Table VIII.B.1(2008) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

116,141,515

28,780,180

28,885,586

29,167,602

29,308,148

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,465,237

365,433

364,852

365,324

369,629

Maine

492,211

122,701

122,490

123,176

123,843

Massachusetts

3,001,586

744,376

743,273

760,593

753,345

New Hampshire

561,196

139,826

140,450

139,020

141,901

Rhode Island

427,164

106,052

107,309

96,147

117,655

Vermont

251,353

62,500

62,677

63,257

62,918

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,561,007

875,705

895,827

891,913

897,562

New York

7,469,664

1,863,664

1,860,706

1,871,066

1,874,229

Pennsylvania

5,094,013

1,267,163

1,277,466

1,274,834

1,274,550

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,405,168

1,346,671

1,222,473

1,441,269

1,394,754

Indiana

2,507,330

623,202

626,745

606,671

650,712

Michigan

3,449,973

849,225

843,126

865,966

891,656

Ohio

4,702,840

1,166,268

1,172,723

1,167,277

1,196,573

Wisconsin

2,558,435

628,501

619,055

654,289

656,590

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,304,443

325,569

323,435

326,420

329,019

Kansas

1,109,140

276,324

276,739

277,934

278,144

Minnesota

2,468,336

613,360

617,122

620,478

617,376

Missouri

2,332,099

581,504

578,064

589,338

583,193

Nebraska

806,602

195,087

206,932

200,881

203,702

North Dakota

294,768

71,916

75,038

73,722

74,092

South Dakota

320,175

79,854

79,536

71,210

89,575

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

376,347

93,293

94,260

93,775

95,020

District of Columbia

464,559

115,054

111,511

121,640

116,354

Florida

6,891,517

1,712,641

1,721,791

1,725,218

1,731,868

Georgia

3,354,107

817,777

858,424

832,428

845,480

Maryland

2,082,590

518,458

517,934

525,117

521,080

North Carolina

3,440,453

840,311

874,828

864,515

860,799

South Carolina

1,528,356

381,559

377,254

384,912

384,630

Virginia

2,989,600

742,253

751,982

740,962

754,403

West Virginia

557,756

99,069

176,459

*

140,945

141,283

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,574,811

391,182

393,344

390,567

399,719

Kentucky

1,501,784

364,324

384,470

374,528

378,461

Mississippi

866,754

214,288

218,981

213,757

219,728

Tennessee

2,428,872

603,822

600,296

617,238

607,515

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

993,395

245,880

250,265

241,040

256,209

Louisiana

1,509,297

374,980

377,995

378,748

377,573

Oklahoma

1,219,330

304,782

304,746

300,158

309,644

Texas

8,741,171

2,176,612

2,192,219

2,178,208

2,194,133

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2,205,122

550,398

523,311

578,636

552,776

Colorado

1,968,132

492,026

483,008

499,273

493,825

Idaho

537,075

133,830

*

132,378

136,197

134,671

Montana

359,099

88,988

90,426

89,854

89,831

Nevada

1,124,623

270,736

290,031

281,783

282,073

New Mexico

675,889

166,308

170,480

168,577

170,524

Utah

1,066,544

265,997

261,083

269,066

270,398

Wyoming

207,629

51,056

48,520

55,824

52,229

 

Pacific:

Alaska

230,911

55,463

59,853

57,171

58,424

California

13,376,056

3,338,330

3,342,664

3,340,108

3,354,954

Hawaii

499,367

124,097

119,460

130,858

124,952

Oregon

1,435,738

358,679

358,087

359,738

359,235

Washington

2,351,885

583,087

583,487

595,976

589,335

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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(2008) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

751,026

718,478

630,946

521,052

739,632

 

New England:

Connecticut

90,005

34,594

48,283

44,643

51,115

Maine

39,547

20,064

17,092

17,710

19,311

Massachusetts

206,909

72,586

129,963

101,210

106,366

New Hampshire

30,429

10,725

10,598

18,946

30,496

Rhode Island

15,479

7,312

11,482

6,860

17,466

Vermont

24,798

5,588

4,558

6,012

20,775

*

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

161,663

97,802

113,997

103,465

160,117

New York

182,564

209,579

207,198

139,107

164,238

Pennsylvania

233,008

139,726

234,666

105,236

164,419

 

East North Central:

Illinois

244,012

101,419

195,195

202,896

139,512

Indiana

124,137

56,489

66,830

64,851

96,454

Michigan

112,263

52,996

104,733

109,633

124,752

Ohio

174,973

117,010

107,685

143,657

131,605

Wisconsin

102,694

50,893

74,830

72,600

62,123

 

West North Central:

Iowa

49,614

26,562

26,003

25,882

43,802

Kansas

44,505

22,171

32,853

44,850

32,329

Minnesota

155,105

89,913

167,175

50,067

116,918

Missouri

114,457

82,843

78,354

75,104

69,783

Nebraska

43,173

18,506

25,227

23,791

38,549

North Dakota

13,586

4,375

11,189

6,078

11,120

South Dakota

15,881

5,799

6,591

11,965

12,268

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22,882

8,905

9,878

10,854

19,542

District of Columbia

30,307

13,695

22,813

23,112

33,029

Florida

311,899

178,931

361,475

171,841

250,698

Georgia

147,357

47,816

93,164

98,903

85,408

Maryland

69,166

88,135

57,255

75,145

65,032

North Carolina

222,161

124,325

159,322

96,176

138,134

South Carolina

84,709

35,440

62,147

58,967

29,773

Virginia

123,935

65,015

83,963

173,330

75,755

West Virginia

49,769

9,793

59,442

*

12,290

19,861

 

East South Central:

Alabama

82,381

52,993

45,470

27,517

75,800

Kentucky

83,138

42,390

69,185

38,251

32,409

Mississippi

46,770

34,509

22,640

27,117

32,808

Tennessee

102,068

108,763

84,407

72,640

61,257

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

43,788

23,765

36,412

35,432

35,107

Louisiana

82,280

50,176

57,091

43,325

46,466

Oklahoma

77,075

21,142

76,065

26,236

39,516

Texas

591,362

199,582

473,153

169,047

136,540

 

Mountain:

Arizona

142,533

86,975

118,768

83,641

114,174

Colorado

116,924

61,533

77,185

59,124

69,965

Idaho

44,299

51,593

*

16,226

11,343

18,346

Montana

13,061

6,819

12,989

10,176

14,151

Nevada

71,539

37,101

44,223

41,561

52,457

New Mexico

40,373

20,936

48,562

15,300

16,212

Utah

72,425

26,916

41,219

47,167

34,352

Wyoming

10,173

6,622

6,686

5,292

6,862

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,799

4,419

5,359

9,734

8,824

California

235,534

219,833

267,657

247,252

318,014

Hawaii

29,242

12,689

18,710

19,757

15,902

Oregon

50,019

16,249

32,257

52,906

44,573

Washington

142,218

38,725

82,387

59,155

83,661

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.