Table VIII.B.3.a(2002) Percent of 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

19.1%

24.4%

27.4%

29.1%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,234,063

16.5%

20.7%

32.4%

30.4%
Maine

374,760

19.8%

22.5%

27.5%

30.3%
Massachusetts

2,222,789

18.5%

22.0%

27.1%

32.5%
New Hampshire

369,394

19.3%

24.0%

25.4%

31.2%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,069,227

20.8%

24.2%

26.7%

28.3%
New York

5,711,255

20.6%

22.1%

27.7%

29.7%
Pennsylvania

4,059,147

18.1%

24.6%

26.5%

30.7%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4,172,062

18.8%

23.3%

28.8%

29.1%
Indiana

2,077,603

19.9%

22.6%

27.7%

29.8%
Michigan

2,813,377

18.5%

22.4%

27.9%

31.3%
Ohio

3,797,964

18.3%

23.7%

28.9%

29.1%
Wisconsin

1,855,400

15.7%

26.3%

27.5%

30.5%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

921,067

16.3%

24.1%

28.5%

31.2%
Kansas

824,394

13.5%

25.9%

29.1%

31.5%
Minnesota

1,716,115

17.7%

24.8%

30.2%

27.3%

 *
Missouri

1,809,233

20.2%

 *

23.3%

26.9%

29.5%
Nebraska

564,131

15.5%

25.4%

28.6%

30.5%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

297,932

19.9%

24.5%

26.7%

28.9%
Florida

4,865,578

19.9%

24.4%

26.9%

28.9%
Georgia

2,893,405

18.5%

25.9%

24.8%

30.8%

 *
Maryland

1,728,475

18.1%

24.0%

 *

28.1%

29.7%
North Carolina

2,747,623

17.9%

25.0%

28.1%

28.9%

 *
South Carolina

1,142,416

18.2%

23.6%

28.6%

29.6%
Virginia

2,367,354

18.8%

26.0%

 *

26.8%

28.4%

 *
West Virginia

428,598

17.5%

24.8%

27.0%

30.7%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,185,477

18.6%

23.1%

27.0%

31.3%
Kentucky

1,184,675

18.7%

24.4%

27.7%

29.1%
Mississippi

703,873

20.2%

21.6%

28.9%

29.3%
Tennessee

1,784,990

18.5%

22.6%

29.3%

29.6%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

1,180,439

16.5%

25.4%

28.2%

29.9%
Oklahoma

919,736

19.6%

22.2%

 *

29.8%

28.4%
Texas

6,706,562

19.1%

26.0%

27.3%

27.5%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,454,565

17.3%

24.1%

29.1%

29.5%
Colorado

1,588,873

20.3%

 *

24.1%

25.4%

30.3%
Montana

218,786

18.6%

21.2%

25.9%

34.2%
Nevada

785,066

18.8%

24.0%

28.1%

29.1%
New Mexico

386,026

19.0%

20.2%

29.2%

31.5%
Utah

696,505

18.2%

26.2%

 *

27.0%

28.6%
Wyoming

133,762

16.4%

25.6%

28.9%

29.0%
 
Pacific:
California

10,405,189

20.7%

24.1%

26.6%

28.6%
Hawaii

353,564

18.6%

24.3%

27.6%

29.6%
Oregon

1,030,717

20.2%

25.3%

24.6%

29.9%
Washington

1,772,475

17.1%

26.7%

26.7%

29.5%
 
States not shown separately

2,544,815

14.6%

15.4%

27.4%

42.5%
 
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.3.a(2002) Standard error for percent of 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

0.27%

0.53%

0.54%

0.64%
 
New England:
Connecticut

127,781

2.36%

3.16%

5.48%

3.35%
Maine

27,065

3.09%

3.11%

4.16%

3.33%
Massachusetts

179,147

2.61%

2.88%

2.84%

4.53%
New Hampshire

36,394

2.61%

3.87%

2.27%

2.95%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

286,502

4.02%

4.65%

4.40%

4.94%
New York

325,269

2.37%

1.70%

2.48%

2.03%
Pennsylvania

289,353

1.85%

3.07%

3.08%

3.13%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

281,609

1.99%

2.86%

3.55%

3.60%
Indiana

202,180

2.20%

2.71%

3.47%

2.50%
Michigan

191,753

2.66%

2.91%

3.61%

3.19%
Ohio

186,642

1.86%

2.32%

2.34%

2.31%
Wisconsin

133,773

1.56%

3.90%

3.72%

3.94%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

73,908

3.17%

2.39%

3.23%

1.71%
Kansas

90,260

1.90%

2.15%

3.54%

4.46%
Minnesota

176,364

1.83%

4.16%

4.41%

4.96%

 *
Missouri

128,231

4.81%

 *

3.50%

2.68%

3.65%
Nebraska

47,314

2.89%

4.18%

3.06%

4.11%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

33,724

2.47%

3.49%

4.20%

4.00%
Florida

341,985

2.77%

3.04%

4.44%

3.99%
Georgia

325,477

2.89%

3.64%

3.29%

5.66%

 *
Maryland

162,660

1.67%

4.24%

 *

3.88%

3.87%
North Carolina

309,362

2.09%

4.59%

4.62%

4.92%

 *
South Carolina

64,819

2.03%

3.54%

2.89%

2.93%
Virginia

320,627

2.02%

5.45%

 *

3.72%

5.18%

 *
West Virginia

22,697

2.29%

2.89%

2.48%

3.94%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

102,697

2.55%

2.67%

3.39%

4.26%
Kentucky

90,247

3.34%

1.80%

4.12%

4.44%
Mississippi

48,881

3.22%

2.23%

4.91%

3.65%
Tennessee

116,965

2.37%

4.37%

3.41%

3.90%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

122,518

2.46%

4.76%

4.22%

4.26%
Oklahoma

135,735

3.09%

6.76%

 *

6.25%

4.40%
Texas

349,098

1.21%

2.42%

2.83%

3.71%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

94,296

2.68%

3.23%

4.26%

2.33%
Colorado

178,308

4.83%

 *

5.35%

3.21%

4.71%
Montana

29,805

1.49%

2.46%

3.04%

4.44%
Nevada

52,906

2.50%

4.72%

4.59%

3.70%
New Mexico

14,133

1.88%

2.22%

2.95%

2.88%
Utah

85,470

2.94%

5.19%

 *

4.42%

4.00%
Wyoming

8,651

2.49%

3.88%

4.54%

3.31%
 
Pacific:
California

488,687

1.95%

2.02%

2.00%

2.78%
Hawaii

34,464

3.23%

2.69%

4.73%

1.85%
Oregon

54,416

2.57%

2.56%

3.29%

3.83%
Washington

116,637

3.54%

5.25%

4.44%

5.75%
 
States not shown separately

249,480

2.13%

2.14%

3.03%

4.78%
 
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.