Table VIII.B.1

Table VIII.B.1(2005) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005

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

United States	112,239,187	28,036,422		28,230,630	27,868,920	28,103,215

New England:
Connecticut	1,489,386	373,861		371,681	368,735	375,108
Maine	491,599	122,715		122,992	114,403	131,489
Massachusetts	2,885,647	736,047		715,267	712,674	721,659
New Hampshire	527,871	134,405		130,323	132,128	131,015
Rhode Island	435,405	113,448		108,666	106,361	106,930
Vermont	259,354	64,736		62,896	66,395	65,327

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	3,507,432	858,536		875,406	896,528	876,962
New York	7,130,369	1,618,556		1,964,061	1,763,577	1,784,174
Pennsylvania	4,818,731	1,224,789		1,203,526	1,188,296	1,202,120

East North Central:
Illinois	5,006,970	1,250,555		1,246,057	1,249,900	1,260,458
Indiana	2,419,524	608,307		600,038	588,912	622,267
Michigan	3,769,849	941,051		932,002	946,821	949,975
Ohio	4,660,962	1,181,194		1,161,476	1,155,715	1,162,577
Wisconsin	2,439,607	606,711		614,085	609,121	609,690

West North Central:
Iowa	1,231,858	307,350		306,114	311,812	306,583
Kansas	1,086,923	272,525		271,287	269,756	273,355
Minnesota	2,290,315	575,090		574,244	570,508	570,473
Missouri	2,279,523	581,033		564,833	563,193	570,464
Nebraska	757,373	189,214		190,209	187,664	190,286
North Dakota	267,207	65,329		66,209	68,518	67,151
South Dakota	308,387	76,532		77,956	75,672	78,228

South Atlantic:
Delaware	372,730	88,438		97,440	93,491	93,362
District of Columbia	429,536	106,190	*	107,937	106,956	108,453
Florida	6,841,755	1,751,138		1,695,774	1,690,876	1,703,968
Georgia	3,204,157	804,410		809,342	789,430	800,976
Maryland	2,062,263	515,633		513,393	512,315	520,922
North Carolina	3,370,401	830,221		839,480	853,526	847,174
South Carolina	1,518,039	362,270		391,881	384,021	379,867
Virginia	3,027,032	712,140		799,750	758,615	756,527
West Virginia	518,575	132,201		127,931	129,850	128,593

East South Central:
Alabama	1,508,798	376,693		377,246	374,384	380,475
Kentucky	1,405,291	355,179		349,905	350,579	349,629
Mississippi	835,269	207,267		204,239	209,900	213,863
Tennessee	2,250,809	579,311		560,813	549,896	560,789

West South Central:
Arkansas	1,025,783	266,458		260,714	247,802	250,809
Louisiana	1,435,143	354,802		360,611	360,530	359,199
Oklahoma	1,155,245	292,444		288,203	286,694	287,904
Texas	8,153,583	2,048,409		2,049,468	2,017,504	2,038,202

Mountain:
Arizona	2,048,877	506,276		523,573	508,281	510,746
Colorado	1,859,607	465,256		466,585	464,237	463,529
Idaho	495,768	121,580		122,011	125,663	126,514
Montana	326,236	83,433		80,819	79,935	82,050
Nevada	1,031,826	259,037		254,116	258,474	260,199
New Mexico	549,949	137,110		137,053	138,088	137,697
Utah	935,671	240,656		231,743	230,582	232,690
Wyoming	178,979	45,809		44,408	44,255	44,507

Pacific:
Alaska	217,024	52,903		55,769	52,886	55,466
California	13,234,293	3,408,937		3,269,140	3,280,327	3,275,889
Hawaii	468,700	114,983		118,964	115,387	119,366
Oregon	1,366,209	332,903		346,459	339,362	347,485
Washington	2,347,346	582,351		586,534	568,390	610,071

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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(2005) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005

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

United States	945,182	636,601		511,187	604,599	840,374

New England:
Connecticut	61,916	51,109		50,292	45,487	57,302
Maine	26,620	14,319		17,521	10,553	21,862
Massachusetts	194,476	147,874		96,024	129,323	78,499
New Hampshire	34,696	19,542		21,229	24,451	14,766
Rhode Island	35,524	21,872		18,522	20,377	22,105
Vermont	14,503	11,216		12,175	9,422	10,753

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	215,111	118,920		128,710	136,124	143,994
New York	431,856	202,106		338,406	129,305	189,805
Pennsylvania	123,539	171,131		72,040	202,494	134,046

East North Central:
Illinois	332,323	133,207		175,649	119,913	179,724
Indiana	144,467	57,174		153,647	84,168	83,833
Michigan	208,282	82,390		109,436	101,180	161,621
Ohio	162,482	136,942		141,693	127,674	123,263
Wisconsin	126,288	97,943		80,054	89,969	42,255

West North Central:
Iowa	27,025	33,223		25,345	48,720	35,550
Kansas	102,573	44,578		41,587	23,296	46,279
Minnesota	105,648	90,803		93,723	77,792	67,426
Missouri	113,151	62,788		67,816	96,484	74,181
Nebraska	75,735	27,708		37,384	54,401	23,884
North Dakota	9,843	7,742		13,291	10,405	6,368
South Dakota	21,323	8,978		9,469	7,836	16,463

South Atlantic:
Delaware	22,764	10,061		17,717	20,439	20,438
District of Columbia	34,192	34,691	*	24,172	15,043	12,382
Florida	480,401	337,538		264,279	289,178	125,318
Georgia	265,089	174,930		148,088	152,680	62,521
Maryland	122,229	57,806		44,287	84,525	66,984
North Carolina	135,671	135,490		151,163	109,309	109,259
South Carolina	65,885	42,637		63,777	57,078	41,802
Virginia	304,344	114,183		233,185	55,566	97,029
West Virginia	29,815	21,757		20,978	18,791	13,633

East South Central:
Alabama	60,193	56,075		66,741	27,066	41,496
Kentucky	74,564	38,617		55,279	26,381	74,331
Mississippi	68,110	47,497		19,086	25,865	45,896
Tennessee	134,103	74,679		115,453	62,908	69,270

West South Central:
Arkansas	78,708	35,353		49,840	57,977	16,158
Louisiana	68,675	42,880		44,053	73,005	38,378
Oklahoma	54,616	35,419		33,190	48,751	38,058
Texas	299,906	272,345		184,788	226,449	288,515

Mountain:
Arizona	109,887	88,846		85,059	39,276	62,159
Colorado	181,380	71,821		106,650	60,212	116,742
Idaho	34,384	16,506		14,637	28,875	19,322
Montana	19,165	12,161		14,167	11,207	7,771
Nevada	69,666	43,231		34,659	51,799	21,747
New Mexico	24,688	14,860		18,798	22,298	14,336
Utah	80,241	30,128		48,629	28,271	34,035
Wyoming	11,756	4,831		9,250	4,618	10,429

Pacific:
Alaska	19,150	4,333		11,403	10,590	13,025
California	434,773	290,813		230,525	354,781	272,417
Hawaii	18,277	11,504		12,022	15,175	12,484
Oregon	51,546	39,364		39,208	44,113	36,361
Washington	131,231	92,358		75,316	72,580	112,035

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.