Table VIII.B.1(2011) Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 108,244,171    26,852,210    26,876,418    27,111,103    27,404,440   
New England:
Connecticut 1,402,611    349,491    347,759    347,815    357,546   
Maine 488,227    120,508    122,363    122,820    122,537   
Massachusetts 2,965,913    741,267    737,816    702,893    783,936   
New Hampshire 548,891    136,047    138,168    137,272    137,405   
Rhode Island 398,418    97,737    101,169    99,051    100,462   
Vermont 247,349    60,963    62,575    60,653    63,159   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,154,794    780,249    729,712    856,109    788,724   
New York 6,971,120    1,715,572    1,739,740    1,757,019    1,758,789   
Pennsylvania 5,208,324    1,285,447    1,255,272    1,351,018    1,316,586   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,104,137    1,271,473    1,270,945    1,278,712    1,283,007   
Indiana 2,373,049    586,590    590,907    588,217    607,335   
Michigan 3,269,480    814,208    805,035    823,246    826,992   
Ohio 4,255,891    1,043,464    1,071,490    1,069,683    1,071,254   
Wisconsin 2,259,722    564,335    556,675    572,415    566,297   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,173,109    290,126    296,163    291,726    295,094   
Kansas 1,065,735    243,368    282,101    268,307    271,960   
Minnesota 2,358,562    587,804    566,139    614,606    590,013   
Missouri 2,224,931    555,998    555,143    541,603    572,188   
Nebraska 705,494    176,157    176,334    176,289    176,713   
North Dakota 291,679    71,901    72,409    74,363    73,006   
South Dakota 304,932    76,172    75,904    76,042    76,814   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 376,608    93,949    93,368    93,444    95,846   
District of Columbia 458,069    113,563    114,668    115,300    114,538   
Florida 5,993,245    1,487,179    1,506,346    1,496,408    1,503,313   
Georgia 3,242,619    800,267    820,726    716,196    905,430   
Maryland 2,051,573    506,986    517,202    507,338    520,047   
North Carolina 3,045,755    758,601    749,965    773,499    763,690   
South Carolina 1,426,879    355,870    348,797    355,896    366,315   
Virginia 2,927,342    730,584    730,776    733,860    732,123   
West Virginia 512,166    127,865    127,040    129,017    128,245   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,399,661    346,089    351,831    350,034    351,706   
Kentucky 1,411,297    345,849    358,452    348,689    358,307   
Mississippi 779,813    189,948    195,015    199,603    195,246   
Tennessee 2,149,232    537,274    536,744    537,753    537,462   
West South Central:
Arkansas 918,516    228,101    179,702    268,851 * 241,863   
Louisiana 1,454,441    363,308    363,740    362,550    364,843   
Oklahoma 1,177,574    293,263    295,106    285,891    303,313   
Texas 8,466,351    2,112,469    2,113,339    2,120,334    2,120,210   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,010,398    501,616    500,331    496,720    511,730   
Colorado 1,822,143    455,396    452,430    445,799    468,517   
Idaho 469,525    115,926    117,413    117,900    118,286   
Montana 320,923    80,098    80,344    79,906    80,576   
Nevada 953,851    237,725    238,200    231,838    246,087   
New Mexico 571,700    142,358    142,984    140,892    145,466   
Utah 966,306    238,515    243,927    241,111    242,753   
Wyoming 189,527    47,359    47,332    47,276    47,560   
Pacific:
Alaska 255,106    63,311    63,414    64,470    63,910   
California 12,155,620    3,026,932    3,050,124    3,037,801    3,040,763   
Hawaii 453,010    112,949    111,537    114,632    113,891   
Oregon 1,279,702    318,369    321,112    315,960    324,260   
Washington 2,232,853    551,617    550,630    572,277    558,329   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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(2011) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 829,843    660,146    535,665    442,349    406,651   
New England:
Connecticut 73,482    29,616    77,528    49,302    51,860   
Maine 35,842    19,023    21,018    17,485    26,401   
Massachusetts 215,698    55,017    103,013    106,528    155,424   
New Hampshire 46,094    12,035    27,021    31,392    31,250   
Rhode Island 23,412    12,551    17,915    15,990    12,880   
Vermont 16,498    7,245    8,651    12,663    18,893   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 163,980    54,395    64,930    148,666    105,136   
New York 203,497    154,806    125,344    206,176    202,921   
Pennsylvania 349,582    113,936    174,777    246,596    235,662   
East North Central:
Illinois 277,066    81,516    202,969    154,488    92,123   
Indiana 145,633    40,262    82,318    136,690    106,036   
Michigan 172,498    70,905    159,555    147,408    168,189   
Ohio 194,549    103,302    132,778    179,382    80,756   
Wisconsin 107,389    56,281    49,058    82,800    63,683   
West North Central:
Iowa 79,509    28,844    70,201    33,687    50,587   
Kansas 88,684    41,189    54,271    28,720    43,060   
Minnesota 188,807    42,997    74,639    145,141    113,083   
Missouri 179,065    56,982    141,740    87,930    80,487   
Nebraska 22,847    23,865    28,290    17,809    16,849   
North Dakota 10,295    6,214    8,342    16,343    10,125   
South Dakota 16,937    8,058    5,921    11,555    15,462   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 26,976    12,507    22,993    9,858    23,018   
District of Columbia 21,905    14,047    18,201    19,034    11,660   
Florida 168,169    175,560    189,813    142,404    116,420   
Georgia 116,954    94,925    194,724    111,456    129,281   
Maryland 156,280    76,020    75,773    128,650    62,587   
North Carolina 110,122    71,597    71,664    106,508    83,499   
South Carolina 117,812    39,464    53,729    54,355    59,282   
Virginia 200,787    76,572    81,218    155,993    76,403   
West Virginia 35,424    10,124    20,896    24,172    18,606   
East South Central:
Alabama 85,902    21,283    57,141    41,801    31,795   
Kentucky 59,055    29,346    50,876    72,259    54,922   
Mississippi 28,467    20,738    24,483    39,132    33,133   
Tennessee 173,040    50,418    128,451    92,369    97,123   
West South Central:
Arkansas 100,121    7,318    15,748    94,157 * 44,380   
Louisiana 106,973    34,681    101,991    52,863    86,916   
Oklahoma 63,385    36,904    70,595    32,803    30,404   
Texas 204,576    200,062    164,668    132,753    233,410   
Mountain:
Arizona 116,490    62,142    89,202    47,987    134,091   
Colorado 119,536    43,681    44,588    66,071    75,723   
Idaho 43,070    15,165    16,149    12,350    32,822   
Montana 11,988    5,241    10,175    15,074    9,197   
Nevada 79,737    45,825    21,453    45,568    37,719   
New Mexico 20,452    17,576    15,152    11,955    32,544   
Utah 45,690    24,785    38,592    31,605    21,732   
Wyoming 12,674    4,370    12,304    5,053    5,464   
Pacific:
Alaska 17,911    8,389    10,601    16,069    8,110   
California 259,012    272,486    155,660    220,554    241,718   
Hawaii 25,733    8,700    13,456    20,306    13,983   
Oregon 56,950    23,699    34,553    60,467    42,390   
Washington 161,286    61,819    94,905    77,483    95,141   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.