Table VIII.B.3 Number of full-time 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 97,562,064    16,744,127    23,981,274    27,480,283    29,356,380   
New England:
Connecticut 1,114,962    170,660    276,583    325,549    342,170   
Maine 382,330    59,975    91,842    103,497    127,016   
Massachusetts 2,362,863    406,534    563,871    637,420    755,038   
New Hampshire 413,956    62,593    92,778    125,869    132,716   
Rhode Island 329,846    59,000    79,686    88,207    102,953   
Vermont 161,801    23,813    40,532    46,575    50,881   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,665,388    468,386    626,548    757,722    812,731   
New York 5,986,926    1,024,800    1,422,723    1,636,705    1,902,697   
Pennsylvania 3,903,087    648,083    970,825    1,149,094    1,135,085   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,153,006    706,718    1,025,985    1,176,417    1,243,885   
Indiana 2,136,808    409,166    520,347    564,373    642,922   
Michigan 2,671,105    433,166    695,127    745,076    797,735   
Ohio 3,340,102    520,581    822,762    938,459    1,058,300   
Wisconsin 1,833,438    276,541    435,669    569,519    551,709   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,032,309    136,927    265,477    314,895    315,010   
Kansas 869,598    151,365    214,144    224,581    279,508   
Minnesota 2,028,266    322,445    518,066    588,596    599,160   
Missouri 1,871,530    330,303    417,778    552,278    571,171   
Nebraska 666,424    106,557    173,489    188,218    198,159   
North Dakota 251,345    37,968    59,142    74,690    79,545   
South Dakota 266,611    36,456    67,337    82,522    80,296   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 319,971    44,698    77,089 * 102,449    95,736   
District of Columbia 400,631    76,512    97,677    109,695    116,746   
Florida 6,729,232    1,268,382    1,687,479    1,805,457    1,967,914   
Georgia 3,091,787    514,429    759,721    911,207    906,430   
Maryland 1,567,720    224,125    400,945    454,527    488,123   
North Carolina 2,722,362    442,381    685,654    764,988    829,339   
South Carolina 1,389,598    208,108    381,476    403,965    396,049   
Virginia 2,540,016    418,226    637,721    723,749    760,321   
West Virginia 359,663    57,629    90,518    100,592    110,924   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,423,659    244,445    346,018    394,238    438,958   
Kentucky 1,277,356    236,975    330,933    341,906    367,542   
Mississippi 706,726    117,020    176,272    195,313    218,121   
Tennessee 2,035,165    362,644    521,129    569,583    581,809   
West South Central:
Arkansas 822,407    138,122    204,225    228,155    251,905   
Louisiana 1,205,925    204,687    293,144    311,433    396,661   
Oklahoma 1,062,351    194,383    269,406    297,987    300,575   
Texas 8,527,081    1,495,130    2,093,212    2,450,807    2,487,933   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,034,376    337,548    472,892 * 608,305    615,631   
Colorado 1,934,231    354,773    484,774    505,573    589,112   
Idaho 518,806    77,545    130,506    146,841    163,914 *
Montana 273,663    49,867    62,182    78,834    82,780   
Nevada 917,784    157,307    226,604    251,951    281,922   
New Mexico 449,234    72,339    99,192    144,436    133,267   
Utah 1,005,728    168,815    236,510    289,451    310,953   
Wyoming 145,795    24,411    35,075    40,863    45,446   
Pacific:
Alaska 208,858    36,894    52,697    57,563    61,704   
California 11,648,131    2,153,690    2,728,570    3,233,213    3,532,659   
Hawaii 398,897    73,518    99,812    107,607    117,960   
Oregon 1,233,434    206,545    305,056    350,295    371,539   
Washington 2,169,775    390,942    614,073    609,037    555,722   

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.3 Standard errors for number of full-time 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 924,947    437,198    665,538    644,827    729,622   
New England:
Connecticut 44,406    26,088    36,938    37,662    31,386   
Maine 27,336    7,558    10,388    11,172    28,001   
Massachusetts 180,186    62,407    79,541    134,713    142,260   
New Hampshire 20,489    11,154    12,344    14,931    17,626   
Rhode Island 16,237    8,352    13,150    9,578    14,696   
Vermont 6,402    2,899    4,282    5,837    7,163   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 174,439    73,022    80,665    102,866    166,812   
New York 211,919    93,329    140,074    145,010    195,417   
Pennsylvania 188,546    89,209    121,055    137,587    147,529   
East North Central:
Illinois 189,009    90,622    118,394    131,159    157,815   
Indiana 96,189    59,081    66,677    66,608    88,595   
Michigan 116,220    61,431    86,048    105,218    101,188   
Ohio 164,521    80,878    95,094    124,891    159,273   
Wisconsin 104,486    34,825    59,426    96,768    61,007   
West North Central:
Iowa 39,826    18,473    29,453    34,933    38,412   
Kansas 42,800    32,608    26,386    32,727    32,350   
Minnesota 102,670    41,361    57,993    83,631    94,060   
Missouri 82,573    51,743    54,959    71,189    69,703   
Nebraska 25,965    12,265    17,332    22,116    26,281   
North Dakota 11,487    4,158    6,487    11,033    8,362   
South Dakota 14,471    10,698    7,972    9,517    8,955   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 40,458    7,169    38,943 * 16,966    14,011   
District of Columbia 22,214    11,747    13,038    21,673    14,769   
Florida 371,683    184,370    349,741    195,733    206,082   
Georgia 166,085    75,872    136,313    123,687    123,002   
Maryland 80,773    33,364    53,145    61,447    71,850   
North Carolina 154,339    58,480    96,060    92,165    144,423   
South Carolina 74,893    22,193    59,011    68,598    54,306   
Virginia 143,689    56,485    86,298    104,693    126,412   
West Virginia 18,603    9,495    16,550    13,560    14,219   
East South Central:
Alabama 87,480    53,276    41,110    69,242    64,108   
Kentucky 68,959    31,169    51,489    52,185    56,439   
Mississippi 39,206    22,498    23,834    28,792    32,706   
Tennessee 116,637    56,887    63,052    89,356    92,801   
West South Central:
Arkansas 38,866    19,495    32,948    29,879    33,598   
Louisiana 53,965    26,371    39,423    37,629    50,697   
Oklahoma 51,847    22,792    29,942    43,437    45,165   
Texas 289,650    140,430    219,533    213,815    224,715   
Mountain:
Arizona 216,915    43,525    205,650 * 87,471    81,194   
Colorado 102,538    45,916    68,474    70,456    95,767   
Idaho 48,454    10,289    14,935    16,201    50,547 *
Montana 12,233    10,023    7,436    8,671    14,289   
Nevada 41,267    22,608    29,548    35,411    31,670   
New Mexico 24,886    11,193    13,341    23,372    15,738   
Utah 54,987    26,300    39,703    50,608    43,702   
Wyoming 6,210    2,666    4,682    4,561    5,277   
Pacific:
Alaska 8,707    4,023    9,123    8,087    10,696   
California 406,644    221,857    246,020    311,680    352,006   
Hawaii 17,628    9,645    16,418    17,146    15,521   
Oregon 61,208    26,563    41,736    38,125    58,862   
Washington 110,329    48,054    90,763    86,446    83,748   

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.