Table VIII.B.1(2006) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

114,690,765

29,289,502

28,455,200

28,459,145

28,486,917

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,470,298

364,272

369,527

364,256

372,242

Maine

498,597

118,566

129,074

124,977

125,981

*

Massachusetts

2,962,089

743,667

739,564

734,758

744,100

New Hampshire

561,982

139,101

141,810

140,513

140,558

Rhode Island

415,726

103,911

101,488

103,061

107,265

Vermont

251,452

61,573

63,819

63,087

62,972

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,430,859

864,207

832,320

880,328

854,004

New York

7,075,184

1,805,437

1,751,054

1,753,603

1,765,091

Pennsylvania

5,067,102

1,327,444

1,245,805

1,225,759

1,268,093

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,091,731

1,207,101

1,340,946

1,232,519

1,311,165

Indiana

2,570,535

642,542

646,017

637,206

644,770

Michigan

3,708,232

933,085

922,993

926,403

925,751

Ohio

4,850,232

1,261,207

1,192,228

1,186,815

1,209,982

Wisconsin

2,434,092

604,353

611,967

572,062

645,711

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,272,598

311,706

320,967

319,635

320,291

Kansas

1,069,299

263,430

269,420

270,338

266,111

Minnesota

2,447,349

614,036

601,534

608,427

623,353

Missouri

2,347,567

590,295

583,511

580,285

593,475

Nebraska

754,772

185,718

190,430

188,890

189,735

North Dakota

282,056

69,834

67,820

73,539

70,863

South Dakota

318,902

74,532

86,298

78,336

79,736

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

373,471

92,323

91,477

73,830

115,841

District of Columbia

439,581

109,552

107,650

111,982

110,396

Florida

6,972,749

1,745,962

1,765,550

1,728,249

1,732,989

Georgia

3,580,664

881,349

896,750

903,868

898,697

Maryland

2,084,638

539,828

454,475

575,979

514,357

North Carolina

3,396,598

870,474

836,917

825,623

863,584

South Carolina

1,536,003

404,199

377,176

373,362

381,265

Virginia

3,263,692

822,214

815,575

808,548

817,355

West Virginia

541,111

125,805

144,744

132,812

137,750

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,555,521

390,190

391,601

377,759

395,972

Kentucky

1,456,609

368,362

348,353

*

372,736

367,158

Mississippi

924,801

237,875

215,861

242,287

228,777

Tennessee

2,288,726

577,530

572,092

555,746

583,357

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1,002,174

254,472

249,541

238,666

259,495

Louisiana

1,515,456

381,540

365,200

388,637

380,079

Oklahoma

1,214,530

306,479

306,842

298,960

302,249

Texas

8,017,243

2,030,277

1,995,788

1,992,515

1,998,662

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2,144,471

535,403

540,871

530,472

537,725

Colorado

1,908,142

487,683

478,610

470,279

471,570

Idaho

595,685

129,636

169,440

*

98,329

198,279

Montana

355,673

80,233

78,039

*

107,297

90,105

Nevada

1,074,009

278,998

267,180

257,714

270,116

New Mexico

616,201

153,057

154,124

*

153,401

155,619

Utah

987,786

251,434

245,846

241,204

249,301

Wyoming

202,092

52,813

47,803

51,052

50,425

 

Pacific:

Alaska

229,721

58,109

57,445

56,779

57,388

California

13,270,800

3,299,761

3,368,512

3,309,248

3,293,279

Hawaii

476,446

118,695

119,361

118,864

119,526

Oregon

1,495,704

387,103

370,230

368,922

369,449

Washington

2,289,811

549,162

603,390

*

557,064

580,195

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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(2006) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

1,095,196

535,554

724,517

710,854

544,014

 

New England:

Connecticut

59,754

65,626

67,346

61,436

72,801

Maine

67,694

16,735

12,678

13,396

70,608

*

Massachusetts

252,664

102,359

89,770

147,682

128,535

New Hampshire

35,900

17,048

18,329

18,767

39,070

Rhode Island

20,636

14,430

9,877

12,425

14,021

Vermont

17,852

10,090

11,324

8,790

15,086

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,412

118,965

55,183

118,140

84,978

New York

256,509

186,552

108,823

104,698

139,047

Pennsylvania

209,423

225,599

153,268

99,092

119,480

 

East North Central:

Illinois

301,620

140,076

293,676

136,329

149,786

Indiana

107,536

53,281

81,819

91,670

69,596

Michigan

183,400

84,336

124,652

126,626

171,746

Ohio

187,777

187,550

159,443

137,942

244,370

Wisconsin

157,966

89,383

143,812

83,895

56,785

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47,129

40,090

47,869

42,902

76,336

Kansas

51,999

24,578

56,032

26,786

21,692

Minnesota

136,884

62,124

95,014

37,654

92,495

Missouri

174,227

64,779

65,877

67,205

93,271

Nebraska

21,542

30,417

30,950

20,358

42,177

North Dakota

11,483

12,758

9,693

11,401

13,765

South Dakota

20,682

7,245

13,969

15,654

10,389

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

28,928

9,517

10,863

16,522

25,974

District of Columbia

24,716

8,096

15,645

28,376

23,457

Florida

374,594

243,577

281,031

175,139

207,422

Georgia

221,745

196,196

92,560

165,731

104,318

Maryland

148,642

116,150

25,843

77,893

76,338

North Carolina

220,923

103,566

171,494

50,598

93,079

South Carolina

103,016

70,485

64,636

59,263

31,403

Virginia

217,627

102,426

160,790

60,653

205,788

West Virginia

25,592

24,351

25,208

21,894

13,720

 

East South Central:

Alabama

75,738

49,723

64,035

55,111

44,985

Kentucky

128,996

41,491

108,600

*

96,046

34,841

Mississippi

47,884

33,604

61,026

27,513

23,195

Tennessee

98,521

75,072

130,269

73,303

78,574

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

58,108

31,192

34,249

30,244

27,139

Louisiana

71,485

57,785

43,916

59,110

46,813

Oklahoma

55,569

58,969

59,083

30,377

38,183

Texas

223,602

167,779

170,161

143,336

193,301

 

Mountain:

Arizona

233,261

129,578

113,823

153,634

58,137

Colorado

130,144

73,694

80,364

43,339

44,188

Idaho

111,135

16,891

55,953

*

11,772

59,450

Montana

40,381

16,465

26,729

*

28,096

26,448

Nevada

114,435

53,563

47,882

49,243

26,959

New Mexico

62,081

19,034

53,147

*

17,824

25,470

Utah

96,966

37,129

69,038

36,953

20,895

Wyoming

12,999

5,333

11,089

6,993

11,620

 

Pacific:

Alaska

18,211

11,314

12,413

4,499

12,719

California

641,513

262,075

338,327

362,903

216,241

Hawaii

21,676

21,230

13,163

13,234

18,635

Oregon

176,984

69,473

86,751

39,630

48,055

Washington

224,894

133,649

245,719

*

64,735

90,925

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.