TABLE 3B--FY 2007 AND 3-YEAR* AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE FOR RURAL AREAS BY CBSA			
"(*BASED ON THE SUM OF THE SALARIES AND HOURS COMPUTED FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2005, 2006, AND 2007)"			
			
CBSA	CBSA Name	FY07 Average	Average 3 Years
01	ALABAMA	22.7266	21.2362
02	ALASKA	31.7349	32.0692
03	ARIZONA	26.8924	25.0201
04	ARKANSAS	22.1322	20.8590
05	CALIFORNIA	33.2165	30.4210
06	COLORADO	26.9566	25.9101
07	CONNECTICUT	35.5471	33.2841
08	DELAWARE	29.2141	27.0822
10	FLORIDA	25.8957	24.2399
11	GEORGIA	23.2040	21.7117
12	HAWAII	31.5122	29.7080
13	IDAHO	23.7761	22.5379
14	ILLINOIS	24.7833	23.2471
15	INDIANA	25.3962	24.0538
16	IOWA	25.5462	23.7246
17	KANSAS	23.7576	22.4610
18	KENTUCKY	23.1433	21.7879
19	LOUISIANA	22.7152	20.9287
20	MAINE	24.8875	24.4422
21	MARYLAND	26.3358	25.6324
22	MASSACHUSETTS1 	----	----
23	MICHIGAN	26.7707	24.8965
24	MINNESOTA	27.2664	25.6919
25	MISSISSIPPI	23.1173	21.5916
26	MISSOURI	24.0814	22.2178
27	MONTANA	25.6649	24.3121
28	NEBRASKA	25.6086	24.5327
29	NEVADA	27.2229	25.6122
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	32.3754	29.3617
31	NEW JERSEY1 	----	----
32	NEW MEXICO	24.8330	24.0136
33	NEW YORK	24.7417	23.0382
34	NORTH CAROLINA	25.5870	24.0377
35	NORTH DAKOTA	21.8478	20.8336
36	OHIO	25.7486	24.4334
37	OKLAHOMA	23.2698	21.6211
38	OREGON	28.8316	27.3621
39	PENNSYLVANIA	24.6146	23.2486
40	PUERTO RICO1 	----	----
41	RHODE ISLAND1 	----	----
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	25.7744	24.3480
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	24.6052	23.4919
44	TENNESSEE	23.8699	22.2751
45	TEXAS	24.3889	22.6173
46	UTAH	24.4689	22.9744
47	VERMONT	28.5315	26.6381
49	VIRGINIA	24.0216	22.5475
50	WASHINGTON	30.2634	28.7978
51	WEST VIRGINIA	22.9916	21.8032
52	WISCONSIN	28.4880	26.5687
53	WYOMING	26.8294	25.5743
			
"1All counties in the State or Territory are classified as urban, with the exception of Massachusetts.  Massachusetts has area(s) designated as rural.  However, no short-term, acute care hospitals are located in the area(s) for FY 2007."			
