Table VIII.B.1 Number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2020
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 122,677,156    30,424,668    30,538,221    30,531,624    31,182,643   
New England:
Connecticut 1,423,585    349,265    361,803    355,986    356,531   
Maine 520,132    129,718    130,132    122,193    138,088   
Massachusetts 3,017,814    740,202    729,510    744,023    804,080   
New Hampshire 566,471    141,423    139,969    142,929    142,149   
Rhode Island 443,330    110,746    109,231    111,418    111,934   
Vermont 220,114    54,391    55,546    54,684    55,493   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,374,683    841,648    840,075    835,555    857,405   
New York 7,649,213    1,892,004    1,926,931    1,839,740    1,990,538   
Pennsylvania 4,999,672    1,241,921    1,248,273    1,259,541    1,249,936   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,089,499    1,270,914    1,268,638    1,273,952    1,275,994   
Indiana 2,585,745    645,342    636,872    642,354    661,178   
Michigan 3,388,559    844,995    842,286    842,077    859,201   
Ohio 4,373,591    1,092,538    1,090,731    1,078,490    1,111,832   
Wisconsin 2,362,592    588,497    541,085    635,542    597,468   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,337,295    332,888    330,969    338,917    334,521   
Kansas 1,141,784    281,211    288,749    283,224    288,600   
Minnesota 2,652,670    649,633    674,010    652,102    676,924   
Missouri 2,385,191    594,892    591,434    594,486    604,379   
Nebraska 840,820    205,330    214,700    210,505    210,283   
North Dakota 337,823    84,410    84,242    84,352    84,819   
South Dakota 360,199    88,067    88,649    93,346    90,136   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 409,892    101,443    92,807 * 111,898    103,744   
District of Columbia 481,044    118,932    120,798    120,590    120,724   
Florida 8,145,263    2,018,004    2,030,309    1,988,855    2,108,095   
Georgia 3,876,018    965,972    949,915    976,772    983,359   
Maryland 2,130,458    522,997    539,280    534,563    533,617   
North Carolina 3,399,880    847,504    852,241    843,232    856,903   
South Carolina 1,749,654    433,376    439,167    433,250    443,862   
Virginia 3,169,824    791,223    788,990    796,412    793,198   
West Virginia 477,709    118,363    120,423    118,015    120,907   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,766,456    440,171    436,324    430,292    459,669   
Kentucky 1,527,299    380,245    382,963    380,566    383,525   
Mississippi 893,118    222,886    222,643    222,640    224,949   
Tennessee 2,489,248    615,879    627,092    616,276    630,001   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1,024,901    244,541    266,411    251,440    262,509   
Louisiana 1,505,146    375,912    375,776    341,166    412,293   
Oklahoma 1,273,367    317,543    317,977    319,278    318,569   
Texas 10,214,792    2,552,719    2,539,427    2,556,705    2,565,942   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,605,164    645,082    632,361 * 661,230    666,492   
Colorado 2,350,182    578,985    588,033    571,534    611,630   
Idaho 664,295    165,807    165,423    161,505    171,559 *
Montana 378,943    93,309    95,399    95,283    94,952   
Nevada 1,189,362    292,461    292,566    301,985    302,349   
New Mexico 595,852    148,407    138,516    159,821    149,108   
Utah 1,315,343    298,961    352,758    333,127    330,496   
Wyoming 190,048    47,376    46,660    48,111    47,901   
Pacific:
Alaska 264,752    65,835    65,890    65,457    67,572   
California 14,657,259    3,658,757    3,620,589    3,693,362    3,684,551   
Hawaii 489,218    119,194    125,225    120,290    124,508   
Oregon 1,563,891    363,748    414,044    387,022    399,078   
Washington 2,807,993    699,000    704,374    695,531    709,088   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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, 2020
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 1,032,260    614,235    804,082    716,982    771,096   
New England:
Connecticut 46,710    36,913    44,643    40,403    32,936   
Maine 33,682    16,539    16,364    13,542    31,143   
Massachusetts 188,670    94,225    95,728    147,090    147,497   
New Hampshire 25,570    19,272    19,855    16,433    18,454   
Rhode Island 18,755    14,345    16,152    11,307    15,629   
Vermont 8,358    6,636    5,530    6,708    8,353   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 189,974    110,649    105,625    109,591    179,474   
New York 229,673    138,390    177,367    160,902    200,663   
Pennsylvania 199,706    126,964    142,217    148,621    155,907   
East North Central:
Illinois 201,874    143,639    133,919    140,002    160,254   
Indiana 100,432    69,033    81,744    75,106    89,996   
Michigan 132,474    94,529    96,716    121,304    106,129   
Ohio 192,369    142,077    117,240    147,830    163,139   
Wisconsin 115,421    61,635    72,446    105,378    65,416   
West North Central:
Iowa 54,640    46,544    35,350    37,577    43,165   
Kansas 52,958    40,891    33,809    45,548    33,543   
Minnesota 139,685    66,811    71,565    90,031    135,866   
Missouri 103,602    67,993    94,396    76,109    72,609   
Nebraska 29,542    20,620    21,241    26,037    27,220   
North Dakota 12,710    7,993    8,669    12,421    8,939   
South Dakota 21,276    20,018    9,315    10,767    9,650   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 41,109    14,943    39,486 * 17,427    15,259   
District of Columbia 26,915    15,636    16,487    26,614    15,269   
Florida 410,324    220,765    401,575    212,402    219,461   
Georgia 191,320    125,858    165,315    129,971    129,259   
Maryland 96,326    69,339    68,788    69,936    77,762   
North Carolina 165,323    82,699    119,706    103,529    145,257   
South Carolina 78,437    41,131    62,653    73,152    59,660   
Virginia 174,472    89,090    114,968    124,365    131,225   
West Virginia 23,134    14,222    20,687    16,612    15,502   
East South Central:
Alabama 109,518    88,397    46,105    73,219    68,655   
Kentucky 73,544    40,298    57,814    57,962    58,293   
Mississippi 42,130    29,578    29,892    31,613    33,830   
Tennessee 122,781    73,296    71,801    93,338    101,041   
West South Central:
Arkansas 41,287    30,613    38,338    32,497    34,284   
Louisiana 57,877    41,823    49,714    41,273    51,357   
Oklahoma 55,843    33,777    33,681    45,383    47,882   
Texas 307,779    205,608    244,943    223,050    228,693   
Mountain:
Arizona 232,502    70,904    225,251 * 91,133    91,897   
Colorado 107,632    62,136    80,712    80,220    97,206   
Idaho 49,310    19,309    18,125    17,437    51,725 *
Montana 15,226    12,614    10,124    10,361    18,112   
Nevada 48,635    35,917    38,457    40,380    33,963   
New Mexico 27,425    19,244    18,135    24,793    18,155   
Utah 68,399    33,594    60,575    56,378    45,198   
Wyoming 6,884    4,322    5,944    5,392    5,527   
Pacific:
Alaska 8,847    5,749    9,972    9,571    11,704   
California 466,197    282,075    348,261    364,684    360,408   
Hawaii 19,905    13,761    18,993    18,841    16,129   
Oregon 70,114    38,760    58,472    42,182    60,856   
Washington 153,337    68,349    97,999    101,898    141,232   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.