Table VIII.B.3.a(2003) Percent of 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

17.9%

24.7%

28.0%

29.4%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,187,361

19.7%

23.5%

27.1%

29.7%
Maine

365,823

17.5%

26.5%

29.5%

26.5%
Massachusetts

2,160,555

18.7%

21.7%

27.6%

32.1%
New Hampshire

416,153

13.6%

29.6%

27.6%

29.1%
Rhode Island

320,627

18.4%

25.4%

27.5%

28.7%
Vermont

191,774

16.2%

24.9%

28.6%

30.3%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2,804,581

18.9%

24.6%

26.3%

30.2%
New York

5,717,656

18.1%

23.6%

28.2%

30.1%
Pennsylvania

3,671,112

15.5%

24.1%

28.7%

31.7%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4,206,330

18.1%

24.7%

27.6%

29.7%
Indiana

1,873,979

16.0%

26.7%

27.8%

29.5%
Michigan

3,202,653

19.4%

24.6%

26.9%

29.1%
Ohio

3,601,850

17.3%

24.6%

27.9%

30.1%
Wisconsin

1,834,054

18.9%

21.5%

29.2%

30.4%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

897,035

15.3%

24.0%

29.2%

31.5%
Kansas

836,256

18.1%

25.0%

27.7%

29.3%
Minnesota

1,767,114

15.5%

24.3%

28.5%

31.7%
Missouri

1,857,300

19.6%

23.9%

28.4%

28.1%
Nebraska

608,421

15.9%

25.8%

26.5%

31.8%
North Dakota

180,985

14.6%

21.3%

31.1%

33.0%
South Dakota

220,188

19.0%

 *

23.1%

28.1%

29.8%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

328,964

20.1%

24.1%

24.4%

31.4%

 *
District of Columbia

360,007

18.3%

27.5%

 *

26.6%

27.5%
Florida

5,494,898

20.4%

21.4%

29.0%

29.3%
Georgia

2,646,153

15.4%

26.8%

29.3%

28.4%
Maryland

1,661,640

17.7%

25.8%

26.7%

29.8%
North Carolina

2,631,584

17.8%

24.1%

28.7%

29.3%
South Carolina

1,121,303

17.5%

24.8%

27.0%

30.6%
Virginia

1,992,395

19.2%

21.1%

28.8%

30.8%
West Virginia

450,898

19.0%

26.4%

25.5%

29.0%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,249,682

19.5%

25.3%

25.8%

29.5%
Kentucky

1,094,286

20.5%

22.3%

27.8%

29.4%
Mississippi

734,420

17.4%

23.9%

29.2%

29.5%
Tennessee

1,808,680

18.2%

26.1%

26.9%

28.7%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

741,688

19.5%

22.5%

29.8%

28.3%
Louisiana

1,197,480

18.5%

22.2%

29.2%

30.1%
Oklahoma

973,404

16.8%

25.9%

27.9%

29.4%
Texas

6,231,680

15.8%

26.0%

28.9%

29.3%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,560,602

16.5%

26.3%

28.2%

29.1%
Colorado

1,433,097

18.4%

26.2%

25.9%

29.5%
Idaho

361,737

16.4%

27.1%

26.3%

30.2%
Montana

228,037

17.4%

23.4%

26.4%

32.8%
Nevada

804,315

21.2%

24.0%

26.0%

28.8%
New Mexico

433,307

17.3%

24.8%

27.8%

30.2%
Utah

653,244

18.3%

22.2%

28.9%

30.6%
Wyoming

133,442

15.8%

25.0%

28.8%

30.4%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

174,070

19.2%

23.5%

27.5%

29.8%
California

10,147,690

18.9%

25.1%

27.1%

28.9%
Hawaii

353,283

19.4%

25.0%

27.7%

27.9%
Oregon

1,097,943

18.3%

26.5%

27.0%

28.2%
Washington

1,635,356

15.6%

24.9%

29.2%

30.4%
 
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.3.a(2003) Standard error for percent of 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

0.62%

0.59%

0.92%

0.46%
 
New England:
Connecticut

103,053

1.76%

4.41%

2.55%

2.90%
Maine

30,173

2.27%

4.67%

2.86%

4.09%
Massachusetts

209,317

3.51%

3.33%

3.35%

3.14%
New Hampshire

28,427

1.66%

5.38%

2.35%

3.29%
Rhode Island

18,699

3.28%

3.82%

3.03%

3.05%
Vermont

16,258

2.25%

3.06%

3.61%

4.84%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

191,321

3.22%

3.83%

3.84%

4.93%
New York

346,993

2.61%

1.78%

3.18%

3.64%
Pennsylvania

213,901

1.50%

2.43%

3.23%

2.29%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

375,289

2.76%

3.70%

4.69%

4.86%
Indiana

160,355

1.62%

2.49%

2.15%

2.77%
Michigan

244,212

3.27%

4.35%

3.11%

5.39%
Ohio

237,795

2.95%

2.10%

2.96%

2.72%
Wisconsin

140,631

2.80%

2.41%

2.75%

3.78%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

72,734

3.16%

3.45%

3.27%

4.23%
Kansas

52,248

3.27%

3.80%

2.23%

2.03%
Minnesota

151,688

3.17%

2.91%

1.93%

3.74%
Missouri

177,319

2.72%

1.95%

4.85%

3.15%
Nebraska

44,415

2.61%

4.20%

4.24%

5.15%
North Dakota

9,258

2.59%

2.84%

3.29%

4.42%
South Dakota

20,651

3.65%

 *

2.92%

4.28%

3.71%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

44,564

2.63%

3.64%

3.61%

6.84%

 *
District of Columbia

29,855

2.27%

6.78%

 *

4.30%

4.09%
Florida

426,239

3.86%

2.96%

4.83%

4.98%
Georgia

226,278

1.89%

2.87%

2.12%

2.48%
Maryland

103,598

3.01%

2.69%

2.89%

4.05%
North Carolina

73,731

3.31%

1.70%

2.42%

3.75%
South Carolina

77,410

3.05%

1.78%

2.75%

3.48%
Virginia

141,530

2.22%

1.85%

2.59%

3.49%
West Virginia

28,828

4.94%

2.75%

3.25%

4.36%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

87,366

3.86%

3.65%

3.21%

2.07%
Kentucky

83,620

3.22%

3.09%

3.44%

4.59%
Mississippi

38,242

2.83%

2.99%

2.38%

3.50%
Tennessee

162,781

1.56%

3.00%

1.74%

3.40%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

56,116

3.09%

2.47%

4.29%

3.19%
Louisiana

63,858

2.42%

2.47%

3.15%

3.29%
Oklahoma

86,604

2.03%

3.45%

3.35%

3.64%
Texas

293,082

2.00%

2.21%

3.21%

3.15%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

93,747

1.43%

3.34%

3.33%

3.72%
Colorado

114,280

3.38%

4.22%

4.29%

6.16%
Idaho

40,114

2.06%

2.81%

3.54%

3.74%
Montana

13,859

3.27%

1.87%

2.32%

3.39%
Nevada

39,113

3.04%

2.59%

3.67%

3.84%
New Mexico

31,083

3.25%

4.15%

3.11%

3.51%
Utah

63,460

2.07%

4.20%

4.07%

3.72%
Wyoming

11,643

2.89%

3.13%

2.88%

4.72%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

14,805

2.97%

3.37%

2.61%

2.48%
California

536,506

1.67%

1.84%

1.58%

1.87%
Hawaii

21,304

3.78%

2.92%

2.46%

4.17%
Oregon

65,003

3.33%

3.76%

4.79%

4.06%
Washington

107,760

1.99%

3.38%

2.62%

2.95%
 
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.