Table VIII.B.1

Table VIII.B.1(2003) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003

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

United States	110,876,535	28,128,610	27,654,483		27,532,824	27,560,619

New England:
Connecticut	1,525,053	381,865	352,836		367,662	422,690
Maine	501,004	124,983	125,233		124,607	126,182
Massachusetts	2,929,360	732,137	725,706		728,032	743,484
New Hampshire	535,590	108,820	160,336		131,672	134,762
Rhode Island	410,606	102,059	102,127		102,597	103,823
Vermont	249,048	61,823	62,625		62,307	62,292

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	3,605,044	899,262	917,044		876,738	912,000
New York	7,136,088	1,804,630	1,783,233		1,752,284	1,795,941
Pennsylvania	4,932,291	1,239,343	1,233,185		1,218,011	1,241,752

East North Central:
Illinois	5,214,814	1,324,636	1,288,956		1,301,243	1,299,979
Indiana	2,414,718	595,511	616,960		597,758	604,490
Michigan	4,006,941	1,004,286	1,000,406		995,790	1,006,459
Ohio	4,591,485	1,160,640	1,144,939		1,136,172	1,149,734
Wisconsin	2,393,849	600,927	601,276		589,920	601,726

West North Central:
Iowa	1,217,696	311,495	300,369		303,661	302,170
Kansas	1,040,218	269,905	256,801		252,316	261,195
Minnesota	2,366,453	584,502	601,035		584,492	596,424
Missouri	2,306,662	585,390	571,354		575,938	573,979
Nebraska	785,863	194,057	198,810		182,901	210,095
North Dakota	270,330	68,547	67,523		67,266	66,993
South Dakota	299,284	74,781	74,699		74,680	75,124

South Atlantic:
Delaware	390,199	97,458	97,515		89,390	105,836	*
District of Columbia	417,308	95,520	111,888	*	105,333	104,566
Florida	6,738,682	1,718,127	1,664,581		1,679,897	1,676,078
Georgia	3,300,157	841,485	812,133		827,136	819,403
Maryland	2,090,390	531,874	521,463		507,442	529,611
North Carolina	3,241,080	805,754	808,431		816,103	810,791
South Carolina	1,418,430	351,605	359,698		346,525	360,603
Virginia	2,631,379	661,712	661,194		651,647	656,826
West Virginia	544,237	137,728	137,457		131,131	137,921

East South Central:
Alabama	1,518,494	377,180	382,994		374,956	383,363
Kentucky	1,402,868	352,218	351,762		346,553	352,334
Mississippi	909,309	237,886	208,553		238,309	224,561
Tennessee	2,164,434	541,300	543,988		536,578	542,568

West South Central:
Arkansas	957,152	245,122	230,988		242,521	238,522
Louisiana	1,541,670	388,901	382,013		375,477	395,280
Oklahoma	1,208,704	301,119	301,791		302,485	303,310
Texas	7,838,737	1,978,874	1,954,174		1,937,028	1,968,661

Mountain:
Arizona	1,926,539	484,261	480,623		473,455	488,199
Colorado	1,886,378	484,720	473,932		462,351	465,375
Idaho	480,720	125,372	117,567		119,530	118,250
Montana	326,806	82,588	81,554		77,836	84,828
Nevada	974,509	249,018	243,521		236,417	245,554
New Mexico	555,969	141,787	137,901		137,840	138,442
Utah	869,870	215,133	225,972		212,404	216,360
Wyoming	173,651	42,415	44,325		43,398	43,513

Pacific:
Alaska	224,512	55,945	55,939		56,165	56,464
California	12,494,957	3,205,602	3,034,991		3,156,830	3,097,533
Hawaii	435,868	108,081	108,771		109,067	109,949
Oregon	1,339,168	339,212	334,443		330,732	334,780
Washington	2,141,961	534,587	536,102		536,833	534,439

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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(2003) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003

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

United States	1,560,672	922,526	1,142,667		831,179	484,611

New England:
Connecticut	108,911	45,098	71,170		44,199	60,489
Maine	33,077	18,001	19,957		12,754	24,669
Massachusetts	229,209	118,005	101,588		114,028	87,446
New Hampshire	34,477	15,795	33,745		13,221	17,755
Rhode Island	22,451	15,638	13,329		14,584	11,758
Vermont	19,356	9,698	9,251		5,657	14,014

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	260,118	144,920	125,510		151,577	133,759
New York	378,229	202,075	202,189		216,601	262,706
Pennsylvania	228,379	133,146	150,695		121,092	107,533

East North Central:
Illinois	445,297	209,008	138,080		281,572	302,884
Indiana	174,245	63,320	86,911		69,221	72,122
Michigan	247,230	143,118	150,681		99,200	217,522
Ohio	266,867	164,630	117,664		151,848	147,218
Wisconsin	229,621	88,080	152,580		39,320	78,669

West North Central:
Iowa	76,878	29,088	48,938		42,468	63,896
Kansas	57,567	37,145	39,093		27,447	26,489
Minnesota	155,018	73,511	59,812		52,802	108,328
Missouri	229,587	101,607	65,022		85,036	116,520
Nebraska	41,304	22,885	24,803		33,348	47,059
North Dakota	22,398	12,018	13,942		7,844	9,375
South Dakota	23,496	15,856	5,573		10,275	13,740

South Atlantic:
Delaware	45,624	11,336	11,329		18,740	37,645	*
District of Columbia	30,166	12,118	34,233	*	20,829	16,397
Florida	531,036	345,700	352,626		385,027	391,421
Georgia	254,738	117,494	142,529		51,475	125,354
Maryland	117,750	83,949	55,161		63,668	56,724
North Carolina	138,799	147,155	74,108		87,661	92,006
South Carolina	96,477	54,948	36,825		36,510	50,544
Virginia	236,429	83,549	152,463		66,405	78,185
West Virginia	31,053	26,757	12,806		14,809	24,901

East South Central:
Alabama	95,733	54,321	50,609		57,841	40,858
Kentucky	107,516	55,987	68,605		43,416	43,505
Mississippi	34,600	22,587	29,765		24,024	35,505
Tennessee	176,555	48,408	64,114		54,140	94,577

West South Central:
Arkansas	76,163	40,427	50,147		28,691	31,245
Louisiana	102,615	45,030	89,505		50,014	65,565
Oklahoma	90,582	41,235	58,777		29,493	41,607
Texas	354,162	302,557	223,407		183,920	229,010

Mountain:
Arizona	94,424	42,198	69,261		76,805	53,084
Colorado	181,410	74,348	111,074		113,253	80,691
Idaho	44,244	16,275	11,828		18,038	32,201
Montana	14,987	10,068	4,914		8,386	10,005
Nevada	48,202	28,527	29,313		32,761	30,854
New Mexico	33,802	15,891	24,509		21,698	16,098
Utah	77,550	24,605	60,004		44,568	32,169
Wyoming	14,043	6,026	5,289		3,374	13,053

Pacific:
Alaska	18,382	7,671	12,377		4,081	7,757
California	598,749	183,936	318,825		259,838	221,978
Hawaii	25,406	21,848	12,176		10,154	19,614
Oregon	64,952	34,024	50,199		84,371	40,188
Washington	99,962	58,761	69,238		53,112	79,206

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.