Table VIII.B.1.a(2002) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

111,437,203

25.5%

24.8%

24.8%

24.8%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,622,812

26.5%

20.8%

28.2%

24.6%
Maine

493,859

25.3%

25.1%

24.9%

24.7%
Massachusetts

2,974,929

25.0%

21.2%

27.5%

26.3%
New Hampshire

532,603

25.8%

24.8%

23.8%

25.6%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,640,936

25.4%

24.7%

24.9%

25.0%
New York

7,382,688

25.6%

24.7%

24.9%

24.8%
Pennsylvania

5,081,368

26.1%

24.6%

22.9%

26.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,210,599

24.8%

25.3%

24.6%

25.3%
Indiana

2,610,243

24.7%

25.2%

24.5%

25.6%
Michigan

3,842,963

25.3%

24.7%

25.4%

24.7%
Ohio

4,667,503

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%

25.2%
Wisconsin

2,407,943

25.2%

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,222,710

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%
Kansas

1,087,200

24.0%

26.3%

24.6%

25.1%
Minnesota

2,354,185

25.1%

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

 *
Missouri

2,276,688

24.8%

25.1%

25.0%

25.1%
Nebraska

732,189

24.8%

25.1%

24.7%

25.4%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

373,541

26.9%

24.3%

24.3%

 *

24.4%
Florida

6,055,255

24.9%

25.5%

24.8%

24.8%
Georgia

3,365,040

25.2%

25.2%

22.5%

27.1%

 *
Maryland

2,143,773

23.3%

25.9%

25.8%

25.0%
North Carolina

3,243,410

25.2%

24.7%

25.2%

24.9%

 *
South Carolina

1,478,822

27.9%

24.0%

23.9%

24.3%
Virginia

2,873,245

24.8%

25.3%

24.4%

25.5%

 *
West Virginia

541,030

25.4%

24.9%

23.8%

25.9%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,531,930

25.4%

24.5%

24.6%

25.5%
Kentucky

1,442,898

24.4%

25.6%

24.8%

25.2%
Mississippi

878,980

25.0%

24.8%

25.1%

25.2%
Tennessee

2,221,945

23.2%

27.2%

24.8%

24.8%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

1,448,512

24.2%

25.9%

24.8%

25.1%
Oklahoma

1,114,906

25.4%

21.4%

 *

28.2%

25.0%
Texas

7,933,595

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,848,147

24.2%

25.8%

25.1%

24.9%
Colorado

1,997,649

25.4%

 *

24.9%

23.8%

25.9%
Montana

302,882

26.6%

24.5%

21.8%

27.0%
Nevada

964,997

24.9%

24.7%

25.2%

25.2%
New Mexico

520,982

25.5%

24.6%

24.9%

25.0%
Utah

844,796

25.1%

25.4%

 *

24.6%

24.9%
Wyoming

174,938

24.9%

24.9%

25.1%

25.0%
 
Pacific:
California

12,745,136

25.6%

24.8%

24.8%

24.8%
Hawaii

451,749

25.4%

24.8%

25.0%

24.8%
Oregon

1,360,008

25.6%

24.7%

24.6%

25.1%
Washington

2,259,188

23.4%

26.8%

24.7%

25.1%
 
States not shown separately

3,178,432

21.4%

17.1%

25.2%

36.3%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table VIII.B.1.a(2002) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

1,110,022

0.29%

0.53%

0.46%

0.47%
 
New England:
Connecticut

153,255

3.96%

3.49%

4.69%

2.83%
Maine

33,646

3.64%

3.41%

4.01%

2.77%
Massachusetts

317,302

3.03%

2.87%

4.09%

4.07%
New Hampshire

71,833

3.43%

3.44%

1.91%

2.51%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

294,039

4.07%

4.11%

4.05%

4.56%
New York

487,857

2.40%

2.26%

2.39%

1.81%
Pennsylvania

298,575

2.16%

2.75%

2.67%

2.93%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

320,812

2.45%

3.04%

3.25%

3.58%
Indiana

212,409

1.70%

3.51%

2.61%

2.36%
Michigan

250,709

2.72%

3.12%

3.39%

2.71%
Ohio

245,249

1.96%

2.20%

2.30%

1.98%
Wisconsin

148,998

1.92%

3.24%

3.29%

3.66%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

74,424

3.74%

2.94%

3.14%

1.49%
Kansas

93,245

4.01%

1.70%

3.27%

4.34%
Minnesota

256,274

2.54%

4.04%

3.52%

5.39%

 *
Missouri

167,018

3.53%

2.86%

2.12%

3.09%
Nebraska

51,341

2.84%

3.73%

2.45%

3.65%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

41,192

2.10%

3.31%

4.00%

 *

3.58%
Florida

383,435

3.20%

2.66%

4.25%

4.02%
Georgia

328,178

3.52%

3.43%

3.08%

5.21%

 *
Maryland

176,328

1.67%

3.59%

2.81%

3.38%
North Carolina

317,639

3.36%

3.60%

4.09%

4.68%

 *
South Carolina

117,662

2.72%

3.74%

2.56%

2.50%
Virginia

315,396

2.22%

4.97%

2.81%

4.72%

 *
West Virginia

22,408

2.66%

2.36%

2.32%

3.76%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

143,851

3.53%

2.14%

3.72%

3.28%
Kentucky

88,039

3.49%

1.70%

3.82%

3.89%
Mississippi

55,033

3.06%

3.10%

4.41%

3.19%
Tennessee

159,009

2.98%

5.41%

3.13%

3.81%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

139,548

3.43%

4.97%

3.52%

3.79%
Oklahoma

149,714

2.76%

6.52%

 *

5.73%

3.88%
Texas

357,933

1.64%

2.39%

2.87%

3.77%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

122,399

2.78%

3.90%

4.05%

2.37%
Colorado

218,546

5.04%

 *

5.04%

3.34%

4.29%
Montana

32,262

1.53%

2.74%

2.47%

3.83%
Nevada

57,028

3.01%

4.01%

4.32%

3.03%
New Mexico

25,695

2.67%

3.60%

2.65%

2.39%
Utah

80,297

3.43%

4.79%

 *

3.46%

3.21%
Wyoming

9,327

2.60%

3.61%

4.08%

3.85%
 
Pacific:
California

469,983

1.78%

1.87%

1.87%

2.63%
Hawaii

31,943

3.50%

2.74%

4.19%

1.86%
Oregon

92,933

2.73%

2.44%

3.85%

3.64%
Washington

124,433

3.72%

4.49%

4.11%

5.19%
 
States not shown separately

261,753

2.77%

2.10%

2.19%

4.56%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.