Table VIII.B.3

Table VIII.B.3(2003) Number of full-time 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	87,657,095	15,707,372		21,660,231		24,529,142	25,760,349

New England:
Connecticut	1,187,361	233,691		279,035		321,671	352,963
Maine	365,823	63,958		96,824		108,035	97,006
Massachusetts	2,160,555	404,252		467,938		595,482	692,883
New Hampshire	416,153	56,800		123,330		114,863	121,160
Rhode Island	320,627	59,051		81,399		88,126	92,051
Vermont	191,774	31,131		47,746		54,832	58,066

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	2,804,581	531,003		689,777		737,945	845,855
New York	5,717,656	1,034,482		1,350,113		1,613,549	1,719,512
Pennsylvania	3,671,112	567,434		885,744		1,054,405	1,163,530

East North Central:
Illinois	4,206,330	759,575		1,038,949		1,158,919	1,248,887
Indiana	1,873,979	300,007		499,859		521,136	552,977
Michigan	3,202,653	622,046		787,215		860,285	933,107
Ohio	3,601,850	624,787		887,771		1,004,193	1,085,098
Wisconsin	1,834,054	347,138		394,654		535,268	556,994

West North Central:
Iowa	897,035	137,606		215,169		261,978	282,282
Kansas	836,256	151,175		209,060		231,382	244,639
Minnesota	1,767,114	273,195		429,707		503,163	561,049
Missouri	1,857,300	364,548		443,045		527,968	521,738
Nebraska	608,421	96,555		157,220		161,416	193,230
North Dakota	180,985	26,384		38,590		56,208	59,803
South Dakota	220,188	41,848	*	50,898		61,918	65,525

South Atlantic:
Delaware	328,964	66,267		79,317		80,192	103,188	*
District of Columbia	360,007	65,936		99,156	*	95,902	99,013
Florida	5,494,898	1,119,814		1,174,107		1,593,118	1,607,860
Georgia	2,646,153	408,068		709,245		776,304	752,535
Maryland	1,661,640	294,801		427,989		442,886	495,964
North Carolina	2,631,584	467,937		635,395		756,391	771,860
South Carolina	1,121,303	196,534		278,474		302,857	343,437
Virginia	1,992,395	382,919		420,991		573,967	614,518
West Virginia	450,898	85,772		119,078		115,182	130,865

East South Central:
Alabama	1,249,682	243,162		315,694		322,128	368,697
Kentucky	1,094,286	223,863		244,421		304,609	321,394
Mississippi	734,420	128,131		175,463		214,207	216,619
Tennessee	1,808,680	330,008		471,758		487,064	519,850

West South Central:
Arkansas	741,688	144,519		166,585		220,728	209,855
Louisiana	1,197,480	221,208		265,708		349,757	360,808
Oklahoma	973,404	163,595		252,492		271,124	286,193
Texas	6,231,680	981,756		1,621,057		1,803,651	1,825,216

Mountain:
Arizona	1,560,602	256,779		410,110		439,382	454,332
Colorado	1,433,097	264,375		375,074		370,749	422,900
Idaho	361,737	59,436		97,878		95,202	109,221
Montana	228,037	39,717		53,450		60,123	74,748
Nevada	804,315	170,588		192,846		209,466	231,416
New Mexico	433,307	74,826		107,481		120,290	130,710
Utah	653,244	119,495		145,317		188,585	199,847
Wyoming	133,442	21,096		33,359		38,486	40,501

Pacific:
Alaska	174,070	33,435		40,923		47,874	51,838
California	10,147,690	1,915,213		2,550,800		2,753,504	2,928,173
Hawaii	353,283	68,502		88,359		97,806	98,616
Oregon	1,097,943	201,420		290,524		296,293	309,706
Washington	1,635,356	254,718		406,502		477,298	496,838

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Table VIII.B.3(2003) Standard error for number of full-time 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	1,134,959	638,117		658,986		787,285	452,572

New England:
Connecticut	103,053	37,701		63,297		37,921	50,515
Maine	30,173	9,483		18,853		11,482	20,897
Massachusetts	209,317	87,603		69,644		100,744	85,475
New Hampshire	28,427	8,316		28,639		11,050	15,345
Rhode Island	18,699	11,834		11,588		12,494	9,326
Vermont	16,258	5,271		7,557		4,834	14,095

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	191,321	120,450		101,579		116,486	127,637
New York	346,993	148,782		136,757		195,360	258,149
Pennsylvania	213,901	67,028		115,942		111,927	109,282

East North Central:
Illinois	375,289	129,603		120,298		265,715	287,839
Indiana	160,355	48,236		78,657		62,412	56,343
Michigan	244,212	117,633		138,077		89,595	207,950
Ohio	237,795	111,911		107,002		122,629	141,139
Wisconsin	140,631	70,974		66,313		34,943	71,526

West North Central:
Iowa	72,734	19,299		30,148		38,748	62,295
Kansas	52,248	23,877		35,166		23,876	25,942
Minnesota	151,688	58,509		38,718		53,503	103,515
Missouri	177,319	71,827		52,306		76,580	102,914
Nebraska	44,415	13,062		19,184		30,731	45,718
North Dakota	9,258	5,032		5,787		7,314	7,743
South Dakota	20,651	14,993	*	3,882		8,182	11,344

South Atlantic:
Delaware	44,564	9,605		10,414		17,397	37,470	*
District of Columbia	29,855	11,643		31,618	*	18,882	16,245
Florida	426,239	240,539		128,420		380,883	381,513
Georgia	226,278	48,647		138,532		48,993	93,666
Maryland	103,598	67,606		48,862		60,837	53,109
North Carolina	73,731	99,761		49,400		62,648	89,279
South Carolina	77,410	40,997		31,648		32,398	48,896
Virginia	141,530	54,155		60,029		47,714	73,394
West Virginia	28,828	23,253		12,163		13,451	25,829

East South Central:
Alabama	87,366	56,110		43,994		58,092	41,454
Kentucky	83,620	49,190		48,016		40,553	44,035
Mississippi	38,242	15,717		24,941		24,266	35,648
Tennessee	162,781	27,990		52,978		51,286	96,928

West South Central:
Arkansas	56,116	30,601		24,393		27,077	28,889
Louisiana	63,858	21,241		37,303		47,910	50,294
Oklahoma	86,604	26,039		59,542		25,738	40,667
Texas	293,082	131,681		193,358		175,609	199,264

Mountain:
Arizona	93,747	15,794		67,626		74,013	47,634
Colorado	114,280	48,815		90,554		80,454	71,390
Idaho	40,114	7,847		10,641		11,954	31,489
Montana	13,859	9,502		4,396		5,921	9,637
Nevada	39,113	24,285		28,274		30,597	29,208
New Mexico	31,083	7,916		23,952		18,734	15,779
Utah	63,460	18,939		29,228		44,080	28,999
Wyoming	11,643	4,122		3,527		2,948	11,643

Pacific:
Alaska	14,805	4,386		9,796		3,048	7,103
California	536,506	133,659		281,803		224,443	207,070
Hawaii	21,304	16,351		11,672		9,449	17,183
Oregon	65,003	33,220		42,895		80,191	39,932
Washington	107,760	35,723		44,899		48,686	76,039

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.