Table VIII.B.3

Table VIII.B.3(2004) Number of full-time 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	89,126,863	16,533,143		22,074,435		24,620,691	25,898,595

New England:
Connecticut	1,162,224	197,717		285,157		330,600	348,750
Maine	364,766	66,559		90,484		103,462	104,261
Massachusetts	2,330,247	430,699		559,265		654,500	685,781
New Hampshire	422,442	93,367	*	92,814		113,799	122,463
Rhode Island	305,924	64,466		76,574		64,117	100,768
Vermont	184,838	35,411		39,035		54,026	56,366	*

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	2,495,610	361,509		616,065		716,785	801,250
New York	5,867,223	1,050,611		1,590,816		1,521,719	1,704,078
Pennsylvania	4,073,058	694,115		1,006,940		1,123,797	1,248,205

East North Central:
Illinois	4,112,492	742,662		1,026,801		1,159,759	1,183,271
Indiana	2,075,880	413,644		509,430		574,723	578,083
Michigan	2,896,148	564,397		683,912		795,457	852,382
Ohio	3,609,525	633,394		864,103		1,029,247	1,082,780
Wisconsin	1,923,182	355,494	*	424,116		578,508	565,065

West North Central:
Iowa	894,303	125,914		225,403		260,722	282,264	*
Kansas	831,838	128,722		218,433		224,720	259,963
Minnesota	1,870,637	363,595		432,725		528,252	546,065
Missouri	1,757,117	289,852		424,072		509,969	533,224
Nebraska	590,922	110,726		134,145		157,641	188,410
North Dakota	201,343	35,101		51,438	*	55,686	59,118
South Dakota	222,931	34,076		58,033		67,504	63,317

South Atlantic:
Delaware	292,707	55,257		65,629		88,975	82,847
District of Columbia	367,474	69,175		96,397		100,498	101,404
Florida	5,665,557	1,167,027		1,299,498		1,561,678	1,637,355
Georgia	2,670,086	460,682		709,633		734,449	765,321
Maryland	1,700,699	349,840		398,513		447,191	505,154
North Carolina	2,635,883	469,573		658,544		720,074	787,692
South Carolina	1,190,343	204,427		312,735		334,098	339,083
Virginia	2,367,214	414,373		612,453		649,795	690,593
West Virginia	424,684	72,533		106,035		123,756	122,360

East South Central:
Alabama	1,361,443	311,885	*	311,280		363,942	374,335
Kentucky	1,234,110	238,771		319,175		328,791	347,373
Mississippi	709,533	131,113		178,129		200,517	199,775
Tennessee	1,803,769	346,162		443,811		472,004	541,792

West South Central:
Arkansas	818,340	168,275		206,854		220,495	222,716
Louisiana	1,251,152	252,615	*	276,767		351,820	369,951
Oklahoma	935,027	169,527		224,963		266,618	273,920
Texas	6,339,687	1,199,203		1,492,514		1,789,319	1,858,651

Mountain:
Arizona	1,587,726	276,262		415,580		372,511	523,374
Colorado	1,536,334	278,167		383,407		424,480	450,279
Idaho	363,578	54,766	*	89,553		99,376	119,883
Montana	227,199	36,696		53,740		66,378	70,385
Nevada	870,446	186,768		224,420		217,588	241,670
New Mexico	426,156	80,421	*	99,349		120,194	126,193
Utah	716,283	124,691	*	160,133		205,516	225,944
Wyoming	135,909	23,042		33,879		39,268	39,720

Pacific:
Alaska	170,633	31,517		37,814		51,410	49,891
California	10,137,358	1,885,007		2,592,511		2,718,920	2,940,920
Hawaii	370,483	79,615		89,489		97,044	104,335
Oregon	1,021,668	193,211		266,357		263,164	298,936
Washington	1,602,735	247,658		369,717		481,431	503,929

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Table VIII.B.3(2004) Standard error for number of full-time 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	499,080	362,415		294,534		681,187	461,012

New England:
Connecticut	73,096	33,492		39,212		34,813	53,847
Maine	20,288	8,539		13,833		11,961	18,068
Massachusetts	226,852	71,295		83,593		118,650	101,771
New Hampshire	42,769	43,429	*	22,195		16,239	14,194
Rhode Island	15,175	9,869		10,865		9,984	16,992
Vermont	26,527	6,964		4,608		6,148	20,988	*

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	181,907	59,957		123,429		105,445	63,081
New York	276,437	72,226		275,884		185,737	136,683
Pennsylvania	292,163	110,375		124,402		94,943	247,357

East North Central:
Illinois	211,282	112,974		91,415		170,694	162,941
Indiana	140,296	72,287		73,737		73,780	103,703
Michigan	178,205	58,209		89,241		95,014	119,672
Ohio	195,960	120,085		116,845		82,647	104,692
Wisconsin	182,141	107,675	*	53,471		63,565	94,031

West North Central:
Iowa	112,131	21,952		40,259		20,967	120,548	*
Kansas	61,731	19,565		36,902		67,276	50,269
Minnesota	148,314	100,934		66,153		83,742	75,882
Missouri	127,494	39,065		39,547		94,131	92,568
Nebraska	58,742	26,376		23,698		25,945	52,175
North Dakota	31,212	10,325		19,843	*	10,976	12,041
South Dakota	13,492	6,505		9,182		17,903	13,304

South Atlantic:
Delaware	29,953	12,950		10,445		15,794	14,756
District of Columbia	31,764	10,413		15,386		9,471	29,527
Florida	301,887	247,363		129,910		187,331	236,113
Georgia	189,434	106,909		109,960		119,957	75,170
Maryland	120,068	63,557		56,171		49,885	105,642
North Carolina	158,404	105,298		110,413		116,577	102,610
South Carolina	82,866	18,521		84,888		56,056	81,487
Virginia	218,422	76,387		146,988		77,406	98,349
West Virginia	30,233	9,774		21,339		14,817	9,010

East South Central:
Alabama	140,011	115,533	*	45,267		38,764	62,006
Kentucky	64,543	42,013		37,694		51,583	61,652
Mississippi	50,789	22,446		38,838		23,485	20,420
Tennessee	140,728	71,282		105,862		51,958	58,511

West South Central:
Arkansas	61,230	23,471		33,908		26,891	34,016
Louisiana	120,477	89,395	*	37,003		55,763	56,124
Oklahoma	44,146	38,037		27,208		57,243	33,616
Texas	272,828	148,189		220,611		183,949	130,941

Mountain:
Arizona	122,306	54,505		40,801		51,697	97,510
Colorado	131,761	51,145		66,933		41,072	67,254
Idaho	34,572	21,653	*	14,884		13,135	17,551
Montana	16,342	7,751		9,898		13,029	9,531
Nevada	66,801	21,341		41,239		39,291	43,396
New Mexico	26,684	30,742	*	16,926		17,250	21,868
Utah	71,432	51,181	*	44,708		26,375	50,350
Wyoming	10,683	4,464		6,315		8,249	5,480

Pacific:
Alaska	13,927	4,024		7,993		14,612	6,795
California	384,093	145,504		205,658		275,708	206,969
Hawaii	22,840	9,428		10,585		11,490	8,850
Oregon	72,703	15,981		28,291		28,810	52,602
Washington	113,694	51,844		67,281		68,489	81,462

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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.