Table VIII.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 129,955,063    32,254,948    32,404,323    32,511,781    32,784,011   
New England:
Connecticut 1,563,397    390,178    386,465    384,605    402,149   
Maine 548,039    136,516    134,485    139,187    137,850   
Massachusetts 3,486,879    860,746    882,625    870,538    872,971   
New Hampshire 591,313    144,106    151,004    145,578    150,625   
Rhode Island 426,844    106,644    106,337    107,083    106,780   
Vermont 256,258    63,555    64,457    64,162    64,084   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,738,611    934,120    931,822    936,554    936,115   
New York 8,315,882    2,057,309    2,053,216    2,123,076    2,082,280   
Pennsylvania 5,422,106    1,348,083    1,355,171    1,360,792    1,358,060   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,462,547    1,317,551    1,390,288    1,335,175    1,419,532   
Indiana 2,725,304    677,232    649,882    713,102    685,088   
Michigan 3,990,426    992,091    996,021    998,974    1,003,340   
Ohio 4,738,889    1,174,731    1,190,796    1,183,404    1,189,957   
Wisconsin 2,618,270    652,093    655,701    646,508    663,968   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,335,801    329,031    337,177    334,978    334,616   
Kansas 1,254,218    313,260    311,780    310,448    318,730   
Minnesota 2,584,629    638,447    645,515    652,115    648,552   
Missouri 2,608,960    650,770    649,811    653,219    655,161   
Nebraska 888,854    217,583    224,821    224,099    222,352   
North Dakota 356,901    89,145    88,437    90,076    89,244   
South Dakota 399,699    99,450    100,147    99,337    100,766   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 425,160    105,461    106,996    102,459    110,244   
District of Columbia 521,326    128,494    130,559    131,275    130,999   
Florida 8,337,525    2,078,625    1,999,552    2,165,035    2,094,313   
Georgia 3,824,317    950,869    959,101    911,256    1,003,090   
Maryland 2,290,194    562,775    578,799    575,220    573,399   
North Carolina 3,690,205    918,032    925,745    920,207    926,221   
South Carolina 1,808,990    449,741    447,545    455,608    456,095   
Virginia 3,274,161    817,399    819,519    795,772    841,470   
West Virginia 560,453    139,429    140,477    139,046    141,501   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,619,913    400,253    407,551    403,936 * 408,173   
Kentucky 1,694,771    418,852    423,725    425,453    426,742   
Mississippi 896,707    207,811    237,961 * 222,206    228,729   
Tennessee 2,615,622    652,014    650,771    631,937    680,900   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,066,247    265,209    266,652    267,551    266,836   
Louisiana 1,660,159    413,296    411,249    413,657    421,956   
Oklahoma 1,356,579    332,500    345,588    335,709    342,782   
Texas 11,091,384    2,772,347    2,772,758    2,771,243    2,775,035   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,538,517    627,226    632,933    641,485    636,873   
Colorado 2,363,251    588,815    591,840    591,649    590,947   
Idaho 605,579    150,684    151,326    151,179    152,389   
Montana 372,823    91,153    93,036    94,566    94,068   
Nevada 1,236,792    303,580    312,405    307,533    313,274   
New Mexico 619,770    153,073    155,787    155,855    155,054   
Utah 1,332,257    329,270    335,359    332,673    334,955   
Wyoming 229,725    57,430    57,233    56,671    58,390   
Pacific:
Alaska 268,916    66,882    67,421    67,102    67,512   
California 15,487,431    3,870,934    3,868,684    3,864,631    3,883,182   
Hawaii 544,737    135,737    136,317    135,621    137,062   
Oregon 1,586,020    394,053    395,144    397,319    399,504   
Washington 2,721,706    680,363    676,333    674,916    690,094   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 Standard errors for number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 1,096,341    659,736    818,524    712,301    764,755   
New England:
Connecticut 92,940    62,057    79,571    45,514    45,144   
Maine 25,696    12,835    21,452    19,341    13,572   
Massachusetts 135,548    93,482    91,193    103,812    133,513   
New Hampshire 24,054    14,077    15,410    23,453    18,548   
Rhode Island 14,934    10,709    10,546    12,971    13,680   
Vermont 9,340    6,315    9,364    6,309    6,004   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 169,107    98,196    132,687    126,613    104,235   
New York 278,159    165,285    184,811    244,859    214,405   
Pennsylvania 179,429    117,101    130,058    132,825    157,406   
East North Central:
Illinois 218,556    159,383    171,998    176,475    196,658   
Indiana 157,798    65,015    142,708    106,629    78,327   
Michigan 182,179    107,764    128,227    117,149    159,325   
Ohio 180,051    132,818    115,458    128,081    145,753   
Wisconsin 93,765    71,225    75,522    80,108    82,649   
West North Central:
Iowa 55,800    31,548    47,943    37,008    40,248   
Kansas 55,755    34,700    38,746    43,072    43,178   
Minnesota 100,767    82,885    75,935    77,169    64,810   
Missouri 111,911    65,284    98,759    76,494    91,533   
Nebraska 46,253    31,014    28,130    29,804    35,249   
North Dakota 13,836    8,231    9,616    11,756    11,905   
South Dakota 11,318    11,893    10,261    13,289    10,528   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 15,354    10,799    13,635    12,451    13,476   
District of Columbia 18,370    18,138    18,593    16,430    14,600   
Florida 466,052    345,393    341,706    222,926    208,099   
Georgia 150,655    115,225    103,099    112,403    122,189   
Maryland 92,152    68,432    71,625    71,630    69,820   
North Carolina 148,490    73,198    137,167    80,088    101,313   
South Carolina 74,877    45,060    45,701    63,645    50,469   
Virginia 140,509    96,576    98,617    103,137    125,954   
West Virginia 24,890    18,667    17,926    16,387    21,636   
East South Central:
Alabama 124,655    41,885    43,921    122,773 * 45,605   
Kentucky 84,851    52,200    52,207    75,234    48,358   
Mississippi 72,593    23,362    72,775 * 22,836    26,417   
Tennessee 121,554    75,113    85,721    93,037    97,053   
West South Central:
Arkansas 67,183    36,390    63,976    29,184    32,061   
Louisiana 105,115    40,094    96,416    47,734    57,096   
Oklahoma 69,321    33,595    33,835    39,538    64,880   
Texas 360,004    180,717    218,148    244,284    335,942   
Mountain:
Arizona 168,347    69,903    81,559    97,649    151,364   
Colorado 131,676    62,957    120,446    67,587    77,735   
Idaho 21,826    13,466    17,296    19,233    15,528   
Montana 14,872    12,843    9,814    10,139    10,025   
Nevada 74,239    32,236    72,632    43,622    42,025   
New Mexico 23,295    14,253    18,213    18,361    18,577   
Utah 66,547    39,689    51,862    48,034    45,649   
Wyoming 8,530    7,099    6,251    7,471    6,680   
Pacific:
Alaska 12,191    7,396    7,127    10,981    7,267   
California 530,877    259,731    440,190    297,387    300,329   
Hawaii 35,988    16,600    29,177    22,829    22,188   
Oregon 92,122    31,918    79,965    49,056    55,849   
Washington 135,588    99,926    75,159    101,332    104,221   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.