Table 3B- FY 2011 and 3 Year* Average Hourly Wage For Rural Areas by CBSA.			
"(*Based on the sum of the salaries and hours computed for Federal FYs 2009, 2010 and 2011)"			
CBSA Code	Nonurban Area	FY 2011 Average Hourly Wage	3-Year Average hourly Wage
01	Alabama	26.0264	25.1568
02	Alaska	44.1146	40.4763
03	Arizona	31.8393	29.9784
04	Arkansas	25.9685	25.292
05	California	42.9541	40.4802
06	Colorado	33.8979	32.2217
07	Connecticut	39.4836	37.7398
08	Delaware	34.5676	33.5989
10	Florida	29.5728	28.7958
11	Georgia	27.1671	26.2403
12	Hawaii	39.4229	37.8491
13	Idaho	26.1426	25.4397
14	Illinois	29.2557	28.1409
15	Indiana	29.3235	28.4347
16	Iowa	29.803	28.928
17	Kansas	27.8665	27.0309
18	Kentucky	27.6898	26.5212
19	Louisiana	27.7399	26.2678
20	Maine	29.9878	28.8613
21	Maryland	32.4848	30.674
22	Massachusetts1	----	----
23	Michigan	30.0405	29.4059
24	Minnesota	31.6251	30.5376
25	Mississippi	27.0138	25.8819
26	Missouri	27.263	26.6216
27	Montana	29.4658	28.405
28	Nebraska	31.0214	29.3825
29	Nevada	32.781	32.3514
30	New Hampshire	34.6904	33.87
31	New Jersey2	----	----
32	New Mexico	31.5263	30.1115
33	New York	29.0517	27.9458
34	North Carolina	29.5268	28.7455
35	North Dakota	24.5023	24.812
36	Ohio	29.9108	28.7616
37	Oklahoma	28.042	26.6656
38	Oregon	34.9774	34.1391
39	Pennsylvania	29.7971	28.2813
40	Puerto Rico2	----	----
41	Rhode Island2	----	----
42	South Carolina	29.4603	28.4856
43	South Dakota	29.3712	28.1981
44	Tennessee	27.8764	26.6861
45	Texas	27.9871	26.9747
46	Utah	30.4214	28.6155
47	Vermont	33.0189	32.425
49	Virginia	28.1471	27.0795
50	Washington	35.3253	34.025
51	West Virginia	26.4462	25.3997
52	Wisconsin	31.4858	30.9851
53	Wyoming	32.7909	31.3477
			
"1Massachusetts has area(s) designated as rural. However, no short term, acute care hospitals are "			
located in the area(s) for FY 2011.			
2All counties within the State or territory are classified as urban.			
