampa  ID

        0.9324

         0.9258

        0.9210

              (0.5)
14484  Boston-Quincy MA

        1.2293

         1.2263

        1.3452

              11.9
14500  Boulder  CO

        1.0244

         1.0067

        1.0032

              (0.3)
14540  Bowling Green  KY

        0.8499

         0.8680

        0.8564

              (1.2)
14740  Bremerton-Silverdale  WA

        1.0642

         1.0539

        1.1089

                5.5
14860  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk  CT

        1.2592

         1.2577

        1.2866

                2.9
15180  Brownsville-Harlingen  TX

        0.9301

         0.9442

        0.9397

              (0.5)
15260  Brunswick  GA

        0.9338

         0.9304

        0.9068

              (2.4)
15380  Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY

        0.9809

         0.9580

        0.9747

                1.7
15500  Burlington  NC

        0.8647

         0.8744

        0.8500

              (2.4)
15540  Burlington-South Burlington VT

        1.0456

         1.0287

        1.0307

                0.2
15764  Cambridge-Newton-Framingham MA

        1.1286

         1.1237

        1.3452

              22.2
15804  Camden NJ

        1.1341

         1.1246

        1.1264

                0.2
15940  Canton-Massillon  OH

        0.8661

         0.8582

        0.8721

                1.4
15980  Cape Coral-Fort Myers  FL

        0.9047

         0.9154

        0.9251

                1.0
16020  Cape Girardeau-Jackson  IL

        0.8940

         0.8858

        0.8505

              (3.5)
16021  Cape Girardeau-Jackson  MO

        0.8940

         0.8858

        0.8505

              (3.5)
16180  Carson City  NV

        1.0315

         1.0231

        1.0299

                0.7
16220  Casper WY

        0.9390

         1.0000

        1.0000

                 -  
16300  Cedar Rapids  IA

        0.8908

         0.8759

        0.8697

              (0.6)
16580  Champaign-Urbana  IL

        1.0003

         1.0110

        0.9715

              (3.9)
16620  Charleston  WV

        0.8297

         0.8095

        0.8246

                1.5
16700  Charleston-North Charleston  SC

        0.9212

         0.9272

        0.8933

              (3.4)
16740  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC

        0.9320

         0.9254

        0.9098

              (1.6)
16740  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill SC

        0.9315

         0.9254

        0.9098

              (1.6)
16820  Charlottesville  VA

        0.9245

         0.9199

        0.8996

              (2.0)
16860  Chattanooga  GA

        0.8856

         0.8837

        0.8700

              (1.4)
16860  Chattanooga  TN

        0.8844

         0.8837

        0.8700

              (1.4)
16940  Cheyenne WY

        0.9390

         1.0000

        1.0000

                 -  
16974  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville IL

        1.0385

         1.0489

        1.0436

              (0.5)
17020  Chico CA

        1.1831

         1.1870

        1.1950

                0.8
17140  Cincinnati-Middletown IN

        0.9397

         0.9589

        0.9284

              (3.1)
17140  Cincinnati-Middletown KY

        0.9399

         0.9589

        0.9284

              (3.1)
17140  Cincinnati-Middletown OH

        0.9395

         0.9589

        0.9284

              (3.1)
17300  Clarksville  KY

        0.8143

         0.7968

        0.8069

                1.0
17300  Clarksville  TN

        0.8131

         0.7963

        0.8069

                1.1
17420  Cleveland  TN

        0.7890

         0.7963

        0.7768

              (2.0)
17460  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor OH

        0.8934

         0.9051

        0.8892

              (1.6)
17660  Coeur d'Alene  ID

        0.9061

         0.9170

        0.9121

              (0.5)
17780  College Station-Bryan  TX

        0.9133

         0.9202

        0.9247

                0.4
17820  Colorado Springs  CO

        0.9642

         0.9661

        0.9789

                1.3
17860  Columbia  MO

        0.8571

         0.8227

        0.8040

              (1.9)
17900  Columbia  SC

        0.8850

         0.8781

        0.8756

              (0.2)

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

Beginning

10/01/11

  
17980  Columbus  AL

        0.8781

         0.9073

        0.9041

              (0.3)
17980  Columbus  GA

        0.8781

         0.9073

        0.9041

              (0.3)
18020  Columbus  IN

        0.9546

         0.9429

        0.9662

                2.3
18140  Columbus OH

        1.0105

         1.0127

        0.9924

              (2.0)
18580  Corpus Christi  TX

        0.8661

         0.8537

        0.8578

                0.4
18700  Corvallis  OR

        1.0836

         1.0292

        1.0667

                3.8
18880  Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin  FL

        0.8653

         0.8732

        0.8804

                0.7
19060  Cumberland  MD

        0.9246

         0.9258

        0.9324

                0.7
19060  Cumberland  WV

        0.8062

         0.8197

        0.7791

              (4.1)
19124  Dallas-Plano-Irving  TX

        0.9731

         0.9716

        0.9650

              (0.7)
19140  Dalton  GA

        0.8526

         0.8466

        0.8177

              (2.9)
19180  Danville  IL

        0.8737

         0.9673

        0.9758

                0.8
19260  Danville  VA

        0.8298

         0.8129

        0.7949

              (1.8)
19340  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island  IA

        0.8564

         0.8615

        0.9136

                5.2
19340  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island  IL

        0.8471

         0.8615

        0.9136

                5.2
19380  Dayton  OH

        0.9220

         0.9138

        0.9227

                0.9
19460  Decatur  AL

        0.7694

         0.7505

        0.7277

              (2.3)
19500  Decatur IL

        0.8322

         0.8338

        0.8373

                0.4
19660  Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach  FL

        0.8869

         0.8741

        0.8807

                0.7
19740  Denver-Aurora-Bloomfield CO

        1.0563

         1.0571

        1.0447

              (1.2)
19780  Des Moines  IA

        0.9521

         0.9481

        0.9605

                1.2
19804  Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI

        0.9777

         0.9738

        0.9484

              (2.5)
20020  Dothan AL

        0.7499

         0.7515

        0.7277

              (2.4)
20100  Dover DE

        1.0011

         1.0040

        1.0013

              (0.3)
20220  Dubuque  IA

        0.8626

         0.8523

        0.8492

              (0.3)
20260  Duluth  MN

        1.0641

         1.0743

        1.0479

              (2.6)
20260  Duluth  WI

        1.0639

         1.0743

        1.0479

              (2.6)
20500  Durham-Chapel Hill  NC

        0.9590

         0.9615

        0.9595

              (0.2)
20740  Eau Claire WI

        0.9496

         0.9552

        0.9453

              (1.0)
20764  Edison-New Brunswick NJ

        1.1341

         1.1246

        1.1264

                0.2
20940  El Centro CA

        1.1831

         1.1870

        1.1950

                0.8
21060  Elizabethtown  KY

        0.8289

         0.8334

        0.8552

                2.2
21140  Elkhart-Goshen  IN

        0.9463

         0.9409

        0.9413

                0.0
21300  Elmira NY

        0.8474

         0.8497

        0.8572

                0.7
21340  El Paso  TX

        0.8641

         0.8555

        0.8548

              (0.1)
21500  Erie  PA

        0.8748

         0.8521

        0.8430

              (0.9)
21660  Eugene-Springfield  OR

        1.0974

         1.1277

        1.1391

                1.1
21780  Evansville  IN

        0.8513

         0.8358

        0.8554

                2.0
21780  Evansville  KY

        0.8456

         0.8353

        0.8554

                2.0
21820  Fairbanks AK

        1.1636

         1.2573

        1.2723

                1.5
21940  Fajardo  PR

        0.3786

         0.3873

        0.3912

                0.4
22020  Fargo MN

        0.9266

         0.9100

        0.9168

                0.7
22020  Fargo ND

        0.8325

                  1

        1.0000

                 -  

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

Beginning

10/01/11

  
22140  Farmington NM

        0.8964

         0.9314

        0.9715

                4.0
22180  Fayetteville  NC

        0.9458

         0.9407

        0.9243

              (1.6)
22220  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers  AR

        0.8787

         0.8604

        0.9154

                5.5
22220  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers  MO

        0.8787

         0.8604

        0.9154

                5.5
22380  Flagstaff  AZ

        1.2450

         1.2394

        1.2308

              (0.9)
22420  Flint  MI

        1.1087

         1.1325

        1.0908

              (4.2)
22500  Florence  SC

        0.8389

         0.8438

        0.8349

              (0.9)
22520  Florence-Muscle Shoals  AL

        0.7932

         0.8112

        0.7691

              (4.2)
22540  Fond du Lac  WI

        0.9797

         0.9339

        0.9354

                0.2
22660  Fort Collins-Loveland  CO

        0.9818

         0.9661

        0.9789

                1.3
22744  Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach FL

        1.0378

         1.0331

        1.0163

              (1.7)
22900  Fort Smith  AR

        0.7994

         0.7713

        0.7691

              (0.2)
22900  Fort Smith  OK

        0.7994

         0.8021

        0.7947

              (0.7)
23060  Fort Wayne  IN

        0.8950

         0.9252

        0.9226

              (0.3)
23104  Fort Worth-Arlington TX

        0.9434

         0.9384

        0.9382

              (0.0)
23420  Fresno CA

        1.1831

         1.1870

        1.1950

                0.8
23460  Gadsden  AL

        0.8350

         0.7436

        0.7980

                5.4
23540  Gainesville FL

        0.9196

         0.9372

        0.9537

                1.7
23580  Gainesville  GA

        0.9422

         0.9508

        0.9236

              (2.7)
23844  Gary  IN

        0.9168

         0.9088

        0.9121

                0.3
24020  Glens Falls  NY

        0.8748

         0.8784

        0.8732

              (0.5)
24140  Goldsboro  NC

        0.9241

         0.9235

        0.8801

              (4.3)
24220  Grand Forks  MN

        0.9266

         0.9100

        0.9168

                0.7
24220  Grand Forks  ND

        0.8055

                  1

        1.0000

                 -  
24300  Grand Junction  CO

        0.9923

         1.0134

        0.9800

              (3.3)
24340  Grand Rapids-Wyoming  MI

        0.9294

         0.9270

        0.9195

              (0.8)
24500  Great Falls  MT

        0.8364

                  1

        1.0000

                 -  
24540  Greeley  CO

        0.9644

         0.9661

        0.9789

                1.3
24580  Green Bay WI

        0.9447

         0.9395

        0.9601

                2.1
24660  Greensboro-High Point  NC

        0.9151

         0.8952

        0.8818

              (1.3)
24780  Greenville  NC

        0.9346

         0.9298

        0.9509

                2.1
24860  Greenville  SC

        0.9733

         0.9404

        0.9330

              (0.7)
25020  Guayama  PR

        0.3533

         0.3559

        0.3912

                3.5
25060  Gulfport-Biloxi  MS

        0.8723

         0.8780

        0.8379

              (4.0)
25180  Hagerstown-Martinsburg  MD

        0.9246

         0.9457

        0.9324

              (1.3)
25180  Hagerstown-Martinsburg  WV

        0.9167

         0.9457

        0.9318

              (1.4)
25260  Hanford-Corcoran CA

        1.1831

         1.1870

        1.1950

                0.8
25420  Harrisburg-Carlisle  PA

        0.9186

         0.9157

        0.9243

                0.9
25500  Harrisonburg  VA

        0.9132

         0.9250

        0.8811

              (4.4)
25540  Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford CT

        1.2236

         1.2501

        1.2048

              (4.5)
25620  Hattiesburg MS

        0.7877

         0.7910

        0.8080

                1.7
25860  Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton  NC

        0.8937

         0.8608

        0.8718

                1.1
26100  Holland-Grand Haven  MI

        0.8830

         0.8752

        0.8594

              (1.6)

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

Beginning

10/01/11

  
26180  Honolulu  HI

        1.1467

         1.1601

        1.1428

              (1.7)
26300  Hot Springs  AR

        0.9115

         0.9249

        0.9119

              (1.3)
26380  Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux  LA

        0.8006

         0.7971

        0.7923

              (0.5)
26420  Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX

        0.9934

         0.9902

        0.9947

                0.5
26580  Huntington-Ashland  KY

        0.9036

         0.8877

        0.8768

              (1.1)
26580  Huntington-Ashland  OH

        0.9031

         0.8877

        0.8768

              (1.1)
26580  Huntington-Ashland  WV

        0.9025

         0.8877

        0.8768

              (1.1)
26620  Huntsville  AL

        0.8924

         0.9033

        0.8789

              (2.4)
26820  Idaho Falls  ID

        0.9418

         0.9628

        0.9483

              (1.5)
26900  Indianapolis-Carmel IN

        0.9593

         0.9508

        0.9436

              (0.7)
26980  Iowa City  IA

        0.9407

         0.9507

        0.9860

                3.5
27060  Ithaca  NY

        1.0014

         0.9728

        0.8675

            (10.5)
27100  Jackson  MI

        0.8797

         0.9214

        0.8981

              (2.3)
27140  Jackson  MS

        0.8191

         0.8033

        0.8107

                0.7
27180  Jackson  TN

        0.8516

         0.8337

        0.8039

              (3.0)
27260  Jacksonville FL

        0.9102

         0.8872

        0.8835

              (0.4)
27340  Jacksonville NC

        0.8605

         0.8434

        0.8303

              (1.3)
27500  Janesville  WI

        0.9448

         0.9645

        0.9394

              (2.5)
27620  Jefferson City  MO

        0.8868

         0.8562

        0.8487

              (0.7)
27740  Johnson City TN

        0.7890

         0.7963

        0.7768

              (2.0)
27780  Johnstown PA

        0.8466

         0.8521

        0.8893

                3.7
27860  Jonesboro  AR

        0.7796

         0.7794

        0.7711

              (0.8)
27900  Joplin  MO

        0.8486

         0.8413

        0.8364

              (0.5)
28020  Kalamazoo-Portage  MI

        1.0251

         1.0261

        0.9855

              (4.1)
28100  Kankakee-Bradley  IL

        1.0095

         1.0518

        0.9660

              (8.6)
28140  Kansas City KS

        0.9555

         0.9510

        0.9442

              (0.7)
28140  Kansas City MO

        0.9555

         0.9510

        0.9442

              (0.7)
28420  Kennewick-Pasco-Richland WA

        1.0266

         1.0068

        1.0077

                0.1
28660  Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood  TX

        0.8757

         0.8833

        0.9487

                6.5
28700  Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol  TN

        0.8111

         0.7963

        0.7768

              (2.0)
28700  Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol  VA

        0.8123

         0.8022

        0.7949

              (0.7)
28740  Kingston  NY

        0.9414

         0.9106

        0.9148

                0.4
28940  Knoxville  TN

        0.7890

         0.7963

        0.7882

              (0.8)
29020  Kokomo  IN

        0.9710

         0.8975

        0.8982

                0.1
29100  La Crosse  MN

        0.9945

         0.9815

        0.9639

              (1.8)
29100  La Crosse  WI

        0.9943

         0.9815

        0.9639

              (1.8)
29140  Lafayette  IN

        0.9115

         0.9207

        0.9370

                1.6
29180  Lafayette  LA

        0.8569

         0.8522

        0.8300

              (2.2)
29340  Lake Charles  LA

        0.7971

         0.8167

        0.7923

              (2.4)
29404  Lake County-Kenosha County  IL

        1.0394

         1.0683

        1.0150

              (5.3)
29404  Lake County-Kenosha County  WI

        1.0392

         1.0683

        1.0150

              (5.3)
29420  Lake Havasu City-Kingman  AZ

        1.0590

         1.0236

        0.9908

              (3.3)
29460  Lakeland-Winter Haven  FL

        0.8594

         0.8598

        0.8535

              (0.6)

CBSA

No.

Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Name

State

PPS XXIII $33.5268

PPS XXIV

$34.9664

PPS XXV $36.2481

% Point Change in Wage Index
     

Beginning

10/01/09

Beginning

10/01/10

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10/01/11

  
29540  Lancaster  PA

        0.9612

         0.9852

        0.9788

              (0.6)
29620  Lansing-East Lansing  MI

        0.9719

         1.0218

        1.0335

                1.2
29700