Table VIII.B.3.a(2004) Percent of number of full-time 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

  
 
United States

89,126,863

18.6%

24.8%

27.6%

29.1%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,162,224

17.0%

24.5%

28.4%

30.0%
Maine

364,766

18.2%

24.8%

28.4%

28.6%
Massachusetts

2,330,247

18.5%

24.0%

28.1%

29.4%
New Hampshire

422,442

22.1%

 *

22.0%

26.9%

29.0%
Rhode Island

305,924

21.1%

25.0%

21.0%

32.9%
Vermont

184,838

19.2%

21.1%

29.2%

30.5%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2,495,610

14.5%

24.7%

28.7%

32.1%
New York

5,867,223

17.9%

27.1%

25.9%

29.0%
Pennsylvania

4,073,058

17.0%

24.7%

27.6%

30.6%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4,112,492

18.1%

25.0%

28.2%

28.8%
Indiana

2,075,880

19.9%

24.5%

27.7%

27.8%
Michigan

2,896,148

19.5%

23.6%

27.5%

29.4%
Ohio

3,609,525

17.5%

23.9%

28.5%

30.0%
Wisconsin

1,923,182

18.5%

 *

22.1%

30.1%

29.4%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

894,303

14.1%

25.2%

29.2%

31.6%

 *
Kansas

831,838

15.5%

26.3%

27.0%

31.3%
Minnesota

1,870,637

19.4%

23.1%

28.2%

29.2%
Missouri

1,757,117

16.5%

24.1%

29.0%

30.3%
Nebraska

590,922

18.7%

22.7%

26.7%

31.9%
North Dakota

201,343

17.4%

25.5%

 *

27.7%

29.4%
South Dakota

222,931

15.3%

26.0%

30.3%

28.4%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

292,707

18.9%

22.4%

30.4%

28.3%
District of Columbia

367,474

18.8%

26.2%

27.3%

27.6%
Florida

5,665,557

20.6%

22.9%

27.6%

28.9%
Georgia

2,670,086

17.3%

26.6%

27.5%

28.7%
Maryland

1,700,699

20.6%

23.4%

26.3%

29.7%
North Carolina

2,635,883

17.8%

25.0%

27.3%

29.9%
South Carolina

1,190,343

17.2%

26.3%

28.1%

28.5%
Virginia

2,367,214

17.5%

25.9%

27.4%

29.2%
West Virginia

424,684

17.1%

25.0%

29.1%

28.8%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,361,443

22.9%

 *

22.9%

26.7%

27.5%
Kentucky

1,234,110

19.3%

25.9%

26.6%

28.1%
Mississippi

709,533

18.5%

25.1%

28.3%

28.2%
Tennessee

1,803,769

19.2%

24.6%

26.2%

30.0%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

818,340

20.6%

25.3%

26.9%

27.2%
Louisiana

1,251,152

20.2%

 *

22.1%

28.1%

29.6%
Oklahoma

935,027

18.1%

24.1%

28.5%

29.3%
Texas

6,339,687

18.9%

23.5%

28.2%

29.3%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,587,726

17.4%

26.2%

23.5%

33.0%
Colorado

1,536,334

18.1%

25.0%

27.6%

29.3%
Idaho

363,578

15.1%

 *

24.6%

27.3%

33.0%
Montana

227,199

16.2%

23.7%

29.2%

31.0%
Nevada

870,446

21.5%

25.8%

25.0%

27.8%
New Mexico

426,156

18.9%

 *

23.3%

28.2%

29.6%
Utah

716,283

17.4%

 *

22.4%

28.7%

31.5%
Wyoming

135,909

17.0%

24.9%

28.9%

29.2%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

170,633

18.5%

22.2%

30.1%

29.2%
California

10,137,358

18.6%

25.6%

26.8%

29.0%
Hawaii

370,483

21.5%

24.2%

26.2%

28.2%
Oregon

1,021,668

18.9%

26.1%

25.8%

29.3%
Washington

1,602,735

15.5%

23.1%

30.0%

31.4%
 
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.3.a(2004) Standard error for percent of number of full-time 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

  
 
United States

499,080

0.37%

0.33%

0.73%

0.51%
 
New England:
Connecticut

73,096

2.44%

3.07%

3.35%

4.05%
Maine

20,288

1.91%

4.37%

2.54%

4.42%
Massachusetts

226,852

2.06%

2.48%

3.79%

3.48%
New Hampshire

42,769

5.82%

 *

4.57%

5.05%

3.44%
Rhode Island

15,175

2.84%

3.95%

3.18%

4.55%
Vermont

26,527

2.93%

3.05%

3.96%

4.73%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

181,907

2.02%

3.77%

3.87%

3.15%
New York

276,437

1.59%

3.56%

2.83%

1.92%
Pennsylvania

292,163

1.93%

3.72%

3.05%

3.93%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

211,282

2.90%

2.57%

3.37%

3.36%
Indiana

140,296

2.82%

3.12%

3.27%

4.63%
Michigan

178,205

1.99%

3.27%

2.96%

3.27%
Ohio

195,960

3.00%

2.88%

1.80%

2.09%
Wisconsin

182,141

3.42%

 *

4.07%

3.23%

3.53%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

112,131

2.89%

4.75%

2.90%

6.44%

 *
Kansas

61,731

1.85%

3.59%

5.75%

5.11%
Minnesota

148,314

3.78%

2.76%

3.93%

4.02%
Missouri

127,494

2.17%

2.77%

4.70%

3.45%
Nebraska

58,742

3.93%

4.54%

4.46%

5.26%
North Dakota

31,212

4.06%

4.29%

 *

4.93%

2.95%
South Dakota

13,492

3.00%

4.43%

5.90%

5.10%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

29,953

3.37%

4.13%

3.53%

4.73%
District of Columbia

31,764

2.75%

3.33%

3.65%

5.22%
Florida

301,887

3.38%

1.99%

4.01%

3.74%
Georgia

189,434

3.32%

4.10%

2.67%

3.46%
Maryland

120,068

2.53%

4.16%

3.67%

3.87%
North Carolina

158,404

3.04%

4.31%

4.10%

3.35%
South Carolina

82,866

1.89%

5.43%

4.70%

5.38%
Virginia

218,422

2.89%

3.19%

3.08%

3.92%
West Virginia

30,233

2.14%

3.78%

2.46%

1.97%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

140,011

5.18%

 *

3.42%

2.62%

4.29%
Kentucky

64,543

3.09%

3.15%

3.62%

4.33%
Mississippi

50,789

3.21%

4.01%

2.75%

2.73%
Tennessee

140,728

2.43%

4.64%

2.40%

3.38%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

61,230

2.96%

2.96%

2.77%

2.86%
Louisiana

120,477

4.44%

 *

3.43%

4.38%

3.08%
Oklahoma

44,146

3.62%

2.85%

5.28%

3.79%
Texas

272,828

2.49%

2.77%

2.18%

2.18%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

122,306

2.32%

2.99%

3.06%

3.92%
Colorado

131,761

3.31%

3.02%

3.31%

2.86%
Idaho

34,572

3.22%

 *

4.57%

3.01%

2.33%
Montana

16,342

3.00%

4.12%

4.32%

4.70%
Nevada

66,801

4.35%

3.25%

3.93%

3.22%
New Mexico

26,684

4.95%

 *

4.66%

3.93%

4.50%
Utah

71,432

4.32%

 *

5.10%

4.14%

5.60%
Wyoming

10,683

2.64%

4.01%

4.40%

3.31%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

13,927

2.41%

5.10%

5.61%

4.17%
California

384,093

1.28%

1.78%

2.45%

2.06%
Hawaii

22,840

2.70%

2.54%

2.39%

1.56%
Oregon

72,703

1.64%

2.56%

2.08%

3.85%
Washington

113,694

3.20%

3.56%

4.40%

3.36%
 
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.