Table VIII.B.1.a(2004) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

112,087,067

25.4%

24.9%

24.8%

24.9%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,468,782

24.9%

24.5%

25.3%

25.2%
Maine

499,088

25.4%

24.7%

24.8%

25.1%
Massachusetts

2,985,616

25.8%

24.6%

24.8%

24.8%
New Hampshire

534,302

25.9%

 *

24.6%

24.0%

25.5%
Rhode Island

437,662

25.5%

24.2%

25.4%

24.9%
Vermont

247,734

25.0%

24.9%

25.0%

25.1%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,377,513

24.5%

25.7%

24.8%

25.1%
New York

7,376,709

25.0%

25.1%

24.8%

25.1%
Pennsylvania

5,112,722

25.6%

24.7%

24.1%

25.5%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

5,087,983

24.3%

25.4%

25.2%

25.1%
Indiana

2,626,231

25.6%

24.8%

24.7%

25.0%
Michigan

3,699,497

24.8%

25.4%

24.8%

25.0%
Ohio

4,639,444

24.9%

25.3%

24.9%

24.9%
Wisconsin

2,532,460

25.2%

25.1%

24.6%

25.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,190,250

24.1%

25.9%

25.0%

25.1%

 *
Kansas

1,077,819

25.2%

24.5%

25.1%

 *

25.1%
Minnesota

2,500,067

25.6%

24.7%

24.4%

25.3%
Missouri

2,325,541

25.3%

24.5%

25.3%

24.9%
Nebraska

789,503

24.0%

25.7%

24.9%

25.4%
North Dakota

277,207

28.3%

23.4%

 *

24.1%

24.3%
South Dakota

311,847

24.0%

25.8%

24.9%

25.3%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

379,315

25.4%

23.7%

26.1%

24.8%
District of Columbia

419,582

24.5%

25.3%

25.1%

25.1%
Florida

6,793,023

25.4%

24.0%

25.7%

25.0%
Georgia

3,255,421

24.6%

25.7%

24.7%

25.0%
Maryland

2,108,310

25.1%

24.5%

24.5%

25.9%
North Carolina

3,288,865

25.0%

25.0%

25.0%

25.0%
South Carolina

1,494,705

25.2%

24.8%

25.0%

24.9%
Virginia

2,960,869

24.5%

25.5%

24.9%

25.1%
West Virginia

549,233

24.8%

24.9%

25.3%

25.0%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,577,784

25.5%

24.9%

24.8%

24.9%
Kentucky

1,457,143

25.0%

25.0%

24.8%

25.2%
Mississippi

840,187

24.6%

24.8%

25.2%

25.4%
Tennessee

2,284,904

24.9%

24.7%

25.3%

25.2%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

962,989

25.4%

24.5%

25.1%

25.0%
Louisiana

1,523,840

24.7%

23.4%

26.4%

25.5%
Oklahoma

1,163,326

24.6%

24.8%

25.6%

25.1%
Texas

7,857,421

25.7%

24.7%

24.9%

24.8%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,956,808

25.1%

24.9%

21.3%

28.7%
Colorado

1,857,055

25.3%

24.8%

24.5%

25.4%
Idaho

495,125

24.8%

24.9%

24.3%

26.0%
Montana

320,435

25.1%

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%
Nevada

1,063,822

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%

24.9%
New Mexico

542,185

24.9%

25.0%

25.0%

25.1%
Utah

932,564

25.5%

24.8%

24.2%

25.6%
Wyoming

178,616

26.9%

24.3%

24.6%

24.3%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

223,206

24.8%

25.1%

24.6%

25.5%
California

12,455,532

25.6%

24.8%

24.7%

24.9%
Hawaii

465,623

25.2%

24.8%

24.8%

25.2%
Oregon

1,372,196

26.6%

23.7%

25.0%

24.7%
Washington

2,209,006

24.9%

25.2%

24.9%

24.9%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

796,961

0.52%

0.43%

0.67%

0.53%
 
New England:
Connecticut

90,542

2.99%

3.29%

2.71%

4.00%
Maine

22,280

2.06%

4.08%

3.22%

4.50%
Massachusetts

274,844

2.51%

2.70%

3.21%

3.07%
New Hampshire

45,995

5.23%

 *

4.14%

3.72%

3.20%
Rhode Island

36,138

2.99%

4.21%

5.00%

3.13%
Vermont

27,242

3.64%

3.45%

3.65%

4.12%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

290,947

2.67%

3.35%

3.64%

2.85%
New York

367,683

1.99%

2.84%

2.71%

1.88%
Pennsylvania

275,889

2.15%

3.20%

2.53%

3.56%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

238,350

3.21%

2.31%

3.20%

3.25%
Indiana

192,836

3.16%

3.57%

2.68%

4.04%
Michigan

180,709

2.49%

2.93%

2.46%

3.19%
Ohio

215,223

3.22%

3.12%

1.33%

2.17%
Wisconsin

193,965

3.11%

3.63%

2.56%

2.75%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

110,767

3.54%

4.54%

2.80%

5.85%

 *
Kansas

99,262

1.81%

3.32%

4.95%

 *

4.49%
Minnesota

130,712

3.35%

3.29%

3.46%

3.41%
Missouri

149,443

3.37%

3.22%

4.41%

3.08%
Nebraska

69,711

3.56%

4.84%

4.19%

4.77%
North Dakota

32,637

4.53%

3.98%

 *

4.22%

2.52%
South Dakota

16,658

3.24%

4.23%

4.87%

4.74%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

32,329

4.27%

4.68%

3.23%

4.75%
District of Columbia

33,884

3.33%

3.18%

3.37%

5.10%
Florida

296,656

3.13%

1.85%

3.53%

3.26%
Georgia

217,500

2.97%

3.69%

2.55%

2.63%
Maryland

121,827

2.82%

3.86%

3.09%

3.98%
North Carolina

206,426

3.27%

3.55%

3.47%

2.87%
South Carolina

101,503

1.99%

4.66%

4.45%

4.83%
Virginia

245,095

3.09%

2.71%

2.60%

3.50%
West Virginia

41,059

2.80%

3.41%

2.08%

2.21%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

133,694

4.88%

3.54%

2.21%

3.61%
Kentucky

67,814

3.53%

2.97%

3.34%

4.09%
Mississippi

51,818

3.09%

3.94%

2.31%

2.11%
Tennessee

180,707

3.03%

4.17%

2.60%

2.61%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

61,495

3.26%

2.61%

2.42%

2.62%
Louisiana

142,244

4.75%

3.57%

4.36%

2.83%
Oklahoma

65,924

3.42%

2.69%

4.86%

3.18%
Texas

314,369

2.75%

3.08%

1.91%

2.05%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

172,345

3.36%

3.03%

2.75%

2.85%
Colorado

124,521

4.16%

2.69%

3.15%

2.82%
Idaho

50,152

3.43%

3.81%

2.39%

1.64%
Montana

17,995

2.84%

4.22%

3.62%

3.09%
Nevada

78,231

4.68%

3.18%

4.44%

2.99%
New Mexico

30,237

4.30%

3.85%

3.56%

3.60%
Utah

76,871

4.37%

4.81%

3.59%

5.13%
Wyoming

12,086

3.33%

3.77%

4.15%

2.63%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

15,452

3.03%

4.90%

4.97%

3.09%
California

480,010

1.43%

1.74%

2.15%

1.82%
Hawaii

26,412

3.35%

2.31%

2.52%

1.37%
Oregon

107,268

1.80%

2.27%

2.68%

3.34%
Washington

145,791

4.62%

4.70%

3.78%

3.73%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.