Table VIII.B.3 Number of full-time private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 95,570,335    15,572,329    23,327,132    27,521,785    29,149,089   
New England:
Connecticut 1,114,701    168,233    273,425    325,813    347,229   
Maine 362,153    54,864    78,613    106,710    121,966   
Massachusetts 2,409,639    351,318    608,522    685,041    764,757   
New Hampshire 410,714    64,445    94,302    113,756    138,210   
Rhode Island 311,864    45,854    70,943    92,227    102,840   
Vermont 185,614    24,748    43,930    56,407    60,530   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2,731,776    440,133    668,302    788,037    835,304   
New York 5,892,004    1,089,825    1,333,904    1,637,128    1,831,148   
Pennsylvania 4,063,682    620,989    987,706    1,214,480    1,240,506   
East North Central:
Illinois 4,130,621    651,257    1,028,603    1,178,151    1,272,610   
Indiana 2,065,977    323,697    523,879    581,242    637,159   
Michigan 2,829,696    357,724    733,979    858,982    879,011   
Ohio 3,721,636    621,554    921,791    1,050,671    1,127,619   
Wisconsin 1,834,339    276,532    473,452    515,974    568,380   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,022,536    157,746    250,490    297,185    317,115   
Kansas 915,816    139,773    222,852    277,110    276,081   
Minnesota 2,031,607    299,631    502,789    592,862    636,325   
Missouri 1,722,661    311,442    389,573    478,734    542,911   
Nebraska 655,940    99,497    166,508    189,169    200,766   
North Dakota 263,099    37,024    63,829    80,126    82,120   
South Dakota 263,912    33,726    70,140    77,779    82,267   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 305,756    39,177    81,381    90,193    95,005   
District of Columbia 388,148    79,045    95,261    102,512    111,331   
Florida 6,172,671    1,083,365    1,404,976    1,834,194    1,850,136   
Georgia 3,040,565    554,207    787,479    813,595    885,285   
Maryland 1,863,596    298,650    477,280    540,018    547,648   
North Carolina 2,762,357    420,725    728,474    792,376    820,782   
South Carolina 1,254,704    189,609    302,387    363,669    399,039   
Virginia 2,467,460    418,272    557,531    725,704    765,952   
West Virginia 419,215    62,080    101,008    123,016    133,112   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,317,058    221,807    321,887    379,343    394,021   
Kentucky 1,244,017    194,809    313,219    365,412    370,576   
Mississippi 669,998    98,355    169,977    188,266    213,400   
Tennessee 2,050,568    283,567    539,538    579,737    647,726   
West South Central:
Arkansas 797,231    131,978    191,923    233,093    240,237   
Louisiana 1,327,490    235,083    331,249    366,849    394,309   
Oklahoma 1,028,919    134,730    250,798    314,212    329,180   
Texas 7,965,553    1,345,076    1,933,552    2,304,453    2,382,471   
Mountain:
Arizona 1,781,915    274,209    429,192    528,321    550,192   
Colorado 1,799,864    304,114    411,820    519,766    564,164   
Idaho 457,105    74,547    108,591    138,596    135,371   
Montana 268,854    44,489    57,382    75,862    91,120   
Nevada 843,411    140,302    193,925    243,777    265,406   
New Mexico 460,160    73,222    117,321    129,873    139,743   
Utah 910,971    143,649    214,136    247,119    306,068   
Wyoming 152,205    24,564    35,433    43,610    48,598   
Pacific:
Alaska 213,660    39,255    53,103    61,298    60,005   
California 11,121,462    1,922,321    2,727,038    3,167,641    3,304,462   
Hawaii 396,396    65,003    100,335    110,961    120,097   
Oregon 1,177,948    200,761    286,400    348,943    341,844   
Washington 1,971,089    305,345    497,000    591,791    576,953   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

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, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 790,444    377,360    506,829    609,242    654,342   
New England:
Connecticut 94,363    22,861    38,384    40,093    92,124   
Maine 15,009    6,687    9,217    12,253    15,785   
Massachusetts 129,074    43,185    74,784    74,704    127,905   
New Hampshire 23,131    10,617    11,940    15,664    22,052   
Rhode Island 13,680    8,280    9,500    9,707    12,935   
Vermont 8,822    3,718    5,826    7,087    8,178   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 104,701    52,235    69,796    83,173    86,687   
New York 204,957    113,930    133,585    155,071    183,576   
Pennsylvania 168,145    65,127    99,528    149,093    136,506   
East North Central:
Illinois 202,160    98,482    120,244    186,013    167,956   
Indiana 114,463    48,656    67,921    87,101    96,372   
Michigan 144,876    38,873    86,161    138,108    103,313   
Ohio 211,092    74,994    98,836    117,823    207,249   
Wisconsin 92,738    36,684    66,075    77,867    69,329   
West North Central:
Iowa 39,336    21,058    30,576    35,324    36,103   
Kansas 57,945    27,716    29,912    37,300    49,722   
Minnesota 106,489    34,106    75,773    80,076    80,679   
Missouri 76,630    38,875    56,868    58,131    66,073   
Nebraska 29,965    11,631    22,300    25,712    26,943   
North Dakota 12,881    4,921    6,902    11,610    11,185   
South Dakota 11,601    3,917    8,578    8,608    13,095   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 17,434    5,053    15,119    13,172    17,519   
District of Columbia 17,089    10,385    15,305    12,804    14,660   
Florida 275,703    106,789    200,584    226,792    218,123   
Georgia 137,749    83,859    108,303    102,454    100,118   
Maryland 117,765    47,950    66,646    75,377    105,044   
North Carolina 101,496    50,037    76,552    86,914    85,632   
South Carolina 53,752    20,262    38,253    43,019    48,377   
Virginia 124,294    64,229    81,246    101,885    103,269   
West Virginia 25,099    9,778    14,081    17,797    22,446   
East South Central:
Alabama 58,318    28,888    43,861    42,866    49,900   
Kentucky 68,156    26,008    48,185    46,868    56,000   
Mississippi 33,178    13,359    23,318    27,451    28,814   
Tennessee 113,503    37,656    61,613    68,448    103,623   
West South Central:
Arkansas 48,164    25,655    30,746    43,321    27,483   
Louisiana 66,657    38,250    44,705    54,693    50,337   
Oklahoma 46,086    15,023    33,589    38,169    39,542   
Texas 263,867    150,608    153,686    199,172    209,021   
Mountain:
Arizona 87,113    33,497    54,843    68,702    76,655   
Colorado 89,861    49,061    58,569    68,023    82,378   
Idaho 22,230    10,970    10,470    17,792    19,654   
Montana 15,078    7,319    6,534    12,798    12,390   
Nevada 35,863    15,468    23,963    31,112    31,650   
New Mexico 21,573    10,026    18,368    15,053    16,286   
Utah 45,203    16,996    27,732    40,511    39,893   
Wyoming 6,585    4,013    4,400    5,025    5,935   
Pacific:
Alaska 9,901    4,702    8,807    8,692    8,002   
California 303,297    178,904    207,686    227,908    225,262   
Hawaii 19,943    7,411    12,195    14,697    20,149   
Oregon 64,119    28,921    38,170    42,165    53,052   
Washington 97,217    42,504    66,385    74,344    70,985   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.