Table VIII.B.1.a(2003) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

110,876,535

25.4%

24.9%

24.8%

24.9%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,525,053

25.0%

23.1%

24.1%

27.7%
Maine

501,004

24.9%

25.0%

24.9%

25.2%
Massachusetts

2,929,360

25.0%

24.8%

24.9%

25.4%
New Hampshire

535,590

20.3%

29.9%

24.6%

25.2%
Rhode Island

410,606

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%

25.3%
Vermont

249,048

24.8%

25.1%

25.0%

25.0%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,605,044

24.9%

25.4%

24.3%

25.3%
New York

7,136,088

25.3%

25.0%

24.6%

25.2%
Pennsylvania

4,932,291

25.1%

25.0%

24.7%

25.2%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,214,814

25.4%

24.7%

25.0%

24.9%
Indiana

2,414,718

24.7%

25.5%

24.8%

25.0%
Michigan

4,006,941

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%

25.1%
Ohio

4,591,485

25.3%

24.9%

24.7%

25.0%
Wisconsin

2,393,849

25.1%

25.1%

24.6%

25.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,217,696

25.6%

24.7%

24.9%

24.8%
Kansas

1,040,218

25.9%

24.7%

24.3%

25.1%
Minnesota

2,366,453

24.7%

25.4%

24.7%

25.2%
Missouri

2,306,662

25.4%

24.8%

25.0%

24.9%
Nebraska

785,863

24.7%

25.3%

23.3%

26.7%
North Dakota

270,330

25.4%

25.0%

24.9%

24.8%
South Dakota

299,284

25.0%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

390,199

25.0%

25.0%

22.9%

27.1%

 *
District of Columbia

417,308

22.9%

26.8%

 *

25.2%

25.1%
Florida

6,738,682

25.5%

24.7%

24.9%

24.9%
Georgia

3,300,157

25.5%

24.6%

25.1%

24.8%
Maryland

2,090,390

25.4%

24.9%

24.3%

25.3%
North Carolina

3,241,080

24.9%

24.9%

25.2%

25.0%
South Carolina

1,418,430

24.8%

25.4%

24.4%

25.4%
Virginia

2,631,379

25.1%

25.1%

24.8%

25.0%
West Virginia

544,237

25.3%

25.3%

24.1%

25.3%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,518,494

24.8%

25.2%

24.7%

25.2%
Kentucky

1,402,868

25.1%

25.1%

24.7%

25.1%
Mississippi

909,309

26.2%

22.9%

26.2%

24.7%
Tennessee

2,164,434

25.0%

25.1%

24.8%

25.1%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

957,152

25.6%

24.1%

25.3%

24.9%
Louisiana

1,541,670

25.2%

24.8%

24.4%

25.6%
Oklahoma

1,208,704

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%
Texas

7,838,737

25.2%

24.9%

24.7%

25.1%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,926,539

25.1%

24.9%

24.6%

25.3%
Colorado

1,886,378

25.7%

25.1%

24.5%

24.7%
Idaho

480,720

26.1%

24.5%

24.9%

24.6%
Montana

326,806

25.3%

25.0%

23.8%

26.0%
Nevada

974,509

25.6%

25.0%

24.3%

25.2%
New Mexico

555,969

25.5%

24.8%

24.8%

24.9%
Utah

869,870

24.7%

26.0%

24.4%

24.9%
Wyoming

173,651

24.4%

25.5%

25.0%

25.1%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

224,512

24.9%

24.9%

25.0%

25.1%
California

12,494,957

25.7%

24.3%

25.3%

24.8%
Hawaii

435,868

24.8%

25.0%

25.0%

25.2%
Oregon

1,339,168

25.3%

25.0%

24.7%

25.0%
Washington

2,141,961

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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(2003) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

1,560,672

0.67%

0.76%

0.82%

0.48%
 
New England:
Connecticut

108,911

2.21%

4.28%

2.31%

2.66%
Maine

33,077

3.38%

3.79%

2.64%

3.81%
Massachusetts

229,209

3.87%

3.08%

3.35%

1.96%
New Hampshire

34,477

2.27%

5.11%

2.25%

2.96%
Rhode Island

22,451

3.30%

3.18%

2.87%

2.97%
Vermont

19,356

2.78%

2.87%

3.16%

4.39%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

260,118

2.99%

2.56%

3.64%

4.37%
New York

378,229

2.97%

2.02%

2.71%

3.33%
Pennsylvania

228,379

2.10%

2.62%

2.75%

1.84%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

445,297

3.17%

3.27%

4.16%

4.52%
Indiana

174,245

1.97%

2.55%

1.99%

2.69%
Michigan

247,230

3.27%

3.82%

2.68%

4.65%
Ohio

266,867

3.28%

1.91%

2.45%

2.52%
Wisconsin

229,621

2.75%

3.55%

2.64%

3.23%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

76,878

3.34%

3.52%

3.00%

3.67%
Kansas

57,567

3.69%

3.53%

1.96%

1.88%
Minnesota

155,018

2.80%

3.07%

1.33%

3.28%
Missouri

229,587

2.99%

1.93%

4.55%

2.79%
Nebraska

41,304

2.92%

3.73%

3.53%

4.83%
North Dakota

22,398

2.83%

3.14%

2.81%

3.86%
South Dakota

23,496

3.22%

2.40%

3.73%

3.50%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

45,624

2.41%

3.45%

3.47%

6.45%

 *
District of Columbia

30,166

2.46%

6.36%

 *

4.47%

3.82%
Florida

531,036

4.32%

3.93%

4.47%

4.54%
Georgia

254,738

3.16%

2.97%

1.77%

2.44%
Maryland

117,750

2.74%

2.61%

2.29%

3.44%
North Carolina

138,799

3.44%

1.79%

2.71%

3.40%
South Carolina

96,477

2.95%

1.64%

2.78%

2.89%
Virginia

236,429

2.50%

2.63%

2.16%

3.26%
West Virginia

31,053

4.65%

2.48%

2.83%

3.68%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

95,733

3.22%

3.33%

2.65%

1.97%
Kentucky

107,516

2.90%

3.48%

3.00%

3.76%
Mississippi

34,600

3.37%

2.92%

2.10%

3.06%
Tennessee

176,555

1.94%

2.44%

1.83%

3.02%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

76,163

3.70%

3.54%

3.94%

2.42%
Louisiana

102,615

3.14%

3.90%

2.80%

3.56%
Oklahoma

90,582

2.51%

3.12%

2.87%

3.45%
Texas

354,162

3.18%

2.32%

2.81%

2.86%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

94,424

2.13%

2.90%

3.16%

3.39%
Colorado

181,410

3.70%

3.78%

4.20%

5.35%
Idaho

44,244

2.90%

2.67%

3.83%

3.28%
Montana

14,987

2.09%

2.02%

1.98%

2.75%
Nevada

48,202

2.80%

2.04%

3.09%

3.30%
New Mexico

33,802

3.31%

3.49%

3.17%

2.75%
Utah

77,550

2.12%

4.51%

3.95%

3.55%
Wyoming

14,043

3.14%

3.27%

2.47%

4.32%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

18,382

3.52%

3.42%

2.62%

2.18%
California

598,749

1.86%

1.84%

1.33%

1.70%
Hawaii

25,406

3.90%

2.70%

2.53%

3.78%
Oregon

64,952

3.01%

3.57%

4.31%

3.47%
Washington

99,962

2.51%

3.21%

2.46%

2.94%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.