Table VIII.B.1(2004) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004 | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 112,087,067 |
28,484,232 |
27,901,598 |
27,836,795 |
27,864,442 |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1,468,782 |
366,384 |
360,412 |
372,130 |
369,856 |
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Maine | 499,088 |
126,560 |
123,481 |
123,947 |
125,100 |
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Massachusetts | 2,985,616 |
771,053 |
734,581 |
740,046 |
739,936 |
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New Hampshire | 534,302 |
138,163 |
* | 131,396 |
128,389 |
136,354 |
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Rhode Island | 437,662 |
111,768 |
105,743 |
111,131 |
109,021 |
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Vermont | 247,734 |
61,891 |
61,656 |
62,010 |
62,177 |
* | ||||
Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 3,377,513 |
826,666 |
868,007 |
836,649 |
846,192 |
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New York | 7,376,709 |
1,847,098 |
1,848,984 |
1,831,352 |
1,849,275 |
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Pennsylvania | 5,112,722 |
1,311,167 |
1,264,920 |
1,232,320 |
1,304,314 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 5,087,983 |
1,234,596 |
1,292,434 |
1,283,303 |
1,277,650 |
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Indiana | 2,626,231 |
671,930 |
651,383 |
647,671 |
655,246 |
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Michigan | 3,699,497 |
918,900 |
938,697 |
917,611 |
924,289 |
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Ohio | 4,639,444 |
1,157,101 |
1,172,216 |
1,154,824 |
1,155,303 |
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Wisconsin | 2,532,460 |
638,518 |
634,638 |
623,935 |
635,369 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1,190,250 |
287,211 |
307,720 |
297,136 |
298,182 |
* | ||||
Kansas | 1,077,819 |
271,501 |
264,346 |
271,051 |
* | 270,921 |
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Minnesota | 2,500,067 |
639,423 |
617,817 |
609,320 |
633,508 |
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Missouri | 2,325,541 |
587,699 |
568,794 |
589,423 |
579,625 |
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Nebraska | 789,503 |
189,784 |
203,143 |
196,304 |
200,271 |
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North Dakota | 277,207 |
78,350 |
64,801 |
* | 66,671 |
67,385 |
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South Dakota | 311,847 |
74,902 |
80,487 |
77,508 |
78,951 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 379,315 |
96,467 |
89,717 |
98,978 |
94,152 |
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District of Columbia | 419,582 |
102,895 |
105,948 |
105,326 |
105,413 |
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Florida | 6,793,023 |
1,723,334 |
1,629,261 |
1,744,572 |
1,695,856 |
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Georgia | 3,255,421 |
799,399 |
838,100 |
805,325 |
812,598 |
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Maryland | 2,108,310 |
528,303 |
516,851 |
516,573 |
546,583 |
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North Carolina | 3,288,865 |
822,867 |
821,206 |
821,835 |
822,957 |
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South Carolina | 1,494,705 |
377,189 |
370,596 |
374,403 |
372,517 |
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Virginia | 2,960,869 |
726,112 |
754,273 |
737,300 |
743,184 |
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West Virginia | 549,233 |
136,250 |
136,755 |
138,907 |
137,321 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,577,784 |
402,025 |
392,474 |
390,670 |
392,615 |
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Kentucky | 1,457,143 |
363,925 |
363,903 |
361,986 |
367,329 |
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Mississippi | 840,187 |
206,408 |
208,597 |
211,648 |
213,534 |
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Tennessee | 2,284,904 |
568,614 |
563,327 |
577,920 |
575,043 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 962,989 |
244,991 |
235,596 |
242,043 |
240,359 |
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Louisiana | 1,523,840 |
376,153 |
355,906 |
402,553 |
389,229 |
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Oklahoma | 1,163,326 |
285,932 |
288,132 |
297,675 |
291,587 |
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Texas | 7,857,421 |
2,018,300 |
1,938,286 |
1,955,191 |
1,945,645 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1,956,808 |
490,503 |
487,585 |
416,919 |
561,801 |
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Colorado | 1,857,055 |
469,489 |
460,877 |
454,514 |
472,175 |
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Idaho | 495,125 |
122,824 |
123,211 |
120,327 |
128,763 |
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Montana | 320,435 |
80,329 |
80,273 |
80,198 |
79,635 |
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Nevada | 1,063,822 |
267,443 |
265,864 |
265,202 |
265,313 |
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New Mexico | 542,185 |
135,033 |
135,694 |
135,376 |
136,082 |
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Utah | 932,564 |
237,431 |
231,198 |
225,618 |
238,316 |
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Wyoming | 178,616 |
48,008 |
43,338 |
43,895 |
43,376 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 223,206 |
55,403 |
56,090 |
54,869 |
56,843 |
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California | 12,455,532 |
3,194,495 |
3,086,661 |
3,070,973 |
3,103,403 |
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Hawaii | 465,623 |
117,403 |
115,659 |
115,358 |
117,203 |
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Oregon | 1,372,196 |
365,102 |
325,528 |
343,164 |
338,402 |
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Washington | 2,209,006 |
550,889 |
556,912 |
550,478 |
550,726 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. | ||||||||||
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding. |
Table VIII.B.1(2004) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004 | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 796,961 |
759,007 |
479,148 |
789,980 |
479,433 |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 90,542 |
53,763 |
54,062 |
39,750 |
58,672 |
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Maine | 22,280 |
13,107 |
18,777 |
18,000 |
23,745 |
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Massachusetts | 274,844 |
109,571 |
103,044 |
132,985 |
107,773 |
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New Hampshire | 45,995 |
46,972 |
* | 24,607 |
15,485 |
16,732 |
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Rhode Island | 36,138 |
14,756 |
12,833 |
32,369 |
17,342 |
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Vermont | 27,242 |
10,839 |
7,315 |
7,267 |
21,101 |
* | ||||
Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 290,947 |
169,099 |
186,197 |
107,394 |
61,901 |
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New York | 367,683 |
142,933 |
294,881 |
227,609 |
156,043 |
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Pennsylvania | 275,889 |
148,629 |
153,452 |
94,779 |
248,642 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 238,350 |
186,121 |
99,468 |
188,400 |
172,004 |
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Indiana | 192,836 |
98,924 |
93,391 |
69,943 |
131,096 |
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Michigan | 180,709 |
80,259 |
123,509 |
94,775 |
134,360 |
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Ohio | 215,223 |
154,821 |
153,783 |
85,778 |
118,150 |
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Wisconsin | 193,965 |
125,334 |
82,019 |
66,401 |
91,935 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 110,767 |
41,372 |
48,311 |
25,406 |
122,908 |
* | ||||
Kansas | 99,262 |
31,405 |
41,586 |
92,493 |
* | 49,920 |
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Minnesota | 130,712 |
95,067 |
93,070 |
94,020 |
82,697 |
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Missouri | 149,443 |
95,894 |
64,028 |
99,266 |
98,252 |
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Nebraska | 69,711 |
31,302 |
46,994 |
35,405 |
54,524 |
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North Dakota | 32,637 |
15,968 |
21,041 |
* | 13,636 |
11,668 |
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South Dakota | 16,658 |
11,261 |
11,862 |
18,769 |
17,946 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 32,329 |
21,629 |
21,594 |
16,686 |
18,124 |
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District of Columbia | 33,884 |
16,828 |
16,982 |
10,048 |
29,979 |
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Florida | 296,656 |
257,602 |
143,288 |
207,876 |
239,347 |
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Georgia | 217,500 |
116,923 |
129,147 |
116,403 |
76,931 |
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Maryland | 121,827 |
78,682 |
66,500 |
60,977 |
116,339 |
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North Carolina | 206,426 |
170,070 |
113,002 |
109,752 |
112,371 |
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South Carolina | 101,503 |
28,753 |
101,963 |
69,135 |
82,561 |
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Virginia | 245,095 |
113,664 |
151,642 |
81,313 |
104,248 |
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West Virginia | 41,059 |
19,028 |
25,443 |
14,932 |
14,746 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 133,694 |
114,830 |
49,201 |
37,371 |
63,711 |
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Kentucky | 67,814 |
54,404 |
42,830 |
54,960 |
64,816 |
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Mississippi | 51,818 |
22,187 |
42,792 |
24,254 |
20,729 |
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Tennessee | 180,707 |
99,219 |
119,435 |
70,696 |
58,700 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 61,495 |
33,994 |
34,188 |
28,258 |
35,975 |
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Louisiana | 142,244 |
111,244 |
50,950 |
70,130 |
59,744 |
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Oklahoma | 65,924 |
48,720 |
33,949 |
65,481 |
35,452 |
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Texas | 314,369 |
202,292 |
304,737 |
189,287 |
147,865 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 172,345 |
119,148 |
47,443 |
59,119 |
92,445 |
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Colorado | 124,521 |
75,537 |
66,915 |
43,952 |
68,901 |
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Idaho | 50,152 |
34,206 |
17,010 |
16,166 |
17,583 |
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Montana | 17,995 |
11,306 |
13,737 |
14,894 |
9,558 |
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Nevada | 78,231 |
28,644 |
47,480 |
51,747 |
49,784 |
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New Mexico | 30,237 |
32,870 |
18,798 |
18,893 |
23,012 |
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Utah | 76,871 |
62,255 |
58,109 |
27,750 |
51,506 |
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Wyoming | 12,086 |
7,735 |
7,581 |
8,526 |
5,845 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 15,452 |
5,627 |
11,086 |
14,772 |
8,058 |
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California | 480,010 |
206,562 |
247,080 |
312,087 |
213,223 |
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Hawaii | 26,412 |
14,599 |
13,060 |
14,674 |
8,784 |
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Oregon | 107,268 |
26,343 |
34,035 |
55,219 |
64,539 |
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Washington | 145,791 |
132,601 |
102,349 |
75,280 |
88,336 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. | ||||||||||
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding. |