Table VIII.B.1

Table VIII.B.1(2002) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)

Division and State	Total	Quartile 1 Average Wage		Quartile 2 Average Wage		Quartile 3 Average Wage		Quartile 4 Average Wage

United States	111,437,203	28,456,775		27,679,823		27,622,840		27,677,765

New England:
Connecticut	1,622,812	429,568		337,105		456,976		399,164
Maine	493,859	124,791		123,836		123,052		122,180
Massachusetts	2,974,929	743,014		631,705		819,110		781,100
New Hampshire	532,603	137,677		131,995		126,831		136,100

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	3,640,936	923,057		898,973		907,226		911,679
New York	7,382,688	1,889,890		1,821,833		1,838,224		1,832,741
Pennsylvania	5,081,368	1,324,180		1,251,206		1,163,062		1,342,919

East North Central:
Illinois	5,210,599	1,293,216		1,319,847		1,279,383		1,318,154
Indiana	2,610,243	645,134		658,189		638,673		668,247
Michigan	3,842,963	972,584		947,507		974,496		948,375
Ohio	4,667,503	1,164,015		1,159,894		1,166,964		1,176,630
Wisconsin	2,407,943	606,186		600,320		598,542		602,895

West North Central:
Iowa	1,222,710	304,116		306,190		305,784		306,620
Kansas	1,087,200	261,122		285,398		267,803		272,877
Minnesota	2,354,185	591,433		586,590		587,901		588,260	*
Missouri	2,276,688	564,453		572,134		569,257		570,844
Nebraska	732,189	181,944		183,747		180,829		185,670

South Atlantic:
Delaware	373,541	100,524		90,885		90,839	*	91,293
Florida	6,055,255	1,509,096		1,541,875		1,499,826		1,504,458
Georgia	3,365,040	848,562		847,385		756,427		912,666	*
Maryland	2,143,773	499,921		555,163		553,312		535,377
North Carolina	3,243,410	816,715		801,252		817,159		808,285	*
South Carolina	1,478,822	412,316		354,719		353,038		358,750
Virginia	2,873,245	712,207		727,063		700,099		733,876	*
West Virginia	541,030	137,380		134,731		128,993		139,927

East South Central:
Alabama	1,531,930	389,663		375,649		376,695		389,922
Kentucky	1,442,898	352,142		369,150		358,540		363,067
Mississippi	878,980	219,491		217,997		220,420		221,072
Tennessee	2,221,945	516,011		603,491		550,639		551,804

West South Central:
Louisiana	1,448,512	351,219		374,960		358,979		363,353
Oklahoma	1,114,906	282,705		239,135	*	314,691		278,374
Texas	7,933,595	1,983,390		1,990,358		1,982,776		1,977,071

Mountain:
Arizona	1,848,147	446,491		477,157		463,474		461,025
Colorado	1,997,649	507,984	*	496,475		475,997		517,193
Montana	302,882	80,570		74,288		66,134		81,890
Nevada	964,997	240,006		238,300		243,387		243,305
New Mexico	520,982	133,014		128,300		129,483		130,186
Utah	844,796	212,025		214,748	*	207,932		210,091
Wyoming	174,938	43,640		43,609		43,916		43,773

Pacific:
California	12,745,136	3,267,078		3,157,786		3,156,234		3,164,037
Hawaii	451,749	114,847		112,240		112,809		111,853
Oregon	1,360,008	348,479		336,584		334,124		340,820
Washington	2,259,188	528,678		606,246		557,393		566,871

States not shown separately	3,178,432	681,087		542,752		801,569		1,153,024

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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(2002) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)

Division and State	Total	Quartile 1 Average Wage		Quartile 2 Average Wage		Quartile 3 Average Wage		Quartile 4 Average Wage

United States	1,110,022	367,559		483,680		610,589		752,921

New England:
Connecticut	153,255	88,642		44,454		124,808		35,501
Maine	33,646	20,539		21,075		18,958		17,244
Massachusetts	317,302	56,349		116,260		229,113		143,967
New Hampshire	71,833	15,991		37,103		26,657		14,940

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	294,039	206,174		165,413		137,198		209,916
New York	487,857	156,093		293,677		227,213		152,886
Pennsylvania	298,575	98,856		114,817		183,243		217,045

East North Central:
Illinois	320,812	111,289		206,359		202,521		229,850
Indiana	212,409	82,085		110,467		74,869		91,852
Michigan	250,709	89,190		175,672		105,055		150,211
Ohio	245,249	138,221		86,898		124,885		112,902
Wisconsin	148,998	53,581		96,718		85,139		102,625

West North Central:
Iowa	74,424	39,297		32,562		55,091		29,447
Kansas	93,245	51,395		23,876		31,626		74,507
Minnesota	256,274	61,040		146,134		59,312		226,638	*
Missouri	167,018	127,861		39,189		67,454		85,583
Nebraska	51,341	20,286		23,591		20,166		38,963

South Atlantic:
Delaware	41,192	12,522		8,886		27,267	*	14,249
Florida	383,435	148,576		190,457		320,008		337,365
Georgia	328,178	133,055		107,124		110,260		303,273	*
Maryland	176,328	50,578		138,096		72,605		70,573
North Carolina	317,639	71,179		121,684		157,382		258,399	*
South Carolina	117,662	73,276		49,264		42,373		43,596
Virginia	315,396	85,372		183,757		66,959		256,714	*
West Virginia	22,408	13,529		12,815		17,036		20,458

East South Central:
Alabama	143,851	45,666		48,252		100,289		70,118
Kentucky	88,039	42,996		39,044		65,745		66,092
Mississippi	55,033	24,421		34,455		48,948		25,252
Tennessee	159,009	56,263		154,186		90,007		65,408

West South Central:
Louisiana	139,548	48,876		96,194		33,923		87,264
Oklahoma	149,714	21,359		146,991	*	72,579		25,759
Texas	357,933	84,110		203,644		256,829		394,886

Mountain:
Arizona	122,399	45,293		104,776		85,537		51,805
Colorado	218,546	188,565	*	120,132		73,121		65,278
Montana	32,262	9,405		4,486		7,295		23,310
Nevada	57,028	29,916		45,221		50,833		29,961
New Mexico	25,695	15,203		24,290		15,986		13,460
Utah	80,297	16,564		68,404	*	33,629		30,924
Wyoming	9,327	3,890		5,104		9,730		8,852

Pacific:
California	469,983	271,805		255,672		221,848		392,305
Hawaii	31,943	12,438		13,968		28,862		8,865
Oregon	92,933	41,551		25,225		83,360		52,011
Washington	124,433	96,170		117,067		105,513		145,976

States not shown separately	261,753	89,181		62,675		90,192		242,598

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.