Table VIII.B.3 Number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2019
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 101,217,452    16,716,165    23,884,370    29,328,094    31,288,823   
New England:
Connecticut 1,121,041    182,340    250,328    335,031    353,342   
Maine 409,522    64,203    98,676    123,802    122,841   
Massachusetts 2,573,589    410,550    588,043    755,377    819,619   
New Hampshire 427,192    62,436    97,812    119,647    147,297   
Rhode Island 327,082    53,224    74,968    84,490    114,400   
Vermont 196,213    31,661    46,196    57,207    61,149   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,968,820    555,698    633,057    856,264    923,802   
New York 6,444,709    1,072,093    1,541,612    1,840,340    1,990,663   
Pennsylvania 4,139,326    641,253    1,001,398    1,199,447    1,297,228   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,153,415    736,823    937,526    1,232,163    1,246,904   
Indiana 2,185,452    310,865    542,193    655,217    677,178   
Michigan 3,025,901    510,031    707,999    764,230    1,043,641   
Ohio 3,917,350    681,695    905,860    1,156,931    1,172,864   
Wisconsin 1,958,649    278,948    513,217    558,928    607,556   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,083,299    160,803    270,518    307,508    344,471   
Kansas 916,651    142,640    224,426    260,112    289,474   
Minnesota 2,072,543    321,247    504,429    597,650    649,217   
Missouri 1,956,400    308,669    467,937    567,658    612,136   
Nebraska 744,429    113,672    187,375    216,662    226,720   
North Dakota 267,762    38,439    62,550    82,750    84,022   
South Dakota 291,354    39,414    78,368    78,398    95,174   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 331,561    56,076    90,730    81,892    102,863   
District of Columbia 422,597    81,977    93,421    119,405    127,794   
Florida 6,386,121    1,083,868    1,415,050    1,871,807    2,015,395   
Georgia 3,221,157    524,389    789,835    958,993    947,940   
Maryland 1,827,213    312,047    400,036    536,558    578,573   
North Carolina 2,843,297    449,069    670,491    841,643    882,094   
South Carolina 1,439,908    235,798    307,462    441,601    455,047   
Virginia 2,501,839    445,690    530,483    739,446    786,219   
West Virginia 412,128    54,580    88,968    136,167    132,412   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,326,422    206,522    335,761    385,233    398,907   
Kentucky 1,351,338    204,369    349,153    396,391    401,425   
Mississippi 740,455    110,633    199,740    206,803    223,280   
Tennessee 2,125,504    352,104    523,257    633,791    616,352   
West South Central:
Arkansas 788,017    118,518    197,371    233,835    238,293   
Louisiana 1,283,358    187,885    325,084    316,574    453,816   
Oklahoma 1,065,847    165,040    253,658    330,433    316,716   
Texas 8,635,876    1,554,232    2,004,447    2,484,007    2,593,190   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,043,135    373,860 * 468,292    578,411    622,573   
Colorado 1,924,291    315,571    453,192    557,539    597,989   
Idaho 485,307    74,171    110,390    146,427    154,319   
Montana 283,056    40,968    70,652    82,830    88,607   
Nevada 972,098    170,705    231,913    270,538    298,942   
New Mexico 491,465    75,217    117,954    150,012    148,283   
Utah 996,470    140,377    259,441    282,178    314,474   
Wyoming 144,814    19,690    32,262    44,268    48,594   
Pacific:
Alaska 207,933    31,889    49,308    64,192    62,544   
California 11,827,296    2,015,129    2,778,385    3,413,955    3,619,827   
Hawaii 344,394    60,947    84,419    91,291    107,737   
Oregon 1,266,559    197,601    310,032    383,708    375,218   
Washington 2,347,297    340,540    608,696    698,358    699,703   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2019
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 1,060,694    557,493    602,920    668,515    847,427   
New England:
Connecticut 61,771    27,939    33,413    45,089    53,026   
Maine 15,127    7,793    11,268    13,572    11,760   
Massachusetts 138,287    92,946    72,319    87,673    117,057   
New Hampshire 20,520    9,346    10,910    15,622    20,344   
Rhode Island 14,272    8,336    9,017    13,612    11,677   
Vermont 8,900    3,574    5,119    9,245    7,535   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 259,473    104,318    76,639    246,046    148,183   
New York 220,058    85,767    162,855    154,419    167,369   
Pennsylvania 166,954    71,141    120,119    126,806    140,081   
East North Central:
Illinois 150,598    111,937    94,583    111,726    113,059   
Indiana 98,178    45,799    58,848    77,354    89,324   
Michigan 188,408    103,999    87,273    96,863    160,440   
Ohio 212,359    90,435    117,236    128,406    208,538   
Wisconsin 72,693    43,571    53,232    59,805    66,991   
West North Central:
Iowa 60,802    25,006    32,893    36,526    61,284   
Kansas 55,046    23,669    27,532    37,203    49,042   
Minnesota 104,598    55,395    61,641    72,690    90,645   
Missouri 97,325    43,337    53,830    82,905    77,947   
Nebraska 41,465    15,275    25,314    29,921    34,174   
North Dakota 14,577    4,516    6,977    9,322    13,301   
South Dakota 15,508    4,585    10,119    9,207    14,360   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 17,356    8,568    12,424    12,422    17,341   
District of Columbia 22,280    17,759    13,791    19,950    15,970   
Florida 364,757    159,328    187,459    262,966    309,743   
Georgia 247,796    77,048    230,769    106,460    134,361   
Maryland 103,777    51,410    49,286    83,299    78,176   
North Carolina 177,856    54,421    71,393    98,477    177,693   
South Carolina 74,110    42,411    41,860    69,157    60,972   
Virginia 151,061    69,163    130,088    90,362    93,279   
West Virginia 22,821    7,484    13,494    17,074    19,362   
East South Central:
Alabama 61,874    28,221    40,702    49,879    52,097   
Kentucky 68,810    25,713    46,292    59,995    47,572   
Mississippi 36,940    16,221    25,881    29,810    31,277   
Tennessee 87,809    45,890    61,370    66,681    87,954   
West South Central:
Arkansas 43,263    15,018    27,818    30,250    39,061   
Louisiana 54,766    24,147    37,370    46,138    51,827   
Oklahoma 47,700    21,799    36,845    48,308    40,709   
Texas 410,976    335,511    170,804    187,871    266,681   
Mountain:
Arizona 161,871    123,352 * 81,367    83,492    85,695   
Colorado 141,633    55,247    59,299    78,457    128,324   
Idaho 27,881    13,316    11,539    16,952    25,461   
Montana 13,777    6,052    8,127    13,852    10,857   
Nevada 52,507    24,017    31,397    30,049    47,534   
New Mexico 24,623    13,037    16,359    17,144    18,865   
Utah 52,527    21,489    39,972    36,935    38,692   
Wyoming 6,183    2,633    4,796    4,700    6,264   
Pacific:
Alaska 9,131    4,393    6,463    7,356    7,731   
California 512,257    224,550    295,230    270,784    456,927   
Hawaii 17,334    11,858    10,819    13,878    16,598   
Oregon 71,640    42,050    45,820    49,934    46,606   
Washington 169,077    47,363    73,250    130,048    138,103   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.