Table VIII.B.3

Table VIII.B.3(2002) Number of full-time 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	89,099,457	16,999,928		21,784,021		24,399,640	25,915,868

New England:
Connecticut	1,234,063	203,928		255,417		399,905	374,813
Maine	374,760	74,093		84,184		103,105	113,379
Massachusetts	2,222,789	410,238		488,111		602,504	721,935
New Hampshire	369,394	71,334		88,834		93,920	115,306

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	3,069,227	639,501		741,491		818,730	869,505
New York	5,711,255	1,174,011		1,262,837		1,580,194	1,694,212
Pennsylvania	4,059,147	736,311		999,597		1,076,690	1,246,550

East North Central:
Illinois	4,172,062	783,327		971,311		1,201,876	1,215,548
Indiana	2,077,603	412,834		470,523		575,482	618,764
Michigan	2,813,377	520,719		629,264		783,825	879,569
Ohio	3,797,964	694,005		899,538		1,098,133	1,106,287
Wisconsin	1,855,400	291,679		488,040		509,514	566,166

West North Central:
Iowa	921,067	149,712		221,714		262,551	287,090
Kansas	824,394	110,887		213,294		240,171	260,042
Minnesota	1,716,115	303,990		425,023		518,110	468,992	*
Missouri	1,809,233	366,018	*	421,931		487,003	534,282
Nebraska	564,131	87,376		143,246		161,299	172,210

South Atlantic:
Delaware	297,932	59,402		73,013		79,525	85,993
Florida	4,865,578	966,893		1,186,531		1,306,522	1,405,631
Georgia	2,893,405	534,724		748,115		718,154	892,411	*
Maryland	1,728,475	313,557		415,422	*	485,887	513,610
North Carolina	2,747,623	491,530		688,177		772,822	795,095	*
South Carolina	1,142,416	208,489		269,192		326,242	338,493
Virginia	2,367,354	444,133		616,587	*	633,511	673,124	*
West Virginia	428,598	75,162		106,135		115,807	131,494

East South Central:
Alabama	1,185,477	221,039		273,983		319,976	370,479
Kentucky	1,184,675	221,953		288,860		328,530	345,332
Mississippi	703,873	142,349		152,156		203,074	206,294
Tennessee	1,784,990	331,031		402,600		523,310	528,048

West South Central:
Louisiana	1,180,439	194,801		300,215		332,378	353,045
Oklahoma	919,736	180,150		204,438	*	273,713	261,435
Texas	6,706,562	1,283,848		1,741,922		1,834,100	1,846,693

Mountain:
Arizona	1,454,565	251,655		349,925		423,165	429,819
Colorado	1,588,873	322,168	*	382,428		403,371	480,907
Montana	218,786	40,759		46,450		56,694	74,883
Nevada	785,066	147,670		188,588		220,681	228,127
New Mexico	386,026	73,421		78,089		112,865	121,651
Utah	696,505	126,930		182,179	*	187,926	199,469
Wyoming	133,762	21,983		34,304		38,685	38,791

Pacific:
California	10,405,189	2,151,371		2,510,034		2,767,634	2,976,149
Hawaii	353,564	65,624		85,781		97,487	104,671
Oregon	1,030,717	208,640		260,715		253,055	308,307
Washington	1,772,475	302,452		473,454		474,076	522,493

States not shown separately	2,544,815	372,406		392,548		697,629	1,082,231

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Table VIII.B.3(2002) Standard error for number of full-time 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	1,025,765	285,531		407,740		510,770	804,189

New England:
Connecticut	127,781	27,764		29,956		119,285	34,585
Maine	27,065	12,788		14,098		15,695	16,778
Massachusetts	179,147	31,000		75,896		94,549	133,872
New Hampshire	36,394	8,884		25,661		9,087	10,869

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	286,502	180,590		141,864		125,470	210,995
New York	325,269	128,591		147,630		159,386	154,106
Pennsylvania	289,353	64,185		94,598		175,489	200,412

East North Central:
Illinois	281,609	97,378		130,693		193,538	190,411
Indiana	202,180	80,165		63,564		71,098	93,212
Michigan	191,753	67,201		114,443		89,648	143,603
Ohio	186,642	93,041		80,998		106,571	105,417
Wisconsin	133,773	30,916		90,221		66,706	101,015

West North Central:
Iowa	73,908	23,238		21,806		49,336	28,531
Kansas	90,260	12,206		19,767		28,343	71,924
Minnesota	176,364	38,404		95,669		57,596	149,380	*
Missouri	128,231	125,827	*	37,222		61,170	82,440
Nebraska	47,314	18,918		20,363		18,583	36,481

South Atlantic:
Delaware	33,724	10,055		8,249		23,396	13,398
Florida	341,985	100,075		155,595		241,446	332,601
Georgia	325,477	76,708		107,712		102,483	303,287	*
Maryland	162,660	46,841		138,938	*	64,599	69,329
North Carolina	309,362	56,499		119,063		154,878	253,945	*
South Carolina	64,819	28,125		41,599		35,977	39,041
Virginia	320,627	63,138		187,374	*	68,966	258,252	*
West Virginia	22,697	9,838		12,678		14,593	18,149

East South Central:
Alabama	102,697	29,326		27,150		67,994	69,675
Kentucky	90,247	36,773		37,251		62,920	60,533
Mississippi	48,881	25,001		17,374		46,197	24,324
Tennessee	116,965	37,525		94,597		86,640	62,466

West South Central:
Louisiana	122,518	26,178		73,481		32,599	86,613
Oklahoma	135,735	21,352		135,686	*	63,359	25,180
Texas	349,098	67,231		189,190		217,569	325,495

Mountain:
Arizona	94,296	34,446		50,560		79,980	48,164
Colorado	178,308	135,358	*	108,375		70,084	63,846
Montana	29,805	7,553		3,637		6,325	21,516
Nevada	52,906	20,514		40,030		49,070	28,159
New Mexico	14,133	7,924		7,295		12,863	12,608
Utah	85,470	10,572		68,819	*	33,682	31,143
Wyoming	8,651	3,124		4,415		9,213	5,556

Pacific:
California	488,687	239,609		237,259		159,577	376,818
Hawaii	34,464	9,891		10,140		29,116	8,798
Oregon	54,416	32,473		16,601		38,713	49,582
Washington	116,637	72,018		110,677		75,491	145,875

States not shown separately	249,480	52,986		53,689		75,431	237,853

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.